I did this over the weekend. To me, nothing says "ber" weather, like the smell of something in the dehydrator. Al made jerky when I was done with the oranges.
Then today, I gathered all the spices I bought last week from Golden Harvest bulk store in Merrill. I used some spices I had here too. I had the table full of things, to do like an assembly line to fill each bag.
Next, I mixed up the dry ingredients. You can't mess this up. I just put in 2 T of each and like 1/2 C of cinnamon. I looked for the "warm" spices and those that smell like Christmas.
Mix together and put 1/2 T in your bag first.
My husband cut the whole nutmeg for me. I used whole allspice, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, cloves, orange slices and cedar sprigs off my tree. Just a little bit of each, pinch or two, you can't mess it up.
I used "treat bags" $1 for 20 with twist ties. Added jute and a tartan ribbon. I made over 30 of them. The last time I made these for sale was maybe 4 years ago for a sale we did. At the time I charged $2 a bag. After adding all the costs, I will have to charge $4 a bag. Not sure if that is too steep, but everything to make these (and so much more) have gone up. If I don't sell any, I'll give them away for gifts.
Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.
