Just the idea of Christmas conjures up certain scents in my mind; cinnamon and cloves, cookies baking and pine trees. The pine scent never seems to last as long as I would like and unfortunately with our busy schedules, it seems we get that tree up later and later each year. There are always cookies baked in the house and yet it seems that time after time one pesky crumb falls onto the bottom of the oven giving off that hell’s burning over scent that ruins the terrific aroma that once permeated the air.
So instead of waiting for the magical scent of Christmas to find me, I create it in my own home and keep it throughout the season. Candles you suggest, surely you jest! That is fake scent. I speak of real, authentic aroma that brings the comfort of the season through a home like nothing else ~ homemade potpourri simmering on the stove top.
Homemade Potpourri
It may not be pretty, but it smells wonderful! Take a medium sauce pan and cut up 2 apples (I usually use red apples because they do look prettier), and 2 oranges. Add cinnamon sticks and some whole cloves. I really don’t measure, but be careful not to overdo it with the cloves on the first batch. Cover with water and turn the pot on low and let it simmer on the stove. Continue to refill with water as it cooks off.
I continue to add to the pot with apple and orange peels. Once a week I add some extra cloves or cinnamon. If it gets really nasty looking I might even dump it and start over, but quite honestly, it sits on a back burner so no one really sees it but me.
****Warning: do not forget about the pot on the stove or the bottom of the pot will burn to ruins ~ i speak from experience****
Love this Idea !!! Living in a rown home I get all kinds of smell from the houses on each side some pleasant Like My one neighbor who works swing shift and I sometimes get woken up at 4 am with the smell of Fresh brewing coffee & bacon cooking.. needless to say makes it hard to go back to sleep LOL. Some others Like who know what they may be using in the basements just stink and may linger for hours.. I bet this will make those bad ones go away faster.. I’d definatly do this all year round maybe find other stuff that will also fit the time of year any suggestions?