#pomanders

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~ Orange and Clove Pomanders ~

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Every year the Branch Librarian and her wife would make a homemade gift for the whole staff of 50. One year they made us each a pomander.

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It's Christmas time, NOT camouflage time. Less is more, so spend time and money on a well-dressed tree and tasteful accessories to enhance your existing decor rather than compete with it.

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Bow Tie and Bubbles the ceramic pomanders are out in the snow on Dartmoor.

In Devon, England.

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[kindaoffkilter]

The Magical History of Pomanders

Where the tradition of covering oranges with cloves came from & reasons you’ll want to make one this holiday season.

Why is the CORONA-ORANGE not the “viral” seasonal craft activity?!  I made me some!

The name Pomander comes from the French term “pomme d’ambre” — which roughly translates to “apple of perfume,” or as I call it: A perfume ball. Pomanders originally took many forms, not just the clove and orange variety, which is the most common today. Pomanders, or the practice of carrying or wearing a ball of perfume (often carried in a protective cage of the same name), was popularized in Europe around the late Middle Ages. At this time, pomanders were used for protection against infection, pestilence, and disease,(or simply the smell of sickness). All of which were far too common at the time due to poverty and a lack of advanced medical knowledge. Pomanders have always been seen as a symbol of good luck and health.“

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Pomanders