The idea of making festive Christmas garlands out of food is nothing new. In the Victorian era, when the Christmas tree first came into fashion, folks hung all sorts of things on the tree and around the home to celebrate Christmas, and food was no exception.
Today, though, we have a wealth of new “materials” available to us for festive food garlands. I’ll share some of the basic traditional food garland ideas, along with some new more modern takes.
Orange and Apple Garland
This garland not only looks good, it smells good too! The orange and apple garland gives you a nice rustic or country look for your home.
Thinly slice apples and oranges. Use a food dehydrator, or dry the slices in a low oven (150 degrees) for a few hours. You can also hang the slices to dry, if you have more time. Next, string the slices on thread to form your garland. You can bunch the slices up together or separate them out by tying knots in the string.
Gummy Garland
Head to your grocery store and purchase some gummy candy is lots of fun shape. Sure, there is the traditional bears and worms, but you can also find rings and rounds. If you can’t find any in your holiday candy section, check out the kosher candy aisle. Use your needle and thread to string the candy together. And yes, go ahead and use the bears if you want to make a garland for the kid in all of us.
Popcorn Garland
Making a popcorn garland is pretty easy to do, right? Well, as anyone who has ever made one knows, you tend to break more popcorn than actually string it. Here is a quick tip to take care of that. Pop your popcorn the day before. Slightly stale popcorn is a little softer, which makes threading the garland a lot easier!
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