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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Wonderfully versatile, this gift is seasoned for both sipping and sniffing. When mixed with fruit juices, it's a delicious winter warmer-upper. Boiled in water, it makes a scentsational potpourri that will add a heavenly fragrance to the whole house! Ingredients:
spice mix: |
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches) |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1 teaspoon whole allspice |
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves |
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
additional ingredients for cranberry wassail: |
1 quart cranberry juice |
1 quart pineapple juice |
1/2 cup sugar |
Directions:
1. Combine spice mix ingredients; place in the center of two 6-in. square pieces of cheesecloth. Bring corners together and tie with kitchen string. Yield: 1 spice bag.
2. To use as a room scent: Place spice bag in a 2-cup microwave-safe measuring cup filled with hot water. Microwave on high for 3-4 minutes or until water boils. Continue to microwave at 30% power to add fragrance to the whole house. (Add more water if microwaved for additional time.)
3. To prepare cranberry wassail: Combine juices, sugar and spice bag in a 2-qt. microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and cut a vent. Microwave on high for 8-9 minutes or until mixture boils. Microwave at 50% power 3 minutes longer. Yield: 1 spice bag.
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