Anyone else have a polish Mrs who punches cloves in oranges to try and create her own air freshener? All I can see when I look at it the covid virus imagery that ye see. The mind boggles.
Anyone else have a polish Mrs who punches cloves in oranges to try and create her own air freshener? All I can see when I look at it the covid virus imagery that ye see. The mind boggles.
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Tell me more about this. Does it work?
It’s like the mashed potato sculpture from *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*, but with oranges and cloves.
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Pomanders
So… so it was the Poles all along
And the tyskie in the background for the win !
I am German and we do that as well … love the smell
My ol laid got a gift of that a couple years ago I think from a german friend.
It’s an (antique)! I’m festive room deodorizer. It’s green, it’s gorgeous, embrace it
I remember these! Went to boarding school on the continent and we made these. I think they might be German/Swiss in origin.
Edit: my children also made these in primary school 18+ years ago now that I think about it. It was part of their environmental push at Christmas.
Clovid-19
If she’s truly Polish the orange is pickled first…
This has been done for centuries. Especially in stinky urban areas
Makes me think of Hellraiser
No, dobra – don’t even speak polish
My mother has done this as long as I can remember and my family are sligo culchies for at least 4 generations….
I am Irish and I do this to as it repels flies .
I don’t even have a Mrs (or Ms) but that’s some great resourcefulness, she sounds like a keeper
Does that work? As in, does it make the room smell nice or do you need to be right beside it.
Replace the orange for a lemon & it doubles down as a mosquito repellent.
*true story, apparently*
This was a make-and-do staple of 80s Irish kids’ TV. I made one and left it in the wardrobe, lovely.
I’m Canadian and we grew up doing this as a Christmas craft
My grandma used to give us oranges covered in cloves for Christmas in our stockings every year.
If you’ve got a thing for party drinks that’s a big part of making a smoking bishop.
I’m old and Irish, and I can remember my grandmother (born 1911) hanging these pomanders on ribbons in wardrobes, they would still be very fragrant after they dried out.
Add wine and warm it up a little and you’ll be set
This looks like it’ll be nice in a drink.
Knew someone from Hungary that did it as well. It was my first time seeing it.
also called a pomander, used to protect from infection.popular during the black death. you sure she isn’t a time traveller?
Nowt Polish about that
I’m Irish and I do this at Christmas! They smell gorgeous
My family did this when my sister and I were kids. My mother also has a box full of ribbon, from long pieces to scraps, so we decorated them with some of those. They really do smell like Christmas, and they look a lot less like the virus wrapped in ribbon.
ETA [link to a picture](https://imgur.com/a/oovD1bQ)
Does it work?