Create your own home scents. Monica of The Yummy Life shows us how!
Ingredients
Citrus - sliced -- lemons, oranges, limes (may use peel only, if preferred)
Herbs -- rosemary, thyme, bay leaves
Spices-- whole cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, anise(consider using powdered, too!)
Ginger(fresh or powdered)
Extracts -- Vanilla, Almond and Mint(your choice)
Pine and Fragrant Twigs
Instructions
Use a pint (2 cup) jar, container, or pot to combine scent waters.
Add ingredients to container, cover with water, and choose from these options: simmer on stove top, topping off with more water as it evaporates, or add heated mixture to a slow cooker, fondue pot, or something similar that will keep mixture heated.
Preheat water to a boil (in microwave or on stove top).
As water evaporates, always top it off with HOT water to keep the temperature as high as possible (higher heat = more fragrance).
Scented waters may be refrigerated between uses.
Reuse for 2-3 days, or as long as they still have a pleasant fragrance.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
FRAGRANT COMBINATIONS:Orange Cinnamon Spice: 1 orange, 2 cinnamon sticks (or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon), 1/2 tablespoon whole cloves (or 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves), 1/2 tablespoon whole allspice (or 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice), 1 anise star (optional)Lemon, Rosemary and Vanilla: 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary, 2 lemons, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.Lime Thyme Mint Vanilla: 3 limes, 3-4 sprigs fresh thyme, 1/2 teaspoon mint extract, 1 teaspoon vanilla.Orange Ginger Almond: 1 orange (or peel from 2 oranges), 1 4" finger of ginger, sliced (or 1 tsp ground ginger), 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.Pine Bay Leaves and Nutmeg: Nutmeg. Handful of pine twigs or needles, 4 bay leaves, 1 whole nutmeg, outer layer grated into mixture.
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