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Blackberry Mead: A One-Gallon Recipe

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RECIPE BOX: ONE GALLON OF BLACKBERRY MEAD - pixiespocket.com

Blackberry Mead: A One-Gallon Recipe

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Honeysuckle Wine: One Gallon Recipe

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Recipe Box: Strawberry Pineapple Wine – 1 Gallon

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About

Welcome to Pixie's Pocket!  I am Amber Shehan, and I am a hobbit-like, tipsy fae creature who resides in Western North Carolina - herbalist, author, educator, brewer of wines and meads, and a lazy gardener.

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Recipe Box

Blackberry Mead: A One-Gallon Recipe

Summertime means berries, and berries mean jam, wine, and mead. There’s nothing like having a bottle of summer to warm you in the middle of the winter!

Honeysuckle Wine: One Gallon Recipe

Honeysuckle is an invasive plant with some of the most lovely, ephemeral flowers – their heavenly aroma lends itself nicely to this wine.

The Magic of Mimosa: Cordial and Tincture Recipes

Ah, it is late June, and the Mimosa trees are blooming! These pink, fluffy trees are cartoonish but beautiful, looking like “truffula tuft” trees from Dr. Seuss books!

How to use Garlic Mullein Ear Oil for Earaches

There are many guides that explain how to use ear oil, but I noticed that none of them included one of the most important parts: encouraging nurturing touch and creating a soothing environment.

Soapwort Recipes: Green Cleaning from your Garden!

Soapwort is a versatile plant that is easy to grow, harvest, and use around the home. It can clean skin, lace, quilts, hair, bodies, even household cleaning can be done with a strong enough brew.

How to Make Lemon-Infused Honey

Sharp, sour lemon blends perfectly with sweet wildflower honey. Versatile enough to be both a syrup for sore throats and a perfect cocktail mixer.

Wild Fermented Dandelion Wine Recipe

Make the most out of an abundance of dandelions with a wild-fermented wine or mead. It’s easy, exciting, and worth trying – what are you waiting for?

Moontime Tea Blend for Painful Periods

Some days, it really hurts to have a uterus. On those moontime days that leave you breathless and angry and in pain, this tea blend can offer a bit of relief.

Recipe Box: Strawberry Pineapple Wine – 1 Gallon

I had an intense craving for fresh fruit and veggies the other day.  Since that is one of those food desires that is acceptable to give in to,  I drove down the street to the local fruit market. The awesome little tienda down the road was on my list to visit anyways, as they have…

Recipe Box: Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies with Maple Drizzle

An easy recipe that makes a soft, cake-like cookie with a sweet, maple drizzle. Perfect for a wintertime treat!

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