It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas! Create your own, customized Christmas scent with natural ingredients. Orange slices, lemon slices, cranberries, herbs, and spices combine to make your home smell fresh and clean. This combination is perfect for the holiday season, the mixture of the citrus and spice makes everything feel festive and cozy. If you want to make your whole house smell like you’re burning an expensive candle, this is the perfect simmer pot for you! When you’re done simmering your fruit and spices, dry them out on a baking sheet and you have potpourri ingredients. Holiday potpourri in a mason jar makes a beautiful gift.
Ingredients in a Christmas Simmer Pot
Orange Slices Lemon Slices Cranberries Rosemary Sprigs Cinnamon Sticks Vanilla
What is a Simmer Pot?
A simmer pot is an all natural way to create aroma and atmosphere in your home without using a candle. Welcome guests into your home with a delicious scent of warm spices and a small cloud of steam. Typically, you fill the pot with sliced fruits, herbs, and different whole spices to make a soft and subtle scent. Then, you add water and set to a low heat and keep it simmering. It’s so easy, just put your ingredients in fresh water and let simmer for a few hours in a small saucepan. The scent will permeate your home like a sweet and spicy soup simmering on the stove.
Variations
Simmer pots can be anything you want. Get to creating! But to start you off, here are some ideas:
Classic Simmer Pot- lemon slices, fresh rosemary sprigs, peppercorns, vanilla extract Orange Spice Simmer Pot- orange slices, orange peel, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves Fall Simmer Pot- sliced apple and peel, sliced orange and peel (or tangerine), cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, cloves Christmas Tree Simmer Pot- cinnamon sticks, orange peels, whole cloves, sliced apple and peel, pine, fresh cranberries Star of Christmas Simmer Pot- orange slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise Zinger Simmer Pot- limes, ginger, sprigs of mint Spicy Spring Simmer Pot- sliced grapefruit, sliced lemon, thyme, vanilla extract, peppercorns
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