Kitchen witch

[3] There is some debate over where the kitchen witch originated, some claiming Scandinavia and others Germany,[4] but consensus points to older Northern European customs, as it seems to have been more widespread earlier.

The poppet is supposed to depict a "good"[5] witch who inspires productivity and safety in a kitchen, but also counteracts any ill-will directed to the home.

[6] It is considered good luck to give a kitchen witch to a friend or family member.

They believe she has the power to keep roasts from burning, pots from boiling over, and sauces from spilling.

The will of John Crudgington, from Newton, Worfield, Shropshire in England, dated 1599, divides his belongings amongst his wife and three children, "except the cubbard in the halle the witche in the kytchyn which I gyve and bequeathe to Roger my sonne.