Simmer pot recipes

By TheresaJ

So here, via re-nest.com, five good old-fashioned simmer pot recipes to celebrate fall:


One thing to note: It's a good idea to hold onto your apple, pear and citrus peels these next few weeks (just freeze them in a plastic container until you're ready to simmer)-they'll really come in handy in making the following.

Ingredients

• Recipe #1:
• Cinnamon sticks
• Apple peels
• Orange rinds
• Whole cloves
• Recipe #2:
• Peel from one lemon
• Peel from one orange
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 2 tablespoons whole cloves
• Recipe #3
• A few drops vanilla
• Orange peels
• Recipe #4
• 1 cup dried lavender
• 1 teaspoon anise
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Recipe #5
• 5 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 2 sticks cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

Fill a small saucepan with water and bring it to a boil. Add the ingredients from the recipe of your choice, let them boil for a couple minutes, and then turn the heat down to a simmer. Add water as needed (about every 30 minutes or so).