Pomanders

Tasty Tidbits's Note:

This simple project takes hardly any time at all, and the payoff is big: sweet smelling oranges to hang on the tree, place in a bowl, or basket as a centre piece, or hang in a closet, filling it with a fresh, spicy aroma. Other citrus fruits, like lemons, limes, tangerines and kumquats, can also be used.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 pomander

• 1 medium navel oranges or 1 medium thin skinned orange
• 3 ounces good quality whole cloves (about 3 ounces per orange)
• ribbon
• ground cinnamon , to roll in if desired

Directions:

1. Use a push pin or darning needle to make holes in rind of orange.
2. Insert a whole clove into each hole.
3. Cover the whole fruit with cloves, or make a spiral, stripe, diamond or checkerboard pattern.
4. Roll in cinnamon if desired.
5. Tie a ribbon around the pomander and knot it securely; then tie a bow.
6. Or to hang the pomander on a tree, use a heavy duty paper clip and open one end enough to pull a knotted ribbon through.
7. Use the paper clip tohang the pomander over a branch.
8. Can be made ahead; the more cloves used, the longer the pomander will keep.

Reviews

[Audrey M]

These are beautiful when made up and the smell brings wonderful memories of Christmas past. Great in gift baskets for friends and neighbors but also great in a basket filled with these and evergreens as a wonderful center piece.

[ms_bold]

I make a bowl of these to sit in my kitchen each holiday season. I only use the cloves and do not dust with additional spices. They are very attractive and smell wonderful (the bowl sits on a sunny counter and the heat of the sun produces a wonderful fragrance). I have found that a small plastic tool sold with the jack-o-lantern carving kits (for punching the patterns) works well for piercing the orange skin.

[Nikki Kate]

This only took me about 15 minutes to complete! The smell is wonderful!! My DS watched me and wants to make one. It was very easy, I used a push pin to put holes in the orange and then inserted a clove. Thanks for posting this recipe, I would not have made this if I didn't stumble onto it.