An Old Fashioned Potpourri

An Old-Fashioned Potpourri

Lots of ingredients go into this mixture to give it its classic fresh floral fragrance.

Ingredients:



3/4 cup cut orris root (fixative)

140 drops lavender essential oil

140 drops rose geranium essential oil

1 dram plus 45 drops sweet rose essential oil

1 dram plus 45 drops heliotrope essential oil

1 cup dried calendula flowers

1 cup dried cornflowers

1 cup dried bachelor's buttons

1 cup dried calcatrippae

1 cup dried lavender buds

1 cup dried yellow rose petals

1 cup dried red rosebuds

1 cup dried pink rosebuds

1 cup dried jasmine flowers

1 cup dried pink statice flowers

1 cup dried scented geranium leaves

2 cups dried lemon verbena leaves

1 Tablespoon bruised allspice berries

1 Tablespoon bruised cloves

1/4 cup cinnamon, broken into small pieces

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 Tablespoons gum benzoin (optional)(fixative)

Instructions:

1. Combine the orris root, lavender, rose geranium, sweet rose and heliotrope oils and allow them to set until the orris root has absorbed all of the oils. (about 1 week).

2. Combine the flowers, leaves, and spices (except for the gum benzoin) with the orris root/oil mixture.

3. Store in a glass jar for 6 weeks, shaking or stirring every other day to blend.

4. For a more lasting quality, add the gum benzoin powder, distributing well, after the first 5 days of aging.

Old Fashioned Potpourri

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:

Orris Root:  Photo Credit:  http://www.herbco.com/p-1344-orris-root-peeled-cs.aspx

Dried Marigold (Calendula) Petals:  Photo Credit:  http://www.ebay.com/bhp/dried-calendula

Dried Cornflowers:  Photo Credit:  http://www.gardenartdesigner.com/dried-cornflowers-free-gift-wrap-blue-32856.html

Dried Bachelor's Buttons:  Photo Credit:  https://fivepetalfarm.com/products/bachelor-buttons

Dried Calcatrippae:  Photo Credit:  http://www.flickriver.com/photos/digitplantimages/sets/72157622657922751/

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

Dried Yellow Rose Petals:  Photo Credit:  https://www.reference.com/hobbies-games/can-one-dry-rose-petals-confetti-d39835f858a1c3f3

Dried Red Rosebuds:  Photo Credit:  http://www.ebay.com/bhp/dried-rose-buds

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

Dried Jasmine Flowers:  Photo Credit:  http://www.hildahealth.com/products_detail/productId=227.html

Loose Pink Statice Flowers:  Photo Credit:  https://fr.fotolia.com/tag/statice

Pelargonium (Scented Geranium) Leaves:  Photo Credit:  https://willowcottage.wordpress.com/tag/dried-geranium-leaves/

Dried Lemon Verbena Leaves:  Photo Credit: http://www.herbco.com/p-395-lemon-verbena-leaf-whole.aspx

Dried Allspice Berries:  Photo Credit:  http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food-drink/recipes/article19127424.html

Cloves:  Photo Credit:  http://balconygardenweb.com/how-to-grow-cloves-cultivation-and-growing-cloves/

Cinnamon Sticks:  Photo credit: nathanmac87 via VisualHunt / CC BY

Grated Nutmeg:  Photo Credit:   Grated Nutmeg by Vancityallie via Attribution Engine. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA.

Gum Benzoin:  Photo Credit:  https://uk.lush.com/ingredients/benzoin-gum-powder

Old Fashioned Potpourri:  Photo Credit:  https://gewuerzland.com/salz-pfeffer/blueten-salz-bio