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How to use Cinnamon sticks
1. Add to Coffee or Tea – Break a 5 inch Cinnamon stick and
add to your tea of coffee with honey. It adds a wonderful taste and aroma. You
break the Cinnamon sticks to bring out it’s flavor and aroma.
2. Add a whole stick to rice – Add the stick to rice as you
boil the rice. When its cooked the rice will give off a great Cinnamon scent
and flavor. It’s best to use Ceylon Cinnamon, which will give it a subtle
sophisticate taste. Add half teaspoon of Turmeric into the rice too. That will
make the rice yellow and very appetizing.
3. Make Cinnamon essence for baking – Immerse 2 Cinnamon
sticks in 3 ounces of light rum, keep it a cool dark place for two weeks,
shaking it everyday. You can just add the this essence to flavor any baking or
cooking recipes that calls for Cinnamon essence.
4. Foot Wash – Got a bad case of Athletes foot? Break 2-3
three Cinnamon sticks and put it into some warm to hot water and immerse your
feet in it. Cinnamon has a powerful anti fungal properties that should get rid
of your foot fungus.
5. Flavored Water – Add one Cinnamon stick to a pot of water
on medium heat and bring it to a slow boil, add a slice of orange and take it
to work. It’s a great refreshing drink.
6. Add to Curries – A stick of Cinnamon to Asian curries
adds a warmth and depth to the the dish, especially a beef or chicken curry.
7. Powdered Cinnamon – In a spice blender, blend a few
Cinnamon sticks and use it in recipes that call for Cinnamon powder. Sure you
can use store bought Cinnamon powder but good cooks know store bought only
delivers only 10% of the power of freshly ground Cinnamon. Besides Cinnamon
sticks can be kept for a much longer time, as long as you keep it in cool dark
place away from sunlight.
8. Make a Face or Foot Wash – Blend some Cinnamon powder
(not too fine), mix with some Olive Oil and Sugar and you have truly powerful
anti-oxidant face wash that will leave your skin nice and soft.
9. Mulled Wine – A stick of Cinnamon Cinnamon, especially
Ceylon Cinnamon is an absolute must for making the perfect mulled wine. This
tasty hot drink is an absolutely fantastic Christmas tradition.
