Cooking Recipe Potpourri For Simmering
Recipe Ingredients
(For fragrance only)
4
Oranges
4
Tangerines
4
Lemons
24
(3-inch) cinnamon sticks,
-broken into 1-inch pieces
1/4 c
Whole cloves
1/4 c
Juniper berries
2 ts
Ground nutmeg
Directions
Remove zests (colored part only) from citrus with vegetable peeler.
Place on a baking sheet and place the baking sheet in turned-off gas
oven overnight, or until dry (the pilot light will dry them zest). If
you have an electric oven, warm the oven for 10 minutes at
200 degrees, then turn off.
Combine all ingredients in an airtight container. Makes about 1 1/2
cups. To simmer: Use 1/3 cup in a saucepan of water, and cook over
low heat.
Minneapolis MN Star Tribune, December 14, 1994