The other day the kids and I spent an hour or so working on apple and orange pomanders.
I had a huge quantity of whole cloves purchased from a bulk food store some time ago, and decided we needed to use them up - hence the pomanders.
You can use either an orange or an apple for your pomander - we used both. I had a problem with my cloves breaking every time I poked them in the apple - the kids didn't seem to have that happening as much. It could be that my cloves were older (I had a few containers) and so they were more dry and easily crumbled.
This pomander was decorated by my daughter - she placed tape around the orange to make her pattern.
After making our designs with the cloves - I put some ground spices in a bag - popped the fruit inside and gave it a good shake to cover the fruit.
They smell WONDERFUL! I have always loved the smell of cloves...
Here is the one that my son decorated...he claimed he didn't have the patience to do it - but he persevered.
Mine was the lone apple and I decided to completely cover it.
Our pomanders are in the process of drying out - once they are dried, we can tie some ribbon around them and hang them up.
I had a huge quantity of whole cloves purchased from a bulk food store some time ago, and decided we needed to use them up - hence the pomanders.
You can use either an orange or an apple for your pomander - we used both. I had a problem with my cloves breaking every time I poked them in the apple - the kids didn't seem to have that happening as much. It could be that my cloves were older (I had a few containers) and so they were more dry and easily crumbled.
This pomander was decorated by my daughter - she placed tape around the orange to make her pattern.After making our designs with the cloves - I put some ground spices in a bag - popped the fruit inside and gave it a good shake to cover the fruit.
They smell WONDERFUL! I have always loved the smell of cloves...
Here is the one that my son decorated...he claimed he didn't have the patience to do it - but he persevered.
Mine was the lone apple and I decided to completely cover it. Our pomanders are in the process of drying out - once they are dried, we can tie some ribbon around them and hang them up.
