What stirs your childhood memories? Is there a sound or smell that reminds you of visiting your grandparents? Perhaps just reading this will remind you of something you had not thought about for years.
Cloves are the small flower buds from a tropical tree and may be used to produce clove oil. I use cloves in cooking but I also keep a small jar of them just to sniff, not sure if that makes me a clove addict. My maternal grandparents lived in Aberdeen and I spent many of my summer holidays with them; as a treat they gave me clove candy which was round and flat, constructed like a coil of rope. Over the years I have tried to buy something similar but I have never found any that looked or tasted like that childhood clove candy.
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Mmmm… I love the smell of cloves. Although the one smell that always gets me thinking of childhood is freshly cut grass. It instantly takes me back to those days of playing tag and just spinning and spinning until you fall down laughing.
Hi Jocelyn, The smell of freshly cut grass is linked to many childhood memories for me as well.
My OH Buys Coltsfoot rock when he’s in the north of England. Perhaps that is similar to your clove candy?
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check it out
I think you’re right…it’s all about the memories. The thought of cloves puts my teeth on edge so perhaps I’ve a long-forgotten negative memory.
Pauleen @ http://troppont.wordpress.com
A to Z 2013
Hello again Pauleen,
I’m sorry if reading my memory of clove candy put your teeth on edge; I hope it brought back a positive childhood memory for you as well.