Very soon, in our homes comes the most magical holiday of the year. And to meet it we should not only beautiful but also fragrant. Here are some ideas of eco-friendly decor, which together with the smell of pine needles create perfect tandem.
We need: orange, grapefruit, lemon and lime.
Citrus wash and dry it thoroughly. Then a sharp (this is important!) With a knife cut into slices about 2-4 mm thick to keep its shape and color dryers.
Carefully remove the bone and cutting blotted with a paper towel. Slices of orange can be made thinner, then they will turn pale and translucent. Lemon is better to cut larger - lemon and lime slices will turn darker and grapefruit beautiful reddish hue.
How dry?
In a central heating radiator. Cut out of the two cardboard rectangle width 10-15 cm and about 30 cm long, to fit two rows of slices.
Awl done in cardboard holes for evaporation of moisture across the surface of the workpiece to a well dried and moldy. If the cartons will be laid horizontally in the drying process, it is possible for the lower edge of the carton glue rim to move freely inside the preform, but not dropped.
After laying the slices will lay bottom cardboard carton top strip and fix an elastic band, binders, tape or thread. But it is also possible to dry the slices, uncovered, while periodically turn circles.
We place the carton on the battery plates horizontally or vertically between the sections. If cartons are adjacent to one side of the battery, the "sandwich" in the process of drying is necessary to turn. The entire drying process takes 3-7 days, depending on the thickness of the slices and battery temperature.
In the oven. Cutting spread in a single layer on a baking tray with parchment paper. The drying temperature is 160 °, the oven door can be slightly parted. The process will be long, a few hours - until dry preforms.
Slices can be dried in a special oven, but in this case it will be harder to control their flat planar form.
Ready circles quite fragile, so remove them carefully after cooking, and after cooling add up to the box, not to accidentally break.
How to use?
Use these wonderful beautiful fragrant slices can for Christmas decorations, festive table decoration, gift wrapping.
Zest is also suitable for use. Drying should be as well as slices, but before drying it is necessary to cut the necessary molds figurines.
