Recipe - Holiday Spice Potpourri

4 Oranges
4 Lemons
One half cup Whole cloves
One half cup Whole allspice
10 Cinnamon Sticks; broken
10 Bay leaves; crumbled
8 ounce Decorated jelly jars with
bands & lids

using a vegetable peeler, peel fruit carefully, removing only the peel, not
any of the white pith. cut or tear into one inch pieces.

spread peel on paper towel lined pan. place in preheated oven to 175, or
set oven to WARM. dry in oven for 1 One half hours, tossing occasionally. Peels
should be leathery and/or slightly crunchy. spread peels on dry paper
towels and let air dry for 24 hours.

combine with remaining ingredients. fill jars with mixture, place lids on
and screw bands on tightly. yield: 3 or 4 half pint jars.

to use: remove lid and leave band on for decoration to fragrance a room. OR
put one Tblsp into a jar and fill jar with boiling water to release
fragrance.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 163 by KJAlbums@aol.com on Oct
26, 1997