Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Strawberry Jam



I'm sorry that it has been a while since my last blog post, I had a very eventful summer in Mongolia (more in the next blog entry). This entry will be used to discuss the addition of fruit into alchemy. This has been a foreign idea to me for some time, even though fruit could possibly be an ingredient in the elixer of life. It is a well known fact that Lithuanian alchemists experimented heavily with loganberries.




Sadly for the Lithuanians loganberries proved to be a complete failure in the alchemy department (any incoming freshmen interested in an alchemy degree should call x3498). The berry idea is, however, an interesting one. Instead of loganberries, strawberries would be the logical choice for the elixer of life. It is a well documented fact within the scientific community that strawberries are imbued with magical powers, including hair re-growth, shape shifting properties, and it can even be used as a preventative measure against impotence. I intend to explore the strawberry's magical characteristics over the coming semester. Strawberries traditionally react well with badger teeth, but I hope to try a few more unorthodox ingredients, or even zany if you will. Sadly for you if any of these works I will wish to publish in the international alchemy publication "The Alexandrian Review of the Arcane Arts" and so naturally I cannot divulge any of my secrets...yet.





-John Andrew Manke esq.

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