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- 1 standard sized cauldron (Pewter preferred)
- 1 teaspoon
- 1 mixing spoon
Unit One "Basic Potion Making", Lesson #1: Soothing Potions
Today, we will be making a simple relaxation potion (Soothorus) used to relieve stress and calm nervous tension. Note: All ingredients are found in the student cabinet, free of charge and easy access.
You will need:
o 3 � cups of water
o � of a peach
o 2 teaspoons of spider legs
o Powdered sea weed
First, pour 3 of the cups of water into your cauldron and heat until boiling point.
Meanwhile, start picking the legs of the common black spiders (Place the rest of the bodies back in the jar) enough that they fill 2 teaspoons worth.
When the water has boiled, pour 1 teaspoon of spider legs in and then sprinkle a touch of sea weed. When the water boils an olive green color, drop in the rest of the spider legs and pour in � a cup of water.
At this point, let it simmer while you knead the peach piece into a pulpy substance�but not so much that it�s practically liquefied.
Drop the pulpy substance of the peach into your cauldron and stir thoroughly for a minute before letting your potion cool.
Your potion should be a light, green shade and should smell warmly of peaches.
Turn the answers to to me when you're done. . On your parchment, please number it 1-8 and place the correct letter choice by each Question Number.
1. Which of these is not an ingredient used in the Soothorus Potion?
a. Peach
b. Water
c. Pulpy sea weed
d. Spider legs
e. Powdered sea weed
2. How many cups of water do you pour in your cauldron to boil?
a. 3 cups
b. 2 � cups
c. 3 � cups
d. 3 � cups
3. Once you are done picking off the spider legs, what do you do with the rest of the body?
a. Throw them away
b. Place them back in the jar
c. Keep them for the rest of the potion
d. Discreetly put them in your partner�s hair
4. What color should your potion be before you drop in the 2nd teaspoon of spider legs?
a. light green
b. the color of peaches
c. pinkish-green
d. olive green
5. What do you do right after you drop the 2nd teaspoon of spider legs?
a. Pour in � a cup of water
b. Let it simmer
c. Drop in the pulpy peach substance
d. Stir thoroughly
6. What should your potion be doing while you knead the peach quarter?
a. Simply simmering
b. Emitting a warm scent
c. Turning a shade of olive green
d. Producing a light green bubbles
7. After dropping the peach pulp into your cauldron, how long do you stir?
a. � a minute
b. 2 minutes
c. 1 minute
d. 1 � minutes
8. At the end, your potion should be:
a. Greenish-pinkish and smelling warmly of peaches
b. Olive green and smelling warmly of sea weed
c. Peachy pink and smelling warmly of sea weed
d. Light green and smelling warmly of peaches
Points Chart
Outstanding=20 points to your house
Exceeds Expectations=15 points to your house
Acceptable=10 points to your house
Anything below that is worth no points.