From Ram's Little Dodoen, 1606:
"Take drie rose leaves keep them in a glasse which will keep them sweet and then take powder of mynte, powder of cloves in a grosse powder, and putte the same to the Rose leves thanne putte all these together in a bagge and Take that to bedded with you and it wyll cause you to sleepe and it is goode to smelle unto at other tymes."

Ingredients
1/4 c. dried red rose petals
1/4 c. dried mint leaves (peppermint & spearmint are both period)
� tablesoons cloves (coarsely ground to a powder)

Directions

Layer your ingredients in a sachet type bag.  For better scent grind the cloves and mint together in a mortar and pestal, then combine with rose petals.
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