Things You'll Need:
- orange peel
- lemon peel
- cookie sheet
- knife
- apple
- resealable plastic bag
- small and large measuring spoons
- nutmeg or other sweet-smelling spice
- salt
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Step 1
Shred the lemon and the orange peel into small pieces as you are peeling it off the fruit. Set the pieces on the cookie sheet.
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Step 2
Cut the apple into small pieces and add them to the pile on the cookie sheet.
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Step 3
Spread your fruits and peels on the cookie sheet so that they are not overlapping eachother and they form a thin layer. Turn the oven on to 250 degrees and place the cookie sheet in the oven.
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Step 4
Let your fruits/peels bake until they are dry. This should take a couple of hours. Check on it every half-hour. Remember you want your peels DRIED NOT COOKED. They should NOT sizzle or shrivel too quickly. If this happens, turn the over temperature down a little bit.
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Step 5
Once dry, remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Let it cool, and put it all into a resealable plastic bag. Add one small measuring spoonful of nutmeg and one large measuring spoonful of salt. Seal the bag and shake it well. Allow to sit overnight.
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Step 6
Now you can use your homemade potpourri!!
Comments
bake4u said
on 5/12/2008 great idea, thanks for this had no idea it was as easy as this......................................