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A Christmas Potpourri - Victoria Magazine

Yield: 6 Cups

Ingredients and directions for this recipe

3 c Fresh juniper sprigs
-with berries
2 c Red rosebuds
1 c Bay leaves
1/4 c Cinnamon chips
2 tb Cloves
10 Drops rose oil
3 Drops pine oil
6 Drops cinnamon oil
1 tb Orrisroot chips
5 Whole dried rose blossoms
3 Three-inch cinnamon sticks
20 Assorted pinecones,
-painted gold

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

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