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Fall Simmer Pot

A fall simmer pot with apples, oranges, cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, cloves, ginger, and vanilla in a Dutch oven of water.
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This easy stovetop simmer pot will fill your home with a heavenly fall scent.

Ingredients

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  • 1 apple
  • 1 naval orange or 3 mandarins
  • 1-inch knob of fresh ginger
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 1 teaspoon peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 cups of water

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients and cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium-low. Reduce heat to low and simmer away.  Check periodically and add more water as it evaporates.
  2. Or, combine all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on high with the lid off. Check periodically and add more water as it evaporates.

Notes

Use up produce!

  • You can use bruised apples, apple cores, and apple peels instead of a prime apple.
  • Use plenty of orange peels instead of a whole orange if you prefer.
  • Use a piece of ginger that is starting to wither.

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