The book I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem was consumed by fire. The ashes of its pages became an ingredient in the recipe for Tituba Bread. Its intriguing shape, pierced in the middle, draws inspiration from the witch cakes (1692) made by Tituba, a real historical figure, a Black enslaved woman accused of witchcraft in the 17th century. Her cakes were used to reveal supposed witches.
“The dead only die if they also die in our hearts. They live if we worship them, honor their memories, place on their graves the same foods they preferred when alive, and at regular intervals retreat to commune in their memory. They are here, all around us, eager for attention, eager for affection.“
(CONDE, Maryse. I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem, p. 27)