~ the corn husk dolly as a symbol of the harvest ~
the spirit of the goddess, of the harvest, is embodied within the cornstalks
and to honour the goddess and harvest, a corn husk dolly can be made
during any of the autumn sabbats, Lughnasadh or the Autumnal Equinox
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a corn husk dolly made at Lughnasadh
the following recipe is for steamed corn with parsley, cooked over the firepit
the corn husks can then be saved and dried to make a corn husk dolly,
which will be shown in an upcoming post as an Autumnal Equinox craft
directions:
- shuck the corn husks carefully from the ears of corn
- set them aside to dry for a few days (the husks will shrink as they dry)
- some suggest flattening them to dry them, but I leave them to dry as-is
- two shucked corn ears will make about one dolly, depending on the skirt
- the silk of the corn can be saved to make hair for the dolly
the easiest way to shuck the corn is to make a knife cut the end of the cob and then peel away the husks and the corn silk, setting them aside dry for a few days
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end of the corn cut to remove the husks
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corn husks and shucked cob with silk remaining
the following blog post will be a recipe for firepit-steamed corn with parsley, and in the next few days, the instructions for a corn husk dolly will be posted as well
Image may be NSFW.
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Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
