Making Mola Salsa

Salt was used for purification, and also for making mola salsa, a purified cake made with a mixture of flour, water and salt. To make mola salsa, mix a small portion of spelt flour with a small amount of water until it becomes a paste. Add some salt and 'knead' it a bit with your fingers. Flatten it into small, round wafer-like cakes, the thinner the better. The cakes can be burned as an offering to the gods.

In ancient Rome, mola salsa was a common offering to the household hearth, and offered to Vesta both at home and also by the Vestal Virgins on behalf of Rome itself. Traditionally, the cakes were made by Vestal Virgins on holy days, notably the Festival of Lemuralia, May 9,11, and 13, and also during Vestalia, the chief festival of Vesta which was celebrated from June 7 until June 15.

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