Lol, I hate to undermine the joke here, but you can actual order them right off of Amazon. In the Home & Kitchen section, no less. Wicca is a real religion that uses cauldrons, plus the world is full of Goths and Halloween enthusiast.
Yes, but such people use cauldrons for relatively mundane purposes. What are the odds there’s a smith in the modern world who knows how to make a good hexproof cauldron that can resist proper witchcraft (as opposed to religious brew)? I wouldn’t trust the curse-resistance of something marketed towards goths. And spending good money on a new cauldron only to discover it can’t tank your spells? Coffee mugs are cheaper to replace, and with the open-mindedness of today’s society at large, the average witch probably doesn’t have enough enemies to need a magic brew that serves thirteen. At least not that she can give them to. I certainly wouldn’t trust the mail system to safely deliver an enchanted draught further than the edge of town.
I went to a family reunion once and saw two cauldrons glowing red on tripods over two fires in tire rims. (Ohio rednecks and proud of it!) Apparently the host of the reunion was using the opportunity to clean out their cupboards and freezers, and threw anything they didn’t want any more that was reasonably edible into the cauldrons, put some water in, and boiled them for about 12 hours. BEST. SOUP. EVER. We have no idea what was in it, or how to re-create it, but it was freaking DELICIOUS. Cleaning was a non-issue; with a dozen teenage boys in the vicinity there were no food particles left to encrust the thing.
Katniss Everdeen once said that “soup is pretty much throwing food into a pot of water and letting it boil” (paraphrased from memory). I doubted the veracity of that statement. I do not doubt it anymore.
How much is that elixir? I need that! Badly! Do you sell online?
Lol, I hate to undermine the joke here, but you can actual order them right off of Amazon. In the Home & Kitchen section, no less. Wicca is a real religion that uses cauldrons, plus the world is full of Goths and Halloween enthusiast.
Yes, but such people use cauldrons for relatively mundane purposes. What are the odds there’s a smith in the modern world who knows how to make a good hexproof cauldron that can resist proper witchcraft (as opposed to religious brew)? I wouldn’t trust the curse-resistance of something marketed towards goths. And spending good money on a new cauldron only to discover it can’t tank your spells? Coffee mugs are cheaper to replace, and with the open-mindedness of today’s society at large, the average witch probably doesn’t have enough enemies to need a magic brew that serves thirteen. At least not that she can give them to. I certainly wouldn’t trust the mail system to safely deliver an enchanted draught further than the edge of town.
I went to a family reunion once and saw two cauldrons glowing red on tripods over two fires in tire rims. (Ohio rednecks and proud of it!) Apparently the host of the reunion was using the opportunity to clean out their cupboards and freezers, and threw anything they didn’t want any more that was reasonably edible into the cauldrons, put some water in, and boiled them for about 12 hours. BEST. SOUP. EVER. We have no idea what was in it, or how to re-create it, but it was freaking DELICIOUS. Cleaning was a non-issue; with a dozen teenage boys in the vicinity there were no food particles left to encrust the thing.
Katniss Everdeen once said that “soup is pretty much throwing food into a pot of water and letting it boil” (paraphrased from memory). I doubted the veracity of that statement. I do not doubt it anymore.
I’mma keep it real with you, chief
Those names like “eye of newt” and “wool of bat” are actually codenames for different types of herbs.
And herbs would somehow not become gunky and encrusted if the cauldron was not properly washed?
I never said that herbs wouldn’t cause gunk if the cauldron wasn’t washed right.
I was just pointing out that it’s not literal newt eyes – it’s mustard seed.
So in the last slide… he made concentrated internet stupidity. Well done.
You’re in Luck, Ebay has your back https://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Antique-Cast-Iron-Cauldron-Gypsy-Pot-Gatemarked-3-Leg-Kettle-1800s/264369267070
Welp! Now, I’m gonna have cauldron advertisements on my browser for the next month.