Cinnamon-scented pine cones?

anne · 11-21-2009, 07:36 PM

I always love the smell of these in stores at Christmastime. I just can't make myself buy them with so many pine cones on the ground near my house. Has anyone ever made your own? I looked up a couple of ways online, one was to put cinnamon oil in a bag with pine cones and shake it, and the other was to paint it on the pinecones. How much is the oil? A bag of the pinecones is $4.

ann2 · 11-21-2009, 07:52 PM

Anne, I have no clue but I was in a Fresh Market the other day and they had them in the entrance and they smelled really good. I couldn't get over the fragrance and how pleasant it was.

Rosette · 11-21-2009, 07:55 PM

I finally broke down and bought a bag -- put them in a basket on top of the fridge. They smell great!

dubhghlas · 11-21-2009, 08:05 PM

I LOVE those things! But I'm like you Anne. I have so many nice cones around the house, I just collected them and tried to make my own. But it doesn't smell quite as strong or nice as the store bought one. So sorry, I'm no help. I don't know what to do about it...

Laurie65 · 11-21-2009, 09:10 PM

My local Jewel has them in the entry as you walk in the store. I've never bought any though, so I'm not sure how much they are here.

Bambi · 11-22-2009, 12:08 AM

20 pinecones
cinnamon-scented oil

Directions

Spread pine cones on foil-covered cookie sheet and cook at 250* for one hour. This will kill any critters that might be in there.

When cool place in a heavy plastic bag and sprinkle well with the Cinnamon Oil Scent. Seal tightly and let set for about four weeks.

dubhghlas · 11-22-2009, 08:02 AM

Bambi to the rescue!! Thanks for that! I'm gonna do it! I was just using ground cinnamon.

Cynthia J · 11-22-2009, 08:26 AM

Thanks for the recipe, Bambi. I have pine cones of all shapes and sizes too.
Cynthia J

alliedawn_98 · 11-22-2009, 09:29 AM

I have bought those or the scented brooms in past years. One year, I made a Christmas wreath and put cinnamon sticks in the bow. We lived in an upstairs apartment at the time and had a stairwell with 4 apartment entrances. As soon as you came in the door, you could smell our Christmas wreath!

I'll have to look for cinnamon oil as I'd like to try doing this on my own.

anne · 11-22-2009, 07:33 PM

Thanks for your input, and especially for the "recipe", Bambi! I checked out the cinnamon scented oil at Wal-Mart and it was $1.97, and they only had cinnamon/nutmeg or apple/cinnamon. At half the price of a bag of already scented pinecones, now I'm thinking I may take the easy way out and just buy the bag

11-21-2009, 07:36 PM	#1
anne Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florence, AL USA Posts: 2,016	Cinnamon-scented pine cones? I always love the smell of these in stores at Christmastime. I just can't make myself buy them with so many pine cones on the ground near my house. Has anyone ever made your own? I looked up a couple of ways online, one was to put cinnamon oil in a bag with pine cones and shake it, and the other was to paint it on the pinecones. How much is the oil? A bag of the pinecones is $4. __________________ anne Why couldn't the animals on the ark play cards? Noah was standing on the deck!

11-21-2009, 07:52 PM	#2
ann2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,479	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? Anne, I have no clue but I was in a Fresh Market the other day and they had them in the entrance and they smelled really good. I couldn't get over the fragrance and how pleasant it was. __________________ ann2 "The best way out is always through." Helen Keller

11-21-2009, 07:55 PM	#3
Rosette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York State Posts: 4,604	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? I finally broke down and bought a bag -- put them in a basket on top of the fridge. They smell great! __________________ "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." [Matthew 5:16]

11-21-2009, 08:05 PM	#4
dubhghlas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Posts: 2,628	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? I LOVE those things! But I'm like you Anne. I have so many nice cones around the house, I just collected them and tried to make my own. But it doesn't smell quite as strong or nice as the store bought one. So sorry, I'm no help. I don't know what to do about it... __________________ ~ suzi ~ daughter and me in avatar "The deepest problems of the human race are spiritual in nature. They are rooted in man's refusal to seek God's way for his life. The problem is the human heart, which God alone can change." Billy Graham

11-21-2009, 09:10 PM	#5
Laurie65 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,501	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? My local Jewel has them in the entry as you walk in the store. I've never bought any though, so I'm not sure how much they are here. __________________ "If there is anything that links the human with the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it." Abraham Lincoln

11-22-2009, 12:08 AM	#6
Bambi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Land of Eternal Winter Posts: 4,026	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? 20 pinecones cinnamon-scented oil Directions Spread pine cones on foil-covered cookie sheet and cook at 250* for one hour. This will kill any critters that might be in there. When cool place in a heavy plastic bag and sprinkle well with the Cinnamon Oil Scent. Seal tightly and let set for about four weeks.

11-22-2009, 08:02 AM	#7
dubhghlas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Posts: 2,628	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? Bambi to the rescue!! Thanks for that! I'm gonna do it! I was just using ground cinnamon. __________________ ~ suzi ~ daughter and me in avatar "The deepest problems of the human race are spiritual in nature. They are rooted in man's refusal to seek God's way for his life. The problem is the human heart, which God alone can change." Billy Graham

11-22-2009, 08:26 AM	#8
Cynthia J Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Dakota & N.W. Iowa Posts: 3,250	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? Thanks for the recipe, Bambi. I have pine cones of all shapes and sizes too. Cynthia J

11-22-2009, 09:29 AM	#9
alliedawn_98 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeastern Indiana Posts: 5,776	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? I have bought those or the scented brooms in past years. One year, I made a Christmas wreath and put cinnamon sticks in the bow. We lived in an upstairs apartment at the time and had a stairwell with 4 apartment entrances. As soon as you came in the door, you could smell our Christmas wreath! I'll have to look for cinnamon oil as I'd like to try doing this on my own. __________________ Alicia "A woman is like a teabag...you don't know how strong she is until you put her in hot water." -Eleanor Roosevelt

11-22-2009, 07:33 PM	#10
anne Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florence, AL USA Posts: 2,016	Re: Cinnamon-scented pine cones? Thanks for your input, and especially for the "recipe", Bambi! I checked out the cinnamon scented oil at Wal-Mart and it was $1.97, and they only had cinnamon/nutmeg or apple/cinnamon. At half the price of a bag of already scented pinecones, now I'm thinking I may take the easy way out and just buy the bag __________________ anne Why couldn't the animals on the ark play cards? Noah was standing on the deck!

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