Preparing pomanders - country living holidays

3 pomanders

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 medium Orange
5 1.2-oz packages whole cloves
1 Lemon
1 Kumquat
1 tablespoon Powdered orrisroot (see note)
1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon Ground allspice
1½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
Narrow ribbons

Directions

1. Using bamboo skewer, toothpick, or ice pick, puncture skin of orange and insert clove. Repeat in rows as close together as possible to cover fruit completely with cloves. If desired, leave narrow crossed sec- tions of skin unstudded in order to fit a ribbon around the fruit once it dries. Repeat the studding process on lemon and kumquat.

2. In plastic bag, combine orrisroot, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg.

Roll clove-studded fruit in orrisroot mixture; shake off excess. Wrap in tissue paper and age a few weeks in a dry place at room temperature.

3. Wrap ribbon around unstudded grooves in dried fruit. Tie balls together, if desired.

Note: Orrisroot is available in drugstores and craft and hobby stores.

Country Living Holidays/92 Scanned & fixed by Di Pahl & <gg>

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