Old Colonial Sweet Bag Mixture

Old Colonial Sweet Bag Mixture

An elegant aromatic old-fashioned potpourri

Ingredients:

2 ounces rose petals

1 ounce lavender

1 ounce hyssop

2 Tablespoons lime peel, crushed

2 Tablespoons blade mace, crushed

2 drops patchouli essential oil

2 drops vetiver essential oil

Instructions:

1. Put the dried rose petals, dried lavender, and dried hyssop in a large mixing bowl.

2. Add the lime peel and mace, and mix with your fingers.

3. Add the oils, 1 drop at a time, and mix after each drop.

4. Put the mixture in a closed container and allow to age for 6 weeks, shaking every other day.

Old Colonial Sweet Bag Mixture

Source:

Shaudys, Phyllis. The Pleasure of Herbs. Pownal: Storey Communications, 1986. Print.

or

Shaudys, Phyllis V. Herbal Treasures. Pownal: Storey Communications, 1990. Print.

Photo Credits:

Dried Pink Rosebuds:  Photo credit:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/8635740/baby-dried-rosebuds-purple

Dried Lavender Flowers:  Photo Credit:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/106749205/3lbs-highest-fragrance-dried-lavender

Dried Hyssop:  Photo Credit:  https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/hyssop/profile

Dried Lime Peel: Photo Credit:  http://dir.indiamart.com/impcat/lemon-peel.html

Whole and Crushed Blade Mace:  Photo Credit:  http://homecooking.about.com/od/cookingfaqs/f/faqmace.htm

Old Colonial Sweet Bag Mixture:  Photo Credit:  https://www.etsy.com/search?q=organic+potpourri