Between Close Friends

These homemade bulk blends make lovely holiday gifts. And they are also appropriate for garden or herb club refreshments, for they are so easy to prepare for a large crowd. For gift giving, package instant beverage mixes in holiday tins or plastic-lined decorative cloth sacks tied closed with a cinnamon stick-adorned ribbon. Include instructions for [...]

Spicy Body Toner or Aftershave Lotion
1 T fresh rosemary
1 T fresh mint
¼ tsp grated orange peel
¼ tsp grated lemon peel
¼ tsp grated nutmeg
½ cup distilled rose or elderflower water
¼ cup pure alcohol or vodka
1. Pound the herbs in a pestle and mortar and beat in the remaining ingredients, or blend all together in a blender
2. [...]