Simmering Aromatic Spices - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups water
3 cinnamon sticks
4 tablespoons pickling spices (I use McCormicks)
2 teaspoons whole cloves

Preparation

Place water in sauce pan and add spices and sticks. Simmer on low and occasionally refresh with water. You could add orange peels and or whole cloves.
Last Christmas I packaged in zip lock bags with instructions and gave as gifts.