Five tried and tested Christmas recipes

Rachel's clove oranges

They smell delicious and look lovely, but aren't meant to be eaten!

You need about 4-6 oranges and a pot of whole cloves, possibly more; and a spent match or cocktail stick.

Wipe over the oranges and use the match to make a pattern of holes in the skin. The pattern is entirely up to what is pleasing to your eye really; and into each hole push one clove.

Arrange the finished oranges in a bowl or basket and put on display and WASH YOUR HANDS (clove oil is a local anaesthetic)!

If you do this in the first week of December they should keep nicely until after Christmas.