Ktichen Perfumery: Winter Spice Boil

[chasingtides]

Does your kitchen smell like last night's fish? Trying to get rid of the overwhelming smell of old coffee, burned sugar, or overcooked garlic? Look no further!

Winter Spice Boil

Fill one medium size sauce pan with water. Add one dash of vanilla extract, one cinnamon stick, and a half teaspoon of star anise. Simmer. When the water evaporates, continue to pour water in the pot and continue to simmer.

In addition to filling your kitchen (and other rooms) with the warm, sweet smell of anise and cinnamon, simmer the water will also add humidity to dry winter air.

Comments

[rugbybaby.livejournal.com]

This looks stellar. Thank you for sharing!

[darkelegies.livejournal.com]

Awesome idea. Thanks so much for sharing.

[chasingtides.livejournal.com]

Keeping simmering water on the stove is a lot cheaper than buying a big-ass humidifier. (You can use other spices, too. When I've a cold, I'll through in mint leaves and eucalyptus oil. Toward spring, lemon extract and orange rinds.)

[klaudie.livejournal.com]

i don't have any star anise or cinnamon sticks, do you think plain vanilla extract and powered cinnamon would work? maybe cloves?

[chasingtides.livejournal.com]

Vanilla, cinnamon, and maybe five or six cloves works just as well - the cloves make a good sub for anise.