Olly was watching his potion carefully as he waited for it to boil. It had to do that sometimes, yes? Soon? How long did it take for things to boil? Obviously he was not much of a cook. Just as he was starting to get bored he saw the first bubbles break the surface. Yay! It was done. Wait. It had to change color too. Luckily that didn't take much longer and Olly quickly added the hairy fungus.
Now stir again. For...TEN MINUTES?! That was a long time. Olly was not a very patient person and waiting ten minutes was not something he was really able to do. Plus he had to keep stirring the entire time? His arm was going to get tired. Olly groaned and propped his head on his non-stirring hand. He tried to look at the clock to see how long it would be until the ten minutes were up, but his mind was wandering. Of course it was, he had ten minutes with nothing to do.
Finally it was up. Finally he could stop stirring. He quickly added the tortoise shell to the cauldron while he kept stirring. His arm was a bit sore, so he switched to the other. He definitely needed to switch if he was going to have to keep stirring for eight (
groan) more minutes.
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Originally Posted by Potion Progress
Prepare all ingredients as listed in the ingredients list, weighing and measuring each carefully.
Slowly heat the red wine and prune juice and begin stirring clockwise until you can just see bubbles starting to form. (The mixture will be dark purple/brown)
Immediately add the Hairy Fungus and continue to stir clockwise for ten minutes. (The mixture will slowly fade to a lighter purple/brown)
Continuing to stir clockwise, add the tortoise shell. (The mixture will be a creamy color)
After eight minutes, remove the cauldron from the heat and add the caterpillar and bat tongue, making sure to continue to stir the solution in a clockwise motion for five minutes, until it changes to a creamy green colour.
As the potion cools, it will turn emerald green. Once it is completely cooled (about fifteen to twenty minutes), you may cease dispense the potion into appropriate vials for storage.