This is such a festive time of the year that you want everything to feel, taste and smell like Christmas. If you are fortunate enough to live in a part of the country where you can buy a live tree you know your house will smell like pine as long as you have the tree up. But if you have to buy a fake tree, getting your house to smell like Christmas could be challenging. You probably have to invest in several pricey candles and diffusers to achieve that aroma. Don't worry my friend; you are in luck because I'm going to tell you how to get the Christmas scent for less.
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I love potpourri and I'm very excited about this recipe. The best thing about it is that you can play with the ingredients and create your very own as long as you use a cinnamon stick. You can make it with apples instead of oranges or pine needles instead of bay leaves. The possibilities are endless and you'll love the wonderful scent this homemade potpourri will leave in your home.
You can also cook fruit and herbs and place the dried ingredients with some fresh cinnamon sticks, whole nutmeg, cloves and dried cranberries in a glass jar to make a dried version. There are two ways to make this potpourri, you can either put all the ingredients in a saucepan and let them simmer on your stove or invest in a potpourri crock pot. I prefer the latter because I'm always paranoid about having unattended pots burning on my stove with my children around. The best thing about the mini crock pot is that you can plug it anywhere around the house.
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 1 orange
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Some whole cloves
- Some bay leaves
Instructions: Cut the orange and the lemon in half, put them in a saucepan and add water. Bring to a boil, then add the cinnamon stick, cloves and bay leaves. Let it simmer and keep refilling the pot with water when necessary. Watch the video so you can become the potpourri queen!
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