A Few assorted recipes

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Mint Foot Powder

Combine 1 cup talcum powder with 1/2 cup cornstarch, 1 tspn

peppermint oil and 1 tspn vinegar.

Keep in a sealed jar and use as a dusting powder for the feet.

 

Lemon Foot Bath

Boil 8 cups of water. Add 5 springs of fresh or 10 springs of dried

lemon verbena leaves (rosemary can also be used).

Let stand till water is warm and comfortable.

Pour into a bowl and soak your feet from 10 - 20 minutes. Rinse off

with cold water.

 

Rosemary Rub

To 2 cups of odorless rubbing alcohol, add 1/2 cup of freshly

crushed rosemary leaves. You can also use lemon verbena leaves or

lavender.

Put in a covered jar and let sit or a week.

Strain out the herbs and put in a bottle.

Rub gently on arms and legs.

 

*Peppermint Lip Salve

This will both soothe and protect cracked lips.

Melt 1 tspn beeswax with 10 tspns cocoa butter. Remove fromt eh heat

and add 6 drops of peppermint oil. Place the mixture in an old

lipstick container, and allow to set.

 

*Oatmeal and Peppermint Scrub

Moisten 1 cup of rolled oats with 1 tspn peppermint oil. Mix very

well. Use a spoonful of the mixture to wash your hands, rubbing them

gently with the perfumed oats. They will be softer, cleaner and

fresher than if you had used soap.

 

*Mint Honey

Warm the honey slightly. For every cup of warm honey, add 1 tspn

mint leaves. Seal in a jar. Place the jar in a warm place; leave it

for 3 weeks. Heat again so it runs freely, and strain out the mint.

Mint honey will keep for years. If it candies, heat it again.

 

*Mint Posies

Make posies from a variety of mints--apple mint, spearmint, etc.,

and give them to your hostess instead of flowers. She can keep them

in a vase, use them for cooking--or throw them in a hot bath then

climb in too, and enjoy.

 

*Make a weak tea with half tea and half mint. Let it cool. Spray it

around the room.

 

*Throw dried mint leaves on an open fire to fill the room with

perfume.

***Rachel's note....I think burning mint REEKS LOL

 

LAVENDER BUBBLE BATH

 

Bunch of Lavender

1 large bottle clear organic shampoo

5 drops lavender oil

 

Place the bunch of lavender (heads down) in a clean screw top jar.

(Cut the stalks as much as needed so you can put lid on jar). Add

the shampoo and lavender oil. Close the jar and place on a sunny

windowsill for 2 - 3 weeks shaking occasionally. Strain the liquid

and rebottle.

 

 

HERBAL BATH BAGS (makes 3)

 

6 tbsp bran (or fine oatmeal)

1 tbsp lavender flowers

1 tbsp chamomile flowers

1 tbsp rosemary tips

3 x 9 inch muslin circles

3 small rubber bands

3 yards narrow ribbon

 

Place 2 tablepsoons bran in the centre of each muslin circle. Add

lavender to one, chamomile to second and rosemary to third. Gather

material up with rubber band and tie with ribbon.