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The 22-ounce candle can burn for up to 150 hours, is formulated with plant wax and has notes of cinnamon sticks, warm clove, and earthy bay leaf that’s perfect for the season.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt and bay leaf.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
When the foam subsides, add the onion, thyme, bay leaf, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are tender, translucent, and deeply golden brown, 8–10 minutes.
—Jeremiah Langhorne, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of just pouring in milk, warm it first with aromatics: cardamom pods, citrus peel, bay leaf, star anise, even a bruised sprig of basil.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt and bay leaf.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
When the foam subsides, add the onion, thyme, bay leaf, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are tender, translucent, and deeply golden brown, 8–10 minutes.
—Jeremiah Langhorne, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of just pouring in milk, warm it first with aromatics: cardamom pods, citrus peel, bay leaf, star anise, even a bruised sprig of basil.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Bay leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bay%20leaf. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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