What is Thursday salt and should it be cooked? Bashny.Net

Thursday salt A special product that is used in Orthodox culture. It is prepared only once a year, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday Holy Week or in the morning on Clean Thursday. Not everyone knows that Thursday salt has a strong energy.

Our ancestors used it for a variety of purposes: they washed it with patients, gave it to animals for diseases, added to the soil for a rich harvest, scattered houses in the corners to protect themselves from damage and the evil eye.





Now people also believe in the power of Thursday salt and cook it, observing all traditions. Our editorial board offers you one of the proven recipes, we hope salt It will protect you and your family from harm.





How to cook Thursday salt ingredients

• 1.5 kg of rock salt
• 200g rye flour

Preparation

1. In a clean, dry pan pour salt and 12 tablespoons of rye flour. Then they said three times: “Clean Thursday from worms and all filth, save and have mercy for a long time.”
   
   
   
2. Calculate the salt along with the flour until the mixture completely blackens. At the same time, mix salt with a wooden spoon clockwise.
   
   
   
3. Leave the finished salt on the stove until midnight, and then pour into a new linen bag and tie it tightly.
   
   
   

After the preparation, light a wax candle and recite the prayer over the finished salt: “God, our Savior, who appeared through the prophet Elisha in Jericho and so by salt made harmful water healthy!” Bless this salt and make it an offering of joy. For you are our God, and to you we send glory, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.





After that, you need to hide the bag in a safe place and use the salt until the next clean Thursday. Share this information with your friends, let them cook Thursday salt!