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Hand-Blended Mulling Spices #HolidayFoodGifts

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A group of my favorite food bloggers are gathered today to share recipes for holiday food gifts. Thanks to Ellen of Family Around the Table for hosting. I love this theme! Here's what they posted to inspire your homemade holiday edibles!



As for me, this is something I that I love to make because it's easy to do in bulk and I can make the gift bigger by including wine or keep it simple by just including the spices.


One thing I love about this is that it's flexible. I don't measure. I just blend by scent and by appearance, asking myself: What will look good in the jar? Does that smell good?

So, this is more to inspire than to provide an actual recipe. Get creative!

 Ingredients
  • cinnamon sticks
  • star anise
  • whole allspice berries
  • dried ginger
  • rainbow peppercorns
  • green cardamom pods
  • white cardamom pods
  • whole cloves
  • ground black lime
  • dried orange peel
  • dried lemon peel
  • Also needed: small jars and muslin bags


Procedure
Blend all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, breaking up the cinnamon sticks into small pieces.


Scoop the spice blend into jars.

Include instructions - Place 1 bottle of red wine, 2 T honey or organic granulated sugar, 1 T spice blend (in muslin bag), zest and juice of 1 organic orange into a large saucepan. Warm till wine begins to steam but don't let it simmer or boil. Remove from heat and let steep for 10 or 15 minutes. Rewarm before serving. Cheers!

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  1. Family Around the TableNovember 8, 2017 at 5:11 AM

    I think I have just about everything necessary to make this great gift. I'll check and try to include this with my gifts. Thanks for joining in the holiday food gifts event.

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  2. KarenNovember 8, 2017 at 12:37 PM

    What a great gift and it represents the holidays perfectly!

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  3. Books n' CooksNovember 8, 2017 at 4:49 PM

    Yum! I love mulled wine as the weather cools - such a nice alternative to punch and cocktails

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  4. Shannon DobosNovember 9, 2017 at 7:52 AM

    I would love receiving this as a gift, because I am that person that actually has very little of these spices on hand. Clearly my pantry is boring, so I would appreciate this very much!

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  5. Hezzi-DNovember 11, 2017 at 2:35 PM

    Such a pretty collection of spices!

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