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BelgiëAir Fresheners and Decorations with Orange
LONG-LASTING POTPOURRI - It is always pleasant to add orange peel to a homemade potpourri. You can use small pine cones, dried seeds or flower corollas such as cloves, cinnamon, sandalwood sprigs, bay leaves, rosemary, thyme and lavender, to add to a small amount of ready-made potpourri or to revitalise a mixture that has lost its aroma. Place all your ingredients in a polythene bag, adding a little powdered orris root (Florentine iris), if you can find it, and sprinkle with 4 to 6 teaspoons of salt to act as a preservative, especially for the orange peel. Close the bag tightly and stir it well, leaving it in a dark place for a week and shaking it every day. Place the mixture in a bowl and stir it frequently so it gives off the fragrance.
PEEL GARLAND - Peel several oranges in a spiral in fairly wide strips, carefully so they do not break, so that the peels curl up naturally. With a large needle and strong thread, make a knot at one end of the thread. Roll up the peel in a not too tight spiral and then pass the threaded needle through the centre of the spiral. Thread all the spirals you want, leaving a good amount of thread untied. Put them in a plastic bag and sprinkle with a little cinnamon and a teaspoon of orris root. Close the bag tightly and shake it well, leaving it in a dark place for a week. To hang the aromatiser, you can make bows between the spirals and the ends of the thread; if you wish, add a few dried flowers held by the bow. Do not forget to make the knots at the ends of the threads when you have added all the bows and the peels.
ORANGE AND HERB POTPOURRI - This is a short-lasting aromatiser and a good way to use orange peels instead of throwing them in the bin. Peel an orange in a fine spiral. Put the peel in a polythene bag. Wash and dry a handful of rosemary and thyme and add them to the bag. Sprinkle with a few drops of eucalyptus essence and add a tablespoon of sunflower oil. Close the bag tightly and shake it well. Put the mixture in a bowl and place it in a warm room; if you put it near a radiator, its aroma will spread throughout the room.
ORANGE TEA LIGHT - Cut a shallow lid off the top of a large orange. Squeeze the juice, being careful not to break the skin, and remove the contents with a small spoon. If necessary, cut a strip from the bottom of the orange so it stays balanced. Use a small, sharp knife to cut a design in the side of the orange. Cut a hole in the centre of the orange lid, place a small candle inside it and light it, then put the lid back in place.
EXOTIC-SCENTED BATH SALTS - Mix the peel of an orange cut into thin strips with a handful of spiky rosemary leaves and another of lavender flowers in a polythene bag. Add a few drops of eucalyptus essence, close the bag and shake it well. Put between a third and a half of the mixture in a muslin cloth and immerse it in the bath water. Keep the rest for another time.