Clementines for Seasonal Entertaining

Oh, my darlin', why not incorporate some clementines into your holiday tabletop? Be it in a centerpiece bowl, at individual place settings, or even as a little lantern...

We're spying beautiful (and tasty) clementines in their little 5-pound crates popping up at the grocery store. Grab a box and use them in your seasonal entertaining.

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The place setting is adorable.

You could also make mini orange pomanders (an orange studded with whole cloves)

posted by akay on November 5th 2009 at 11:56am
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I love having a dish of clementines this time of year -- not only for the look but for the smell. Divine!

I keep the peels and boil them with a cinnamon stick. They make the whole house smell amazing.

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on November 5th 2009 at 12:24pm
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clementines are my favorite fruit -- I can eat them like candy. MmmmmmMMmm so glad they're coming into season again.

posted by mlleErica on November 5th 2009 at 12:30pm
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LOVE the baby clem lantern!
I'll have to look for these at the grocery store. Love the commenter's idea of a mini pomander, too…mmm.

posted by www.paigeworthy.com on November 5th 2009 at 1:10pm
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Love clementines.

I remember as a kid one snowy afternoon before Xmas, Mom got a box of these and a bottle of whole cloves:

We stuck a number of cloves in them and tied them in golden ribbons, then hung them from our christmas tree - the smells of orange and cloves remind me of that day...

posted by bepsf on November 5th 2009 at 2:34pm
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