2 cups dried pink rose petals and buds
1/2 cup dried bay leaves, crumbled
1/2 cup dried orange peel
1/2 cup dried pomegranate slices, chopped 1 Tablespoon
grated nutmeg
1/2 cup small pine cones
1/2 Tablespoon orris root power
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/2 teaspoon mixed spices, lightly crushed: mustard
seed, black, green
and white peppercorns, red spindle berries, juniper
berries 10 drops
frankincense essential oil
5 drops clove essential oil
20 drops orange essential oil
5 drops myrrh essential oil
Combine all and place in your favorite bowl or jar.
Seventy-five percent of Americans do not believe that public references to the "birth of Christ and Christmas" should be avoided in businesses, schools, and other public venues in order to keep from offending non-Christian Americans during this holiday season.