According to Monty Python, they will burn, they will float and they will weigh the same as a duck.

I know that one method used was to hold them under water to see if they would drown. If she drowned, they knew she wasn't a witch but if she survived she would be thought to have used her powers to save herself and declared a witch. Then she would be burned alive.

According to Roald Dahl, they don't have toes, they wear a wig and they can't stand children.

I only know of one.... If she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood...and therefore...........A Witch! . . .

Another method used was to push the woman over a cliff with her broom. It was believed that if she was a witch, she would fly on her broom and not fall to her death. However this method failed to reveal any witches.

I'm blessed with "instant karma". My husband calls me a witch for having this ability, which feels totally beyond my control. Whenever he says something mean to me or jokingly pushes me aside or something silly or rude directed at me, he instantly gets hurt somehow. It's very strange.

1) "Testing for Witches • Skin doesn’t bleed when poked • Accusations of neighbors • Sink in water • Birthmarks • Confession under torture • Guide: Malleus Maleficarum – The Hammer of Witches • The key is that the accusation alone made you guilty." Source: http://www.thingsinthebasement.com/HalloweenHistory.pdf 2) "Besides torture, at trial certain "proofs" were taken as valid to establish that a person practiced witchcraft. Peter Binsfeld contributed to the establishment of many of these proofs, described in his book Commentarius de Maleficius (Comments on Witchcraft). - The diabolical mark. Usually, this was a mole or a birthmark. If no such mark was visible, the examiner would claim to have found an invisible mark. - Diabolical pact. This was an alleged pact with Satan to perform evil acts in return for rewards. - Denouncement by another witch. This was common, since the accused could often avoid execution by naming accomplices. - Relationship with other convicted witch/witches - Blasphemy - Participation in Sabbaths - To cause harm that could only be done by means of sorcery - Possession of elements necessary for the practice of black magic - To have one or more witches in the family - To be afraid during the interrogatories - Not to cry under torment (supposedly by means of the Devil's aid) - To have had sexual relationships with a demon" Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt#Trials 3) "Some torments were designed to test the guilt of a witch. - "Swimming" the witch (a survival of an ancient ordeal by water) involved tying the accused hand and foot and immersing her in deep water. If she sank, God's creature water accepted her and she was deemed innocent. If she floated, the water rejected her, and she was deemed guilty. - Similarly, if the witch weighed less than a bible on a scale, she was guilty. - Witches were thought to have insensitive spots where the Devil had (visibly or invisibly) marked them; the accused would sometimes be pricked all over with a sharp instrument in the search for such a spot." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_witchcraft#Witch-Hunting_Methods

If she was poked in her witches mark she would feel no pain. They had no toes. They couldnt burn. They floated

1. The sink test involved tying rocks to the accused and placing them in water. If they sank, they were proclaimed innocent. If they floated, they were pronounced a witch, and were then hanged or burned depends on what country. 2.scales test involved weighing the accused against a metal bound Bible. If they were lighter than the Bible, they were found guilty of witchcraft. if not you were innocent. 3.tortured and beaten until they confessed.

Give her a broom and see what she does with it.

1. Does she look like one? 2. Has she turned you into a newt? 3. Does she float? Like bread, or little bits of grit......... Or a duck!