pomander

And we need you to send us a pomander of questions.

"A pomander would be handy right about now," she said.

I asked, adjusting the pomander that hung from his belt.

In colonial houses, pomanders were once used as window decorations.

Lowering his pomander he took a delicate peck at the air.

I dry my pomanders for a week or two on a sunny windowsill.

The first uses for making a pomander was to carry a religious keepsake.

There were also unusual items such as a pomander and toy sewing machines.

Oranges are sometimes used to make a sweet-smelling "pomander" to perfume a room.

Other ingredients in the process of making pomanders are:

Pomanders were first mentioned in literature in the mid-thirteenth century.

"Potpourri Pomander," children ages 4 and up will create a flowery ball.

Collier wrinkled his nose, waving a pomander of spices under it.

Scented waters are also used in making other products such as pomanders and body care products.

Ostwald produced a pomander similar to the one that hung about Felix's neck.

"He was always sniffing at that pomander and it was only a matter of time before the drugs got him.

She held a golden pomander to her nostrils; it muffled her command.

It smelled like a pomander and tasted like Christmas.

There are also recipes and advice for creating pomanders and spice bags.

Mountain pomanders stood here and there clouds of pink mist clutched in silver fingers.

Pomanders were an early form of aromatherapy.

There was a lengthy pause while the Queen's cunningly articulated fingers played with a pomander.

And Pomander is not the only store - each unique, each irreplaceable - that faces an uncertain future.

A combination of fruit and spice, pomanders have always seemed the perfect treasure or the perfect gift.

Felix took the pomander and breathed deeply.