Faculty of Design
Illustration
Daniella Sasseville
Witch Cake
Illustration
The “witch cake” (a spiky bagel, made of rye and the urine of accused witches) was a catalyst of the Salem witch trials, leading to many deaths, both human and animal. When fed to dogs who were seen as "familiars", it was thought to reveal their owners magic. The cakes may have also caused ergotism (grain fungal poisoning)- explaining convulsions and other "witch" symptoms.
Work by
Daniella Sasseville
Illustrator
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