How to Boil Cinnamon Sticks for Fragrance
Cinnamon sticks are made from the mixture of spice obtained from the bark of several trees of “genus Cinnamomum.” They are power house of naturally sweet fragrance and therefore used in the making of multiple food items. However, the Use Cinnamon Sticks is not restricted to food items as they can be used as a superb fragrance. They are one among the best natural air fresheners. You do not need to buy any expensive air fresheners as you can use the easily available cinnamon sticks to enhance the overall atmosphere of your house, evoking a warm and soothing feeling. You do not have to go through any lengthy experiment for this purpose as you just have to boil the cinnamon sticks for a sweet fragrance. They are not only simple to boil but an inexpensive way to do away with the internal odour of you house.
Instructions
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1
Bring Water to Boil
Take a large boiling pot or sauce pan and fill half of it with lukewarm water - depending on the amount of Cinnamon solution you need. Place it on your stove with medium-high heat range and bring it to rolling boil. -
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Add in the Cinnamon sticks
Add 5 cinnamon sticks to the boiling water and thoroughly submerge them into the water, using a fork or spoon. -
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Let it Boil
Now let the cinnamon sticks boil for 3 to 5 minutes until the water turns brown in colour. -
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Let the solution simmer
Reduce the heat range to medium-low range and let the cinnamon sticks simmer for the next 3 to 5 hours, keeping the pot uncovered. -
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Add in water - Time to time
Make sure to monitor the simmering of cinnamon sticks time to time and pour in some warm water once the level of cinnamon solution goes down. Make sure to keep the level of water high during the 3 to 5 simmering hours. The fragrance of cinnamon sticks spread to various parts of your house in the form of vapours, enhancing the overall environment. -
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Discard the water
Turn off the heat of the stove and discard the cinnamon mixture, straining the cinnamon sticks. Set the sticks aside to dry.
