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Instructions
Make the
candied stirrers; recipe below. Wrap them in clear plastic baggies and tie
a ribbon or twine around the ends. Mix up the spiced orange tea; recipe
below, and place in decorative jar or tin. Or place a variety of tea bags
or loose tea in jar or tin. Bake cookies, and place either in small tin,
box or clear baggie and tie with ribbon.
Print or type instructions on a tag, punch a hole in the top of the card and thread the Christmas ribbon, or Christmas twine through and tie around neck of
jar. Place lid on and make sure it's very tight, place Made by: label on top jar and sign your name.
If using a decorative tin, place recipe inside of tin on top of tea.
Place this on recipe card: if using tea bags or loose tea
- Pour boiling water in a
clean tea pot and let stand a few minutes; empty
- Measure tea into
pot--allow 1/2 to 1 teaspoon per cup. If tea bags are used--allow 2
bags for 3 cups of tea.
- Pour freshly boiling
water over tea leaves.
- Cover and let steep 3-5
minutes.
- Stir and serve; strain,
if desired, to remove loose tea leaves.
- Keep boiling water on
hand. Tea becomes stronger on standing and needs to be diluted if
serving seconds.
Place all articles inside basket or Christmas box.
Decorate the basket there is two ways you can do this
1. Take Christmas ribbon and wrap the handle of the basket with it. Place a dot of hot glue at one end and keep wrapping the ribbon around the handle, until you reach the other end of the handle, and place another dot of hot glue to secure ribbon. Put a big bow either in the middle of the handle or where the handle starts on the side of the basket.
2. After placing all the articles in the basket, completely cover the basket with Christmas cellophane, gather together at the top, tie with Christmas twine and place a big bow.
Both are very pretty.
If using a
Christmas box, make sure it's a pretty one with a lid, and tie a wide
ribbon around it and a big bow in the middle. |
