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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
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 Posted - Nov 11 2005 : 5:16:14 PM
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Does anyone out there know how to make those "cookie" like tree ornaments that smell like cinnamon. I bought some at a craft fair that are really cute and shaped like gingerbread men. Please let me know. Thanks, Melanie
"I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
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Deb H
Farmgirl in Training
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Deb
Glendale
Missouri
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - Nov 11 2005 : 6:37:31 PM
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Melanie, My daughter and I have made these in past years and I still have some - they still smell good, even after several years. The recipe I used was equal parts of ground cinnamon and applesauce (not the chunky kind). Then you mix it up and roll it out, cut it out with cookie cutters and make a hole for a ribbon with a straw. Then you put them on cookie racks to dry, which takes several days. That's it! Enjoy! Deb :)
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 07:36:06 AM
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thanks Deb, I will try these for sure!!
"I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 07:46:26 AM
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Melanie- Here's the recipe I use:
1/8 c. ground cloves
2/3 c. ground cinnamon
3 tsp. nutmeg
3 tsp. allspice
2/3 c. applesauce (plain not chunky and cheap is fine!)
Combine all ingredients in med. bowl. Knead until its cookie dough consistency. Do not double the recipe, make individual batches.
On wax paper, roll out dough until 3/8" thick. Make templates of cardboard for your shapes and cut out with a paring knife. (Or make slight indentation with cookie cutter but cut out with a very sharp knife). Use a straw or toothpick to make a hole for hanging and allow to air dry for 3 days. Carefully turn once a day to prevent warping.
They may be dried in the oven for 3-4 hours on low but I don't think they stay as fragrant. Decorate as you like and tie ribbon for hanging. (I have made these with mini cookie cutter shapes to decorate a tabletop tree, used larger sizes on gift tags, and made these with lots of kids, they are always a hit. Have fun, your house will smell great!
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Edited by - bramble on Nov 12 2005 07:48:23 AM |
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 07:54:10 AM
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hooray!!! Bramble and thanks. I will try yours as well Thank you , Melanie
"I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
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prairiemaid
True Blue Farmgirl
200 Posts
Margret
Canada
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Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 09:56:38 AM
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Thanks! I'm going to try these this year! Can I dry them in my dehydrator or will they not be as fragrant that way too?
Call me old fashioned. |
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Krisathome
True Blue Farmgirl
90 Posts
Kristin
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 12:35:37 PM
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We made these about 10 years ago, when my dd was 2 or so. That way if she decided to take one off the Christmas tree and take a bite, it wouldn't hurt her. They do smell wonderful. I may just do this with my youngest this year. Thanks for reminding me! |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2005 : 12:40:03 PM
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Ms.Bramble wonderwoman, knew we could count on ya to come through... We made these for my youngest girls preschool gifts. Naturally the queen of disorganization here lost the recipe. These are so sweet hanging on a tree with other things the kids make. We outlined our trees with green glitter.
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Nov 13 2005 : 10:08:47 AM
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Seems to me that adding a few drops of cinnamon oil while mixing would strengthen the fragrance. Or you could drip a little on old ones to refresh them.
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Edited by - Horseyrider on Nov 13 2005 10:09:37 AM |
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2005 : 11:36:30 AM
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yes, vey cool indeed please keep sending the recipes as I will try them all and see which ones I like best. Hooray!!!
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FlipFlopFarmer
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Carla
Molalla
Oregon
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Posted - Nov 13 2005 : 4:35:58 PM
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I was thinking of making these this year too. The recipe I have is very similar only it also has elmers glue in it?
I was thinking that this would be a cute gift tag as well assumeing you could write on it with a fine tip marker of some sort.
Carla
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Love generously.
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whispering pines
True Blue Farmgirl
428 Posts
patricia
sedro woolley
wa
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2005 : 4:51:48 PM
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| Could you give us the recipe using elmers glue......Thank you |
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FlipFlopFarmer
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Carla
Molalla
Oregon
198 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 10:30:42 AM
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Here's the link to the site that has the recipe I have. I think it would be really YUMMY with the addition of the cloves, nutmeg & allspice like brambles recipe.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/dough2.html
Carla
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 11:02:15 AM
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Marget- I have never tried them in the dehydrator but it might dry them too quickly (ha!) and become even more brittle.Not sure...let me know if you try it.
Girls, I threw away my Elmer's glue recipe because I think that glue smells BAD!It didn't seem to make a superior product when included, in my opinion. Does anyone have a different experience? It would be nice to add something that makes them more durable without sacrificing scent.
