Potpourri Simmer Pot Recipe

Recipe: #1960

November 03, 2011

Categories: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Slow Cooker Spices, Non Food, more

recipe by:
Gerry

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"Love homemade Potpourri pots made with natural ingredients from the kitchen not only for Christmas and holidays but all year around. The fragrance fills your home with the fresh aroma that entices and makes your home feel warm and inviting. I prefer using large crock pots having one on both levels. The lower level pot has the aromatic scent gently wafting up, greeting family and friends as they step in the door. I keep a close watch adding water so it never boils dry. As an extra precaution the one on the lower level is on a timer. Get simmering, adding your favourite ingredients in the amount that best suits you, you will soon have your very own personal fragrant spicy blends that you love as much as I do mine!"

Original is 1 serving

Metric US

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Ingredients

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Cinnamon stick One stick, broke in thirds - may sub with cinnamon)
Cinnamon bark (1/8 cup - found mine in the Oriental aisle at Superstore)
1 teaspoon whole cloves (you may add more or less)
1/2 whole lemon (sliced or cut in chunks)

2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons fenuqreek seeds (optional but I like adding it in - it's awesomely fragrant)
1 tablespoon salt
Water ( enough to fill your pot 2/3 full adding more as it evaporates)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (143.5 g)
Calories 112.3
Total Fat - 5.1 g
Saturated Fat - 0.8 g
Cholesterol - 0 mg
Sodium - 6986.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 14.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 4.7 g
Sugars - 3.8 g
Protein - 2.9 g
Calcium - 133.8 mg
Iron - 2.3 mg
Vitamin C - 56.2 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Add water to cooking pot, potpouri pot or as I do in a large crock pot filling 2/3 full

Step 2

Add ingredients as listed as much or as little as you wish (you may sub with your favourite spices and ingredients, there are many to choose from - nutmeg, allspice, sliced oranges, sliced ginger, almond extract, all of which I use to vary my simmer pots.)

Step 3

Simmer on low to release the fragrance adding water when needed, adding more spices to the pot when the fragrance of the potpourri begins to fade. I add the salt to keep it fresh and change it weekly.

Step 4

Choose a spot that is safely out of reach of children and animals - never leave a pot on the stove unattended - always unplug your pot when going to sleep or leaving the house.