Today I made some orange & clove pomanders with the children. This is the first time I have made them with my kids; my mum used to make them with my sister and me when we were small and then hang them in the airing cupboard to dry out for a few weeks so that they would be ready for Christmas.
The smells are very evocative of Christmas and remind me of my very happy childhood in Germany (although it was back in the UK that we made the pomanders).
My son has already studied the Tudors at school so he knew about the origins of pomanders in Medieval times to mask the foul smells. I told him that people used to chew cloves when they had tooth ache to numb the pain. He decided to eat some...well you can imagine he soon regretted it...they are pretty potent (and I know because I had already tried it out when the big bag of cloves arrived from eBay!)
I hope my kids are building up some nice memories for when they are older.
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| This ribbon has a story : My friend was working on a jewellery collection for Zandra Rhodes who gave her this ribbon as "inspiration"... my friend gave it to me since she had no use for it. |
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| The Ginger One, concentrating. |
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| The Boy - before he chewed the cloves. |
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| Even Mummy is making one. |
Your kids will have nice memories. I can still remember making these with my paternal grandmother many years ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder.
i can just imagine the lovely smell :)) now i'm inspired haven't made those in years... and your kids will for sure look back on these days and smile
ReplyDeletethank you for this. just imagining the smell made me feel better from my cold.
ReplyDeletethey will surely have fab memories those two :)
Wonderful memories. Yay for redheadded girls and boys who chew cloves My son once ate a flax pill...insisted he would like it.
ReplyDeleteha ha ha... you're too funny. you better believe it they'll remember this later, and your son will never forget abot the cloves. why, he may become a chef!
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting, sweet! x
Oh I do love the smell of cloves... and holiday creativity with a bit o' history. Thanks for sharing!! :)
ReplyDeleteI think having the lovely senses involved will cement the memory for your sweet children. Most of my most clear childhood ones involve a scent or taste!
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