Punishments ranged from the physical to the emotional to the supernatural. I remember a trip to the store when my mother marched in and handpicked the “right” raw cow’s tongue. She needed it for a recipe, but not the kind from a Barefoot Contessa cookbook, as my mother didn’t eat meat. She was cooking up a spell. Parents out there: if bribing your child with new baby dolls or Tiny Tykes starts losing effectiveness, you could always try telling your child that you are a powerful witch.
