Once upon a time, in a small village nestled deep in the heart of the Enchanted Forest, there lived an irresistible candy witch named Seraphina. Unlike the wicked witches of fairy tales, Seraphina had a heart full of kindness and a passion for creating delicious treats. The villagers adored Seraphina and eagerly awaited her enchanting candy creations. Every morning, they would line up outside her cottage, eagerly anticipating the magical delights that awaited them. Seraphina would greet each villager with a warm smile and a sprinkle of fairy dust before presenting them with a sweet surprise. Her candy creations were unlike anything the villagers had ever tasted before.
On July 2, 1692 Candy was arrested for the crime of witchcraft in a later wave of accusations made by villagers Mary Wallcot and Ann Putnam. Her name appears over four hundred times in the Salem Witchcraft court documents and she was famous for her violent, physical reaction to the accused; eighteen year old Mary Walcott, like most of the community of white and English descent, was also a frequent accuser. It is interesting and no doubt significant that Candy was not arrested in the first round of accusation, as Tituba had been; neither being a person of color or enslaved, it appeared, was enough to automatically attract the attention of the accusing girls.
She was brought from Barbados to Salem Village by her owner Margarett Hawke sometime in the years immediately preceding the notorious witchcraft panic of 1692, and while there was accused of being a witch. So, young children aren t so hard to fool when they receive sufficiently plausible information from reliable informants, but they aren t passive sponges that soak up whatever they re told, either.
Her candy creations were unlike anything the villagers had ever tasted before. From enchanted lollipops that changed flavors as you sucked on them to levitating marshmallow clouds, Seraphina's candies were truly magical. It was rumored that her candies had the power to make any sadness disappear and bring smiles to even the grumpiest of faces.
Candy
Candy was an enslaved African or African-descended woman caught up in the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts in 1692. She was brought from Barbados to Salem Village by her owner Margarett Hawke sometime in the years immediately preceding the notorious witchcraft panic of 1692, and while there was accused of being a witch. As with many of the key players in the Salem witch trials, Candy has left little in the historical record other than the accusations against her, court testimony, and the judgment against her. Still, even this small amount of information is compelling. The case also shows that, while there were relatively few African descended people in 17th Century Massachusetts, there were strong economic and political ties between New England and Barbados, based on the shipping industry and trade in slave-manufactured goods, particularly sugar and cotton. In fact the Reverend Samuel Parris and his famous Arawak slave Tituba (often depicted as African) also were from Barbados and it was in Parris’s household that the witch panic of 1692 began.
On July 2, 1692 Candy was arrested for the crime of witchcraft in a later wave of accusations made by villagers Mary Wallcot and Ann Putnam. Her name appears over four hundred times in the Salem Witchcraft court documents and she was famous for her violent, physical reaction to the accused; eighteen year old Mary Walcott, like most of the community of white and English descent, was also a frequent accuser. It is interesting and no doubt significant that Candy was not arrested in the first round of accusation, as Tituba had been; neither being a person of color or enslaved, it appeared, was enough to automatically attract the attention of the accusing girls.
Once arrested and examined, however, Candy used her position as an outsider to her advantage. Unlike the only other Black woman arrested, Mary Black, Candy confessed to her activity as a witch in some detail. She did not provide the sophisticated symbolic imagery of the devil and his color-coded animal familiars—such as the black dog, the yellow bird, and the red rat—as Tituba had done, rather offering material evidence of her Satanic actions. While spectral evidence was being used to convict others, Candy turned over physical objects that she asserted were part of her witch practice, including two pieces of cloth that she used for sympathetic magic in the manner of voodoo dolls. In the trial transcript there was dramatic evidence of the efficacy of these objects—three girls (Mary Warren, Deliverance Hobbs, and Abigail Hobbs) were afflicted by the pinching of the cloth, and when “a bit of one of the rags being set on fire, the afflicted all said they were burned, and cried out dreadfully” (Salem Witchcraft Papers, vol. 1).
While Candy's confessions show a strong understanding of European notions of witchcraft (and possibly African sorcery), her use of the court to accuse her mistress is of even greater significance. As an alien, and as an enslaved woman, she could be seen as powerless, and yet she was able to use her status to resist punishment in an effective fashion—she tied her fate to that of her free white owner. Her July 4, 1692 testimony includes the following exchange:
Q. Candy, are you a witch?
A. Candy, no witch in her country. Candy's mother no witch. Candy no witch Barbados.
Q. Did your mistress make you a witch in this country?
A. This country, mistress give Candy witch.
Understanding the power of the Essex County community's belief in witchcraft, Candy saved her own life by cleverly casting blame upon her owner, Margarett Hawkes, and by confessing to witchcraft but not to bringing Caribbean or African magic into Salem. The truth of her testimony appeared to be corroborated by the spectral evidence offered by the accusing girls. All of this served to place Hawkes in jeopardy. According to the trial records, “the black man and Mrs. Hawkes and the negro [Candy] stood by the puppets or rags and pinched them, and then they [the girls] were afflicted” (Salem Witchcraft Papers, vol. 1). Candy's testimony implicating Hawkes played upon Puritan expectations:
Q. What did your mistress do to make you a witch?
A. Mistress bring book and pen and ink, make Candy write in it.
Candy thus testified that she had been led to Satan directly by her mistress through the classical method of signing the devil's book. In the end, as were all others who confessed, Candy was found not guilty of her crimes. She had successfully survived the onslaught that took many innocent lives. With the end of the trials Candy disappeared from the historical record and from popular memory, usurped by the Amerindian Tituba as the famous woman of color of the Salem Witch Trials.
The children of the village adored Seraphina, and she adored them in return. Every week, she would invite the children into her cottage for a special candy-making class. They would don their aprons and hats, eager to learn the secrets behind Seraphina's incredible confections. With their little hands covered in sticky rainbow-colored sugar, they would giggle and laugh while crafting their own spellbinding sweets. But it wasn't just the villagers who fell under Seraphina's sweet spell. The forest creatures, too, were captivated by her irresistible candies. Squirrels, birds, and even the elusive unicorns would gather outside her cottage, hoping for a taste of her magical treats. Seraphina would always make sure to leave a plate of candy for her woodland friends, grateful for the joy they brought to her life. As word of Seraphina's candy creations spread, people from neighboring villages began to seek her out. The once-hidden village became a bustling center of delight, filled with people eager to experience the magic of Seraphina's candy. Eventually, a grand candy fair was held in the heart of the Enchanted Forest, honoring Seraphina's incredible talent and the happiness she brought to all who tasted her candies. Seraphina's irresistible candy witch became a legendary figure, and her name was whispered with reverence throughout the land. Her creations continued to bring joy and delight for generations to come, reminding the world of the beauty that lies in the simplest of pleasures – a delicious, irresistible candy..
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