Oranges and Cloves


Love this time of the year, preparing for the holiday season. Creating things that fill the house with good smells and create traditions.

This is something I have done since I was a little girl, helping my mother and grandmother poke cloves into oranges and lemons, it was always well worth the work.

My mother would set a big old wooden bread bowl on the radiator in the hallway and fill it with these wondrous balls of spicy holiday scent.


Comments

Ginny said…
Never thought to place them in a bowl on the radiator. But, that would mean prying the cats off of it. Thanks for the tip.
clairz said…
The title of this post is so evocative that I just thought about it for a while before visiting. Lovely project for the holidays.
Renee said…
After reading about this on your blog last year we did it and oh, our house had such a lovely scent of Christmas! We had such fun with this that it's been added to our family traditions - thank you!
Y said…
This is a very common thing to do in Sweden too, I like it!

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