Christmas oranges
posted on 24 Dec 2003 by maki ::
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This isn't a recipe really, but nothing says Christmas to me as much as the smell of oranges and spices. Oranges, or clementines, remind me of the oranges that used to be in my Christmas stocking, together with the chocolates and sweets and other goodies. And the smell of cinnamon and cloves is that of mulled cider and other things that we enjoy at this time of year.
The clove "pomanders" are actually oranges or apples that are totally covered with whole cloves, then rolled in ground cinnamon. It helps to pierce the skin with a wooden skewer or toothpick first before sticking a clove in, but the clove stem should fit snugly. The pomanders dry and retain their spicy-fruity fragrance for years. (Actually they take forever to make, so you could start now for next Christmas!)
Merry Christmas!
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Christmas oranges
I looove your blog! It’s really wonderful, all those recipes! I have a cooking and food blog also, but it’s in portuguese. Congratulations! BTW: loved those “cloved” oranges.
Christmas oranges
Hello, surfed in by way of not martha http://megan.scatterbrain.org/notmartha/ and I think I’ll be here a lot: I love food and talking and reading about food.
Anyway, I’m made pomanders with oranges and I made patterns with the cloves instead of covering the whole thing and it still dries out nicely. Saves a bit of time and cloves and looks pretty.
Christmas oranges
Jen, thanks for visiting! And thanks for the tip about not having to cover the whole orange too. It is quite a chore to complete - always seems to be bald spot left. :)
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