Orange-Clove Pomanders - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oranges (or lemons)
whole cloves
decorative ribbon
The Spice Mix
4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons ground cloves
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons ground allspice
1/4 cup orrisroot powder (as preservative)

Preparation

Combine the spice mix ingredients.
Wash oranges.
Insert cloves into oranges in a decorative pattern (stripes, swirls, whatever strikes your fancy!).
Roll cloved oranges in the spice mixture within 24 hours and set in a warm place to dry, turning fruit daily.
Drying takes from two weeks to possibly a month.
Pomanders are completely dry when they are hard.
Remove pomanders from the spice mix, dust off a little, and tie with decorative ribbons. Set out in a bowl, or you can use as Christmas ornaments.