Herbal Christmas Crafts - How to make cinnamon ornaments and pomanders and a spicey simmering blend. Santa Yohimbe Yucca Product Search Featured Culinary Spice Pepper Piper nigrum Indigenous to the Malabar Coast of India, clusters of redish fruits are harvested from a climbing vines then boiled in water causing the peppercorns to turn dark brown or black.
Pepper is one of the most widely used spices and is used to flavor foods.
Essential oil distilled from the fruits have a aromatic flavor and aroma but not the pungency. The aromatherapy benefits of the oil are warming and invigorating. During December, as our family prepares for the Christmas holiday, one of our favorite things to do is to make decorations for our tree and home. Our children enjoy stringing cranberries or popcorn for our Christmas tree. Another favorite is making cinnamon ornaments for our tree and as simple gifts for their grandparents.