Perfect Pleasing Potpourri
You will love this recipe as the star of this potpourri is Hibiscus flowers which has a faint sweet, soft, musky fragrance and a beautiful deep red color which is so pleasing to the eye.
Here is what you will need:
2 cups of Hibiscus flowers
½ cup Angelica root
½ cup Roses, Petals and Pink Buds
½ Orange Peel C/S (cut and sifted)
½ Lemon Peel C/S (cut and sifted)
½ cup Feverfew
½ cup Lavender Flowers
¼ Linden Flowers
¼ Calamus Root
¼ Uva Ursi Leaf
1 tablespoon Whole Allspice
1/8 cup of Myrrh Gum Powder or you can use Orris Root Powder
1 teaspoon of Lavender Oil
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients together except for the lavender oil. Sprinkle the oil last and then toss the mixture/ Place the mixture in a glass jars that are covered and store them in cool, dark and dry place for 3 weeks.
Smell the mixture and if it needs more essential oil, add a few drops of the lavender oil. Place in your favorite potpourri jars or glass bowls.
Enjoy!
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