Christmas Scent

the smell doesn;t really remind me of christmas

Even though it's not Christmas yet... I really wanted something to help freshen the whole house since it's gotten cooler and I have all the windows open. I love the addition of the vanilla pod... really different from all the other "scents". I didn't have a fresh orange so I used some dried slices I had from a project I was working on. I halved the recipe since my little pot would only hold 2 cups of water...and used only about 1 TBS of cloves... They tend to be strong and I didn't want them to overwhelm the other luscious scents. I did also add a few drops of orange EO as it simmered... smells just lovely in here now! Just a note... if you choose to add in essential oils like I did, make sure to use a separate pot that you won't be using to cook in later!

I'm allergic to mould and a few days before Christmas DH spray treated some that appeared in our bathroom, so our house was smelling 'Au-de-maniciple-swimming-pool" UGH... chorine, I fixed it all with this recipe in a jiffy and the smell was lovely. It wasn't quite as intense as I would have wanted though, it definiately was wonderful around the pot, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that the smell wafted around the whole appartment. I was in such a hurry to improve the smell in the house that I didn't take the photo until it had been simmering for quite a while. Please see my rating system, a lovely 4 stars for getting the swimming pool smells out of our home and replacing it with the smell of Christmas. Thanks !

Smells like Christmastime...I needed a boost to help get me into the "spirit" of the season that is now upon us and this was just perfect.

This is truly like having little whiffs of magic spread all around your house! I make this every year and we love it. Truly an A plus recipe!