DECORATIVE GARLAND RECIPES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with a dish towel or paper towels and preheat oven to 200ºF.
• Slice the oranges as thin as you can without making them too uneven. The thicker you slice them, the longer they will take to dry.
• Place the sliced oranges on the towel on your tray. Place another towel on top of the oranges and pat them dry to remove as much moisture as possible.
• Remove the paper towels and place the oranges on the baking sheet. And place in the preheated oven.
• After the first hour, flip the oranges. Continue to check and flip the oranges every half hour.
• They will take 3-7 hours to completely dry out. I removed the first dry ones at about 3 hours and continued cooking the thicker slices until about 7 hours had passed.
• If the oranges aren't dry, but you need to stop baking them for any reason, just set them on the counter until you are ready to continue baking them.
• When all your oranges are dry, it is time to make your garland. Cut a long piece of upholstery thread (as long as you want your garland to be). Thread your sewing needle and tie a knot on it so you don't lose your thread. Sew on the first cranberry, push it to the end of your thread and then tie a knot around it.
• Sew about 15 cranberries onto your thread, pushing them all the way to the end, then add an orange. I like to sew two holes in the orange with the needle so that the orange is facing out. Continue this pattern until your garland is finished.
• Hang on your Christmas tree or use to decorate your fireplace or windows.