HALF CENTURY POTPOURRI (Moist)
Source: www.blossomfarm.hypermart.net
Ingredients:
3/4 cup salt (non-iodized)
Crush the following 3 items, 3 bay leaves, 1/4 cup allspice, 1/4 cup cloves,
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 TSP. orrisroot powder
1 quart partially dried rose petals
2 cups mixed, partially dried, fragrant (jasmine, lavender, orange blossoms, violet, etc.)
1 cup dried fragrant leaves (rose geranium, bee balm, lemon verbena, etc)
2 TSP. brandy
Directions:Mix together the salt, bay, allspice, cloves and sugar. Blend flower petals and leaves with Orris root. Place some of the petal mixture in a large crock and sprinkle with the salt mixture. Continue alternating layers of petals and salt, ending with salt. Add the brandy, weight down with a plate. After thoroughly mixing every day for month, pour into small containers. It is said that this old recipe will keep its fragrance for 50 years, with the addition of a bit of brandy every couple of years or whenever the mixture dries out. This is not a pretty mixture, but the AROMA!