On Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 7:11:58 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 5:33:11 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:18:07 -0700, graham > wrote:
> >
> > >On 2018-12-12 7:10 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > >> On 12/12/2018 7:44 PM, graham wrote:
> > >>> On 2018-12-12 2:01 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> A small handful of whole cloves, a couple of cinnamon sticks and
> > >>>> some
> > >>>> orange peel in simmering water makes the whole house smell wonderful
> > >>>> and puts a little moisture in the air.
> > >>>>
> > >>> Recently, I've been making pomanders for dried potpourri like the 3 in
> > >>> this pictu
> > >>> https://postimg.cc/ZWpVX7rP
> > >>> Graham
> > >>
> > >> Those are beautiful!
> > >>
> > >> Jill
> > >Thanks! I usually have to explain what a pomander is to people. They are
> > >so used to scented candles and plug-ins these days.
> >
> > Readers would most likely know what a pomander is.
>
> You'd pretty much have to be an old fart to know what a pomander is. You'd
> pretty much have to be an old fart to know what a Jethro Tull is. Well,
> mostly.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkwR7Dj97Q
>
> ==
>
> But, but, but I am an old fart ... <g>
>
> btw I made that Asian beef thingy today. Too sweet for me but D. loved
> it)

That's the thing about Asian food. Sweetness is considered an important element. The thing about Japanese candy is that it ain't sweet enough. That's goofy! The Brits, on the other hand, know a thing or two about the proper amount of sweet in their sweets!