The Hovel Brew Handbook
The Hovel Brew Handbook is the essential potions book for any household witch or wizard wishing to brew themselves some helpful everyday need to know potions.
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Garden Gnome Repellent
Chapter 3
Garden Gnome Repellent
Garden Gnome Repellent is a temporary but nice way to get rid of your pesky garden gnomes. Don't worry it doesn't hurt the gnomes it just wards them off. The smell of this potion should drive away any gnomes from miles around.
Note: We suggest you cover your nose with a clothes pin for the stench of this potion is quite overwhelming while brewing.
Equipment Required
| Standard Cauldron |
| Mixing Rod |
| Mortar and Pestle |
| Standard Pot |
| Standard Hour Glass |
| Measuring Scale |
| 9 drops fermented troll Urine |
| 4 drams Wormwood |
| 1 dram Bowtruckle legs |
| 2 scruples Wartcap Powder |
| 5 sprigs Lemon Grass |
| 2 scruples Lacewing Flies |
| 1 dram Salt |
| 3 scruples powdered sulfur |
| 250 floz. standard potioning water |
1. Add one dram of salt to cauldron then add heat and wait till boil.
2. In a separate pot boil lemon grass and lacewing flies stirring occasionally then cover for 2 standard hour glass turns.
3. Once cauldron has reached boiling point add the wartcap powder and the three scruples of powdered sulfur. A yellow steam should begin to rise from the cauldron.
4. Crush Bowtruckle legs in mortar before adding to cauldron.
5. Pour pot of lemon grass and lacewing flies into cauldron.
6. Stir 10x clockwise creating a swirling funnel in the cauldron.
7. Quickly add 9 drops of fermented troll urine into the center of the funnel.
8. Remove from heat and let cool for 1 stanadard hour glass turn.
When ready for use pour into a spray bottle of some type and spray in and around your garden. For best results concentrate on places that the gnomes seem to be most attracted to.
