Zalktis, the symbol of the good snake
I found an old German cookbook with a recipe for “butter S cookies”. In a quick online search, I found S cookies from Germany, Italy, Greece, and somewhere in the Middle East. People say that in ancient times, snake were not hated - I don’t know. I’m saying that the cookies were snake cookies, and they fit into a pattern of pagan thought.
I have almost no information about this.
But I do suspect that during World War II, people in Germany still knew about Zalktis. It’s an ugly truth that the Nazis used the Zalktis symbol for their most horrible military guys. I’m having nothing to do with that repulsive business.
Anyway, what does butter have to do with snakes? I found an Italian cookie company whose name seems to mean, “butter s”: Esselunga. Is it because a snake will move like oil pouring...? Another horrible thought- what if we cooked a snake, would it be oily? I’d guess not (and maybe I don’t want to know.)
So, if the letter S represents a snake, could that be part of the reason why people may have once seen writing as magical? Did they really believe that writing has power? I met women who chose not to read & write, I think they were very devout Muslims... Do the other letters of the alphabet have hidden origins?
Once I had a garter snake that I kept in a glass tank. It was not exactly a pet snake, more like a guest. I tried keeping a salamander in the same tank. Unfortunately one guest ate the other guest. So, I decided that it was difficult to feed the garter snake (who would not eat unless the food moved) and I let the snake go. But before I let it go, I picked it (her?) up to have a good look. So, the garter snake got musk all over my hand, and the smell was really really bad. Ever since that time, I’ve been wondering if snake musk could be a source of hormones or other useful chemicals?
I found an old German cookbook with a recipe for “butter S cookies”. In a quick online search, I found S cookies from Germany, Italy, Greece, and somewhere in the Middle East. People say that in ancient times, snake were not hated - I don’t know. I’m saying that the cookies were snake cookies, and they fit into a pattern of pagan thought.
I have almost no information about this.
But I do suspect that during World War II, people in Germany still knew about Zalktis. It’s an ugly truth that the Nazis used the Zalktis symbol for their most horrible military guys. I’m having nothing to do with that repulsive business.
Anyway, what does butter have to do with snakes? I found an Italian cookie company whose name seems to mean, “butter s”: Esselunga. Is it because a snake will move like oil pouring...? Another horrible thought- what if we cooked a snake, would it be oily? I’d guess not (and maybe I don’t want to know.)
So, if the letter S represents a snake, could that be part of the reason why people may have once seen writing as magical? Did they really believe that writing has power? I met women who chose not to read & write, I think they were very devout Muslims... Do the other letters of the alphabet have hidden origins?
Once I had a garter snake that I kept in a glass tank. It was not exactly a pet snake, more like a guest. I tried keeping a salamander in the same tank. Unfortunately one guest ate the other guest. So, I decided that it was difficult to feed the garter snake (who would not eat unless the food moved) and I let the snake go. But before I let it go, I picked it (her?) up to have a good look. So, the garter snake got musk all over my hand, and the smell was really really bad. Ever since that time, I’ve been wondering if snake musk could be a source of hormones or other useful chemicals?
