Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. For prosperity of your crops (and other projects!), add 1/2 cup slivered almonds and saute until they are as golden as the sunlight which grows stronger with each passing day of spring. Sift the almonds out of the butter and set them aside in a round bowl, preferably yellow to symbolize the sun.

Add 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet you used to saute the almonds. Cut up 1 3-pound chicken with a sharp knife, then sprinkled the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken in the skillet and saute it until it, too, is golden like the sun. Cover the skillet and cook on low for about 40 minutes.

While the chicken cooks, select three oranges one for money, one for luck, and the third for love in the new season. Imagine the fortunes that come with each. Make a small hole in the top of the first two oranges and squeeze the juice into a cup. Peel the third oranges with your bare hands, remove the seeds and skins and place meat of the orange in the cup with the juice.

Remove the chicken from the skillet and reserve the cooking juices from the skillet. Mix the squeezed orange juice, orange "meat, " and 2 teaspoons sugar in the skillet with its reserved juices. Boil for about 2 minutes or until the mixture thickens to sauce. While the sauce boils, visualize the coming of a season filled with light and warmth and the return of prosperity and hope.

From Gifts for the Goddess on a Warm Spring Morn C2001 by Lorna Tedder and Aislinn BaileyVisit www.SpilledCandy.com for more free ebooks and magickal tips and crafts.