Simmering Stovetop Potpourri

Christmas Potpourri: 

In a small saucepan add:

• 1 cut up orange (you can also slice the orange)
• 3 cinnamon sticks, broken in half (I think it releases more of the fragrance)
• 1 cup of fresh cranberries
• 1 – 2 teaspoons cloves (whole or ground)
• 1 – 2 teaspoons nutmeg

Water to fill to about 1 inch below the rim. (You could also use apple juice or cider!)

Place on stove and simmer on low. 

Williams Sonoma Signature Scent Potpourri…

In a small saucepan add:

• 1 – 2 sliced up lemons
• 2 – 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
• 1 – 2 teaspoons vanilla

Water to about 1 inch below the rim. Place on stove and simmer on low.

Just collect and cut up a few branches of pine needles (as many as will fit in your pot).

To your pot of branches, add any or as many of the following: orange peels, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cranberries and juniper berries. Fill the pot of pine and spices 3/4 full of water and set uncovered over a low flame to simmer. dd more water whenever the level starts getting low. I turn off and cover the pot overnight, then fire it up again in the morning.