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How To Make Cloved Oranges
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House Of Hawthornes
(IC: blogger)
$6.00
10 Minutes
Easy
There's nothing quite like the smell of cloved oranges for the holidays! We used to make these as Christmas presents for our Moms when I was in the Brownies just a few (cough . . . 40) years ago. Probably along with a photo frame made out popsicle sticks :) In case you don't remember how to make them, the super duper easy instructions are listed on the photos below.
Edited To Add: I was wondering why they don't mold or anything, because I swear my mom used to keep hers for years. It appears that the cloves help preserve the orange as it dries and acts as an anti-microbial - cloves are one of the spices the Egyptians used for embalming, so I guess it makes total sense now.
FULL DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE BLOG.
Edited To Add: I was wondering why they don't mold or anything, because I swear my mom used to keep hers for years. It appears that the cloves help preserve the orange as it dries and acts as an anti-microbial - cloves are one of the spices the Egyptians used for embalming, so I guess it makes total sense now.
FULL DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE BLOG.
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Published November 8th, 2013 8:00 AM
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