Mediterranean Country Sachets

• Recipe by Alisa Barry

NOTE FOR THE GIFT TAG "Drop into a pork, lamb or beef stew, fish or chicken stock, or chicken or turkey noodle soup."

Ingredients

1. 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon each of dried rosemary and dried chives
2. 1 1/4 teaspoons dried lavender flowers
3. Ten 7-inch 2-ply squares of cheesecloth
4. 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
5. Ten 6-inch lengths of kitchen string

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine the rosemary with the chives and lavender and stir to blend. Lay the cheesecloth on a work surface. Spoon 2 rounded teaspoons of the dried herbs in the center of each square. Add 1 teaspoon of the black peppercorns to each sachet. Gather each square into a neat bundle and secure with kitchen string.