If you happen to be out of your favorite commercial boil spice mix, you don't necessarily need to drop everything and run to the store. Instead, you can combine equal amounts (about ½ tsp each for this recipe) of the following herbs and spices, and have a perfectly acceptable spice mix:
Change this list to meet your personal preferences, adding or subtracting individual spices, or just changing the proportions; but keep a record of what you did: you may want to repeat (or avoid!) it.