Christmas Tree Preservative
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Recipe: #530
October 15, 2011
Categories: 5 Ingredients Or Less, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Make-Ahead, No Refrigeration, No-Cook, Pantry/Shelf, Quick Meals, Christmas, Water more
"If you, like me, enjoys a real Christmas tree this preservative will help keep it fresh longer than mere watering. This is a lot less expensive than commercial preservative and very easy to make yourself with ingredients you probably already have on hand. Found on About.com"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (4288.8 g)
- Calories 27.8
- Total Fat - 0 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 215.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 5.9 g
- Protein - 0 g
- Calcium - 119.7 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 42.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step 1
Mix all ingredients together and pour into tree stand (A penny may be added to the sugar solution to act as a fungicide and acidifier).
Step 2
** IMPORTANT NOTE: Bleach and vinegar produce toxic vapors when mixed. If you add vinegar or lemon juice, add it to the water rather than directly to the bleach.
Step 3
ADDITIONAL NOTE: Do Not Drink! If you plan on making enough tree or cut flower preservative to store, label your container and keep it out of reach of children and pets.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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