Ingredients

Title Value
1.
Water, or more as needed
8 cups
2.
Whole orange peel
1
3.
Whole Granny Smith apple peel
1
4.
Whole lemon peel
1
5.
Cinnamon sticks
2
6. Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon
7.
Whole star anise pods
3
8.
1 fresh pine sprig
3

Cooking

1 . Stage

Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Add orange peel, apple peel, lemon peel, cinnamon sticks, vanilla, star anise, and pine sprig to the pot.

2 . Stage

Reduce the heat to low and simmer for as long as desired, up to 8 hours or all day. Check the water level every 30 minutes, adding more water as necessary. The Gruntled Gourmand