Where Do Potpourri Gifts Originate?
Many of us currently enjoy the beautiful smells of potpourri gifts at home or in the workplace, which are used to heighten the atmosphere of our surroundings. Were you aware that it was once necessary?
Castles are the source of the need for potpourri. Castles were originally designed with small windows in order to prevent objects, like arrows and stones, from entering into the castle. The narrow windows would trap in the damp air and create a very musty and unpleasant odor. It wouldn’t take long for most castles to smell very bad.
To hide the nasty smell of the castle, many inhabitants began using scented plants to make the air much more palatable. It would become very hard to live in a castle after a while if they were not to do so. The inhabitants constantly had to clean up the potpourri because the oils would evaporate and the herbs would begin to rot and add to the bad smells.
Usually, castles had a room in the bottom that was used to create potpourri. In these rooms, large containers were used to mix together various alcoholic beverages and herbs and spices. The combination would give off a very lovely fragrance. It was typical for many fragrances to have a seasonal appeal an dbe used thusly. There were many fragrances that took years to a decade to age before they were ready to be used.
After a potpourri mixture had achieved the perfect smell, it would be delivered to particular locations and rooms all over the castle to make the air smell much better than it had. Sometimes potpourri could last as long as a decade with the correct amount of refreshing and upkeep. All that was needed was a little added alcohol to help with the evaporation of the aroma into the area of the castle. To help elongate the scent, the potpourri container was usually capped at night.
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