A christmas potpourri
6 Cups
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Fresh juniper sprigs with berries |
| 2 | cups | Red rosebuds |
| 1 | cup | Bay leaves |
| ¼ | cup | Cinnamon chips |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cloves |
| 10 | Drops rose oil | |
| 3 | Drops pine oil | |
| 6 | Drops cinnamon oil | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Orrisroot chips |
| 5 | Whole dried rose blossoms | |
| 3 | Three-inch cinnamon sticks | |
| 20 | Assorted pinecones, painted gold | |
Directions
Combine the juniper, rosebuds, bay leaves, cinnamon chips, cloves, and cones in a big ceramic bowl. In a separate dish, mix the oils with the orrisroot. Stir this mixture into the first one and put into a closed container to mellow for a few weeks, stirring occasionally. Place the potpourri in a dish and scatter the roses blossoms and cinnamon sticks on top.
Victoria/December/90 Scanned & fixed by DP and GG File