Apple Crisp candles ~ folklore and witchcraft.

Once upon a time an evil queen tempted the beautiful princess, Snow White, with a poisoned apple because she was jealous of Snow White’s beauty. The only antidote was a kiss from her true love, the prince. 

The story, as we all know, has a happy ending because, as we all know, all we need is love.

But the question is, why the innocent apple was chosen? Maybe the apple isn’t so innocent after all. One idea is that the Latin word for apple is too darn close to the word for evil. Somebody just got it confused. Another idea is that the word was simply used to mean all fruit, except for berries.

The stories about forbidden fruit are a bit mystically muddled. The witch in the Snow White story sold her on the idea of a magical apple that would grant wishes. Could we associate all of these things with a banana? Doubtful. The lovely shiny red apple is naturally tempting and appears to be very delicious. No wonder why it is so irresistible and became easily vulnerable to associations with evil intentions. And you thought it was just a fairy tale? There’s a sinister side to this fruit.

However, the humble apple just keeps on growing in our appreciation for its flavor and appearance and have elevated it to favored status in society when we say things like “you’re the apple of my eye”; or that’s “as American as apple pie”. 

So, who was Johnny Appleseed? Just an American legendary folk hero? Turns out he was a real frontier nurseryman who grew apple trees throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Ontario and West Virginia. He was born in Massachusetts and passed away in 1845 at the age of 70. His real name was John Chapman and his plan was to plant as many trees as possible so no one would go hungry.           

Just thought you might like to know. 

These days the popular apple aroma of freshly baked pie has become a part of family feasts and found its way into scented candles.

With the use of quality ingredients and candle making experience the candle aromas might fool even a crafty witch.