SWEET SMELLING CHRISTMAS TREE

What is Christmas without a Christmas tree.Christmas tree is the most important decoration

during the Christmas season.It add a touch of grace and elegance to homes and residences.Years

ago during my stay in Melbourne,Australia I had a friend who married an Australian who never

forget to invite me and my spouse to their house during Christmas.Of course,they had a big

Christmas tree in their living room,beautifully decorated with strands of lights,garlands and

ornaments.The following year she told me she wanted something different for her Christmas

tree.She wanted some ideas from me.I told her to have a sweet smelling Christmas tree.

So this was what I did to make her Christmas tree smells sweet:

1.Cut a bunch of pandan leaves(screwpine) very finely (use a very sharp knife)

2.Mix the finely cut pandan leaves with rose petals together with petals of other

flowers of own choice(e.g.jasmine and other sweet smelling flowers).Cut the petals

into small bits if the petals are too big.

3.Spray and mix your favourite perfume or colonge together with the pandan leaves

plus the flower petals.(Make sure you mix enough to smell the fragrance))

4.Put the pandan leaves in small pouches and hang it around the Christmas tree.

5.Put the remaining pandan leaves in a big bowl and place it at the skirt of the Christmas tree

(Pandan leaves( picture above) are available at Asian food store.

It has a sweet,pleasant aroma and very soothing.)

Since then my friend had my home-made' pandan leaves potpourri ' to keep her

Christmas tree smells sweet.

To my dear friend I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year