Orange-clove Pomanders

Total Time: 336 hrs Preparation Time: 336 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 oranges (or lemons)
• whole cloves
• decorative ribbon
• 4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons ground allspice
• 1/4 cup orrisroot powder (as preservative)

Recipe

• 1 combine the spice mix ingredients.
• 2 wash oranges.
• 3 insert cloves into oranges in a decorative pattern (stripes, swirls, whatever strikes your fancy!).
• 4 roll cloved oranges in the spice mixture within 24 hours and set in a warm place to dry, turning fruit daily.
• 5 drying takes from two weeks to possibly a month.
• 6 pomanders are completely dry when they are hard.
• 7 remove pomanders from the spice mix, dust off a little, and tie with decorative ribbons. set out in a bowl, or you can use as christmas ornaments.