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KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
December 05, 2007
01:21 AM Post #4263079
| I've never made one, but always thought it would be fun! Questions: Does the fruit have to be fresh? I have an orange that's been hanging around and is starting to get hard--is it too late? And is it the spices that keeps them from rotting, or will they eventually rot and have to be replaced?
Thanks for giving me urge to try this! |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
December 05, 2007
10:44 AM Post #4263815
| I've often had that thought myself - if the fruit is already halfway there, wouldn't that speed the whole thing up? But I've never tried. You could be the one to invent the 21st century speed-pomander ball. The cloves keep the fruit from rotting as it hardens. Then the hard orange shrinks and keeps the whole thing together. It doesn't last FOREVER. My mother is just now taking down the one from last year - it was over her kitchen sink.
xx, Carrie |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
December 05, 2007
07:08 PM Post #4265446
| LOL, "seed pomander ball"! Hey, maybe the seeds would grow trees with clove-scented oranges! Hey, a year is a lot longer than they'd keep in the fruit bowl! Thanks, Carrie. |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
December 05, 2007
08:04 PM Post #4265633
| Ky, read the other thread, someone talks about one made with an apple that's over 30 years old! |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
December 05, 2007
11:50 PM Post #4266533
| LOL, wow! I will check it out--world's oldest apple! Wonder if they entered it in the Guiness Book of World Records? Thanks! |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
December 11, 2007
11:44 PM Post #4286471
| This is something I have always wanted to do. Maybe I will try one to have for the rest of the winter! |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
December 12, 2007
10:11 PM Post #4289333
| I've thought more about Ky's question about using oranges that are already a little hard, and I think the main problem would be getting the cloves in. It's a bit of a challenge when the orange is fresh and the peel is tender, but as it gets hard, it gets harder, get it? LOL. The cloves need to slide in there to preserve the whole concoction.
Also, do remember to put the paperclip in so you'll have a handle. If you wait to try to do it later, you won't be able to get it in there and the orange won't hold it. Does that make any sense?
Have fun, nanny! x, C |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
December 13, 2007
06:51 PM Post #4291969
| I decided to cut up the old orange and put it out for the critters, and they ate it up! I'll try it with a fresh one, next time I get some. lol |
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
December 13, 2007
07:18 PM Post #4292016
| Sounds like a plan. xx, C |
