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How do you make your house smell good with oranges and cinnamon?

How do you make your house smell good with oranges and cinnamon?

In a small saucepan with water and add the orange peels and cinnamon sticks. Bring it to a boil and then turn the heat down to simmer. Medium heat is perfect. Within minutes you home will start to smell heavenly!

How do you make potpourri out of oranges?

Into a small crock pot, place orange peels, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Pour water over all. Set on low heat for the entire day, checking the water level periodically to prevent burning. You can even enjoy it for one more day if you like.

How do you use orange peels for potpourri?

Place orange peels on the paper towels. Cover the orange peels with three or four layers of paper towels. Microwave at fifty percent for five minutes, rotating half-way through if your microwave does not have a carousel. Remove peels and store in a cool, dry place for two to three days, until completely dry.

How do I make my house smell good with cinnamon?

To remedy any unwanted odors, turn to your spice drawer. Simply boil a few cinnamon sticks for two minutes and then turn the heat to low and let the warm, spiced scent waft through your home; turn the heat off once the pleasant smells take over.

Do you have to dry oranges for potpourri?

Place a baking rack on top of a rimmed pan or cookie sheet and arrange the oranges in a single layer. Bake approximately 3 hours or until mostly dry, turning every 45 minutes. The oranges will continue to dry after you remove them from the oven, so they don’t have to be completely dried out when you’re finished.

How do you make dried orange cinnamon and potpourri?

  1. Combine the dried fruit slices, cinnamon sticks, star anise, seed pods and whole cloves in a large bowl of zip-top plastic bag.
  2. Add 8 drops of the oil blend for every 1 cup of dried plant material. Toss to coat.

Can you boil ground cinnamon to make your house smell good?

To remedy any unwanted odors, turn to your spice drawer. Simply boil a few cinnamon sticks for two minutes and then turn the heat to low and let the warm, spiced scent waft through your home; turn the heat off once the pleasant smells take over. It’s a stupid-simple trick that works wonders.

How do you make dried orange slices for potpourri?

Instructions

  1. Line an oven tray with parchment paper.
  2. Thinly slice the oranges.
  3. Blot the orange slices with paper towels to remove moisture.
  4. Place the slices in a single layer on top of the parchment paper.
  5. Bake in the oven (120C/250F) for around 3 hours. Check hourly to make sure the oranges are not burning.

How do you make scented potpourri?

To add scent to your potpourri, cut and add thin slices of citrus fruits, or tuck in springs of rosemary, lavender, or thyme to the mix. You can also add whole spices, such as cinnamon sticks, cloves, or allspice, which are both pretty and wonderfully scented.

Does boiling cinnamon powder get rid of smells?

What do you need to make orange spice potpourri?

To whip up a batch of homemade orange spice potpourri, you really only need a few things – dried oranges, and some spices. You’ll notice that this post is more of a method than a recipe. For a good blend of orange and spice scents, you’ll want about 1/3 to 1/2 of your mixture to be dried oranges.

What to do with dried orange potpourri?

This Christmas potpourri is a wonderful craft to make with friends at the holidays. Set out some bowls of dried fruit, clove buds, cinnamon sticks, along with some seasonal essential oils and let everyone mix their own. I like the idea of packaging this dried orange potpourri in pretty gift bags or mason jars to give as holiday gifts to neighbors.

What is the best spice for potpourri?

For a good blend of orange and spice scents, you’ll want about 1/3 to 1/2 of your mixture to be dried oranges. The rest is a mix of clove, cinnamon, and whatever spices you love and have on hand. There’s no hard and fast rule when it comes to choosing spices for your potpourri mix.

What scent goes with orange spice potpourri?

Whole allspice is another wonderful scent that can really add character to you your Orange Spice potpourri. This is one of my favorite additions to any spicy Christmas potpourri, because star anise just looks so beautiful.