"Sprinkle it on heavily, at a rate of one 40-pound bag per 200 square feet," he advised.

Another example of this cleansing ritual is to sprinkle water at the gate of one's home, both in the morning and evening.

But he spoke most often about the witches - "flying with fire behind them" - that sprinkled dust on his roof at night.

I prayed, and sprinkled blood on the bones at my feet.

And, two years later, to sprinkle H-bombs around at the drop of a slightly different slogan.

Sprinkle a tablespoon of water at a time over the dough, lifting and tossing it with the fork.

Those looking for dwarves may sprinkle soft flour near a likely place at twilight, so as to study the footprints found there in the morning.

Consumers did shop at the mall, but they sprinkled their money at just a handful of stores.

That done, he took up a pinch of earth and sprinkled it at the base of the pole.

Sprinkle the ice water over the flour a tablespoon at a time, tossing until the ingredients cling together.