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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl
235 Posts
Jocelyn
parrsboro
nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2005 : 03:52:23 AM
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Originally posted by Deb P
Melanie, My daughter and I have made these in past years and I still have some - they still smell good, even after several years. The recipe I used was equal parts of ground cinnamon and applesauce (not the chunky kind). Then you mix it up and roll it out, cut it out with cookie cutters and make a hole for a ribbon with a straw. Then you put them on cookie racks to dry, which takes several days. That's it! Enjoy! Deb :)
"Well-behaved women rarely make history" - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
 Hi Deb i tried the cinn. ornament recipee and it is super, I can't seem to stop making them, they are fun, and i can't waite to hang some of them on my tree this year. Jo~~
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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
198 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2005 : 5:10:08 PM
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| Uh, this may sound really stupid, but if you wanted to decorate these ornaments, how would yo do that? Do you glue things to them? Or, like with sugar cookies or gingerbread, use royal icing? And, uh, another stupid question: can these ornaments rot? Thanks in advance! -Cat |
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FloralSaucer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Australia
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FloralSaucer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Australia
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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl
235 Posts
Jocelyn
parrsboro
nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2005 : 03:40:58 AM
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I have been making these cinn. ornaments, left and right here, since I found the recipee on here, they are so fun to make. I used small chunks of the cinn, left over from the straw,that u make the hole with, for hanging, and made eyes, they seem to be staying good, and a pen or pencill just dab it lightly, to draw out nose, and mouth, it dries with the cookie ornament, eveyone around here,is soo excited. scrambling to make some for xmas, such a good idea. We taped a few on xmas gifts,with yarn int he hole of them to ahng on a tree, and put the recipee inside the gift, cool idea! I have been using saran wrap to roll them out i put one under and one over, it leaves a bit of crack look but i found it easier to peel off, to put out to dry, and u can smooth it out with your fingers or what ever. I also dry them on the saran wrap seems easier to peel off to turn, works well for me anyways, prob wax paper would be good, but didn't have any at the time, so will have to try that too. don't think they rot, probably too dry to rot, i do know they sure smell good.I put a whole bunch of them on my Charlie Brown tree i have in the porch ha ha! I am sooo glad to have found that recipee on here.grandkids love making them too. jo!
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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl
235 Posts
Jocelyn
parrsboro
nova scotia
Canada
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Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 3:35:34 PM
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hi girls, well i got some stuff to make some cinnamon decorations with again this yr. they are soooo sweet. i put some of them tied on gifts, and they are good for gifts all by themselves along with my homemade soaps~ it is the best thing i've ever seen. i am sooo glad i found out how to make them from this sight u girls are all so wonderfull friendly and supportive! later jo!p.s. anyone starting them for this yr yet?
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FloralSaucer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Australia
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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jocelyn
parrsboro
nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 06:38:32 AM
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floral they are really easy, and sooo fun to make, even the little ones can make them. i like tieing plaid ribbon on them for to hang,thay smell sooooo good! jo~
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babs
True Blue Farmgirl
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Babette
MN
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 11:43:51 AM
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We made a ton of these a few years ago. I really should sit with the kids and make more, they look so "country" and smell good.
I put mine in the dehydrator and they've lasted well. I didn't use the glue recipe. Infact I really didn't use any recipe. I started with a bowl of sauce and added cinamon until I had a soft dough. Then we rolled them out, cut them and laid them in the dehydrator. I don't remember how long it took. We had some bits left over so we added a little water rolled it up and made cinnamon beads.
I took a picture with my really awful camera - apologies.
See it here: http://web.mac.com/phase2design/ornaments.jpg
The lines you see in the large star are from the dehydrator.
I originally strung them with slices of dried orange, so that the shape was centered in the orange slice, then I knotted it, strung a bead, knot, loop for hanging, knot. The cinnamon ornaments outlasted the orange slices by about 2 years. Apparently I don't have the knack for drying oranges, they were either too thick which made them gummy and they went bad, or too dry and were brittle and broke.
Babs
Country Egg
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Edited by - babs on Sep 30 2006 11:46:28 AM |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Sep 30 2006 : 6:37:10 PM
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I make mine with glue. Here is a tip though. Check with a local school cafeteria. I was able to order a 1 gallon jug of cinnamon at a HUGE discount. I have enough cinnamon to make 1 MILLION ornaments! HA
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl
235 Posts
Jocelyn
parrsboro
nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2006 : 12:59:22 PM
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i packed mine away last yr. hopefully they won't be too brittle when i get into them as i used them on the tree last yr. but going to make some more anyways, for this yr. the cinnamon bread one is sooo cool! i'll have to try that too. jo~,
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2006 : 1:12:08 PM
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Boy I was just reading the recipe, maybe a gallon of cinnamon might not be enough!!
NANCY JO |
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