mom's pomander balls

2 Pinches
Middletown, OH
Updated on Aug 24, 2017

Wassail on the stove, a fresh tree in the living room decorated with homemade ornaments, and these pomander balls hanging in the windows above plug in candles she lit at night...these things are Christmas to me.

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Ingredients

  • 5 - firm oranges, lemons or limes (mom used oranges most often)
  • 1 box whole cloves
  • - (ribbon to hang with)

How To Make mom's pomander balls

  • Step 1
    Stud thin skinned fruit with cloves. Use a nail or skewer to start holes. Add row after row until fruit is covered. Remember to put a ribbon to hang it with! Makes a wonderful tree decoration or centerpiece.

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