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To: Liz

LOL! That would have been quite ‘clove-y’ :-0

You reminded me of one of my favorite crafty things to make, this time of year: Orange Pomander Balls:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pomander-ball-Christmas-gift/

I think I first learned about them decades ago, reading a book about the Bloomsbury group; I think Lady Ottoline was famous for making them. I’ve not often gotten mine to dry quite right, and even tried the dehydrator; will have to try again. But you can get the same fragrance with sweet orange and clove oil in a little oil diffuser; or a sliced orange and a handful of cloves (perhaps a couple of cinnamon sticks, too) simmering in a little pot on the stove. You can also do this in a small slow-cooker.

At any rate, they smell heavenly while you’re making them, and if they dry right, a bowl of them scents a room wonderfully.


234 posted on 11/22/2016 5:24:29 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

......simmer a sliced orange and a handful of cloves (perhaps a couple of cinnamon sticks, too) in a little pot on the stove.......

A divine idea.


235 posted on 11/22/2016 5:33:17 PM PST by Liz ( Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other. Benjamin Franklin)
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