2006-11-01 14:44:04 · 9 answers · asked by ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Home is where the hearth is. Being a kitchen witch goes beyond any specific tradition, it's more of an attitude. Gardening, cooking, herbs and crafts all tend to be part of kitchen witchery.
http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/witch/kitchen.txt
2006-11-01 14:49:10 · answer #1 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Kitchen Witch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A kitchen witch is a practitioner of magic who uses the tools at hand to work his or her spells and create their rituals. For example, the kitchen witch might use a kitchen carving knife for an athame or a cast iron pot for a cauldron. Common kitchen herbs frequently have magical uses as well. Some kitchens have a kitchen witch doll, which is said to prevent burnt pots, keep meals hot and flavorful, and to weave the family together. The kitchen witch doll is often placed over the stove, near the kitchen entrance, or sometimes over a seating area in the kitchen. Superstition had it that when milk curdled or food burned, it was the fault of witches. The kitchen witch was meant to counter that with good magic and help out in the kitchen so that food never tasted too salty, water always boiled and food didn't burn. The superstition may be Norwegian. The craft of making kitchen witches had a revival in the 60's and 70's as part of the huge craft movement sweeping the country at the time. It is an appropriate gift to give newlyweds, as they need all the help in the kitchen they can get.
If she is
she may be interested in this link
It is a Kitchen Witch Cookbook
http://www.kitchenwitch.com/cgi-bin/cookbook/recipe.cgi
Love & Blessings
Milly
2006-11-01 17:59:07 · answer #2 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Kitchen Witch is someone who uses cooking and baking as her main spellcraft. It can also include gardening (think plants and herbs that are kept in the kitchen), although that is more commonly called a Green Witch.
It has nothing to do with white vs black magic.
2006-11-02 14:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A kitchen witch is someone skilled in kitchen arts, such as herbs for medical and/or magickal purposes, gardening, and cooking, and possibly crafts.
2006-11-01 14:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by paganrosemama 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are referring to your wife as a good, or white witch. Someone who uses the natural healing power of herbs to heal or soothe minor ailments. Many people who are Wiccan are referred to as kitchen witches as well.
It's not an insult by all means, unless she really doesn't delve in the art of natural healing.
2006-11-01 16:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by princessslave 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My sister-in-law gave me my Kitchen Witch for Christmas many years ago. She is a utensil holder in my kitchen and she is said to ward off bad cooking. You would have to ask my husband if it is working or not.
2006-11-01 19:32:52 · answer #6 · answered by cgslady96 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
All of the answers so far are correct.
Some of it may have been started by a book of the same name also.
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Celtic Pagan and Christian
2006-11-01 19:27:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's this little witch doll on a broom, you hang it in the kitchen. Don't know the folklore surrounding it.
2006-11-01 16:26:17 · answer #8 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They could just be saying that she is magical in the kitchen. i.e. that she is a good cook.
2006-11-01 16:02:40 · answer #9 · answered by Mike J 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