13 Simmering Pot Recipes
This is a lovely way to make your home smell warm and inviting. Just fill a pot with water, add your favorite ingredients and simmer all day. This also helps humidify the home a bit.The recipes below are just guidelines, you can use different amounts and mix up ingredients as you like. Experiment to find your favorite smells.
Save: orange, lemon and lime peels, apple skins (dry them out first before storing in a container) Frugal idea: For apple juice, cranberry juice, herbs and spices that are outdated, don’’t throw out––just add to your simmering pot. You can refrigerate your simmering recipe and reuse daily for up to one week. Just keep adding water as needed. Directions: Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add the ingredients from your favorite recipe, boil for a few minutes, then turn the heat down to simmer all day. Top up water as needed. Caution: Set your timer for 30 minutes so you remember to top up with water. You don’’t want the pot burning dry. Do not leave the house with this left heating on the stove.
Simmering Pot Potpourri Recipes
Recipe #1 Cinnamon sticksApple peelsOrange rindsWhole cloves
Recipe #2Apple juiceCinnamon sticksWhole cloves
Recipe #3Vanilla (a few drops)Orange peels
Recipe #4 - Christmas Potpourri Simmering Pot 3 sprigs evergreen or handful pine needles2 cinnamon sticks 2 TBS whole cloves2 bay leaves2 pieces orange rind2 pieces lemon rind R
ecipe #5 2 TBS whole cloves2 cinnamon sticks5 star anise1 orange peel
Recipe #6Whole cloves1 tsp nutmeg
Recipe #7Peel from a whole orangeWhole cloves2 Cinnamon sticks
Recipe#8 5 bay leaves 1 TBS whole cloves 2 sticks cinnamon
Recipe #9Peel from 1 lemonPeel from 1 orange 2 bay leaves 3 cinnamon sticks 2 TBS whole cloves
Recipe #10 1/8 cup cloves1/8 cup allspice2 cinnamon sticks
Recipe #11 6 whole cloves1 cinnamon stick 1 tsp vanilla
Recipe #12 1 cup dried lavender1 tsp anise 1 TBS nutmeg 1 TBS whole cloves1 Cinnamon stick
Recipe #13 2 sticks cinnamon Peel from one lemon Fresh rosemary Whole cloves For the Oven: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take a piece of tinfoil (a few inches wide), pour a teaspoon of vanilla on top and place the foil in the oven. Turn off oven and prop the door open a bit. Fill a loaf pan with water and your favorite recipe from above. Set in oven on high heat until it starts filling your home with lovely smells. Turn off oven, then prop the door open. To Encourage
Appetites: Make fresh bread or fry up an onion or set an onion in the oven to heat. The smell will make everyone good and hungry at meal time ;). A crock of simmering potpourri spices Put this mixture into an earthenware or painted crock. 1/3 cup simmered in a saucepan of water will scent the house with the deliciously spicy aromas associated with the holidays4 oranges 4 tangerines4 lemons 24 3 inch cinnamon sticks broken into 1 inch lengths1/4 cup whole cloves1/4 cup juniper berries2 tsp nutmegRemove the peeling from the fruits with a vegetable peeler and place on a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in a 200F oven for 10 minutes, then turn off and leave overnight. (in a turned off gas oven overnight or until dried). Combine all the ingredients in an airtight container. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.An Edible Christmas 1992 Irena Chalmers ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~This This makes an excellent gift. Make sure you make some for yourself too though because it really smells wonderful. Please note, you need to use whole cloves. Ground cloves are much stronger and will definitely overwhelm the other scents. If you aren't a fan of cloves, feel free to leave them out entirely. I do sometimes. By Marg (CaymanDesigns) 1 jar5 min 5 min prep 2 to 4 Tbsp. Whole cloves (or leave them out if you wish)2 to 4 cinnamon sticks4 bay leaves1/2 orange, sliced1/2 lemon, slicedAdd orange and lemon slices to dry mixture of spices.Put in a small sauce pan with 4 cups of water.Simmer on low to release the fragrance. TO GIVE AS A GIFT: put ingredients in a decorative jar.Add enough water to fill jar.Add a few drops of red food coloring.Close securely and give with a small gift tag explaining how to use it.Store in refrigerator when not in use, to prevent molding.Can be simmered over and over again!
3 comments:
Hi Paula,
just popped in to get my Christmas fix! It's going to be a weird one for us this year, what with moving, then going back to Australia to see family on Christmas Eve. I'll have to experience much of the decorating magic vicariously through your gorgeous blog :-)
Cate
www.momentsofwhimsy.wordpress.com
Hi Paula,
I couldn't find an email address, so I'm leaving a quick comment here just to let you know that the photo of the felt envelope advent garland you have credited to Jeannettea is actually mine. I posted it on my blog here: http://tinyurl.com/2ejyvq
Your blog has lots of fun ideas, I'll be visiting more!
Jenny
http://allsorts.typepad.com
I was surfing the web trying to find ideas for a fun Family Christmas Party and found YOU!
Oh my!!! I think I am getting excited for Christmas after reading your blog. Now...if I only knew where to begin.
I think I will start with the star and mod podge ornaments with my granddaughters.
I'll be back!!!
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