Potpourri is the French name for a Spanish stew of myriad meats and other ingredients and literally translates to "putrid pot." Sounds delicious, right? Although potpourri has been used since ancient times, those original lifestyle gurus, the French, perfected the use of herbs and dried flowers to scent the air beginning in the 17th century. And his porcelain pots are exquisite marriages of form and function. In the winter months, the French often incorporated spices into an existing potpourri mix that was constantly added and stirred, enriching the aromas to suit the season.
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A 1756 French ceramic vase from Sevres.
Making potpourri is a fun winter and holiday activity that will scent your home as orange slices and blueberries slowly dry in the oven (a dehydrator, if you're lucky enough to have one, works too). The holidays also mean spices and bags of mixed nuts are easy to find at grocery stores and specialty markets. These various scents and textures give your potpourri a pleasing appearance, and things like juniper berries, whole nutmeg and allspice, cloves, and cinnamon sticks give the air a wonderful holiday scent when they mix.
I set my oven to its lowest setting, 200 degrees, and dried the orange slices and cranberries on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 6-8 hours, scooping out individual orange slices that had dried enough as they went. was advancing You will need to keep a close eye on the fruits that are drying out and check on them every hour or so to see if they have dried enough. Some thicker orange slices I used required up to 8 hours. While the orange slices caramelized and turned brown, I thought that just added to the rustic look of the nut and spice mix in my potpourri. If that darkness bothers you, and your holiday to-do list is already long enough, you can order bags of dried orange slices from Amazon and other online sites.
Puedes hacer una variedad de especias aromáticas como la nuez moscada, las bayas de enebro, la canela, el anís estrellado, la pimienta de Jamaica y otros ingredientes para hacer popurrí casero..
Cubra una bandeja para hornear con papel pergamino para secar la fruta en el horno.
Después de asegurarte de que las rodajas de naranja y los arándanos estén completamente secos, mézclalos con todos los ingredientes anteriores. Nota:No se preocupe si no puede encontrar ninguno de los ingredientes anteriores.. YPuedes usar diferentes cantidades y diferentes ingredientes de acuerdo a tu gusto. Estas cantidades e ingredientes son solo pautas generales.
Si quieres un popurrí sutilmente perfumado y sin adulterar, puedes dejar tu mezcla como está. Para intensificar la fragancia, o reiniciar el aroma para que dure más tiempo, agregue aceite esencial y mezcle. Revuelva suavemente su popurrí para distribuir la fragancia, ya sea que use aceites esenciales o no..
Puede empaquetar su mezcla en pequeñas bolsas de celofán atadas con una bonita cinta para regalar. Empaqué mi popurrí en copas de cobre de Moscow Mule que cobraron los ricos tonos del popurrí y le entregué a su destinatario un bonito recipiente para mostrar su popurrí..
Empaque el popurrí en una bonita taza de cobre o un tazón envuelto en una bolsa de celofán con una cinta de colores para resaltar los colores rústicos de su mezcla y para darle a su destinatario una forma instantánea de mostrar su popurrí.
