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Ocelot II

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4. Evergreens.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 03:46 PM

22 hrs ago

Also cardamom, smells like Grandma's julekake.

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The sense of smell stirs the greatest memory. What is your favorite Christmas smell.? Mine is cinnamon. [View all] debm55 22 hrs ago OP

The smell of the tree Mad_Dem_X 22 hrs ago #1

Thank you Mad_Dem_X. Was there a special Christmas tree smell you liked? debm55 22 hrs ago #2

Just the smell of the pine. :) Mad_Dem_X 5 hrs ago #27

Stuffing, turkey & tree SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #3

Thank you very much SheltieLover for sharing the smells that bring back your memories. debm55 20 hrs ago #12

Evergreens. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #4

Thank you very much, Ocelot II for sharing with us. Love those smells debm55 20 hrs ago #11

Grandpa Whyisthisstillclose 21 hrs ago #5

Thank you for sharing with us, Whyisthisstillclose. debm55 20 hrs ago #10

Mine is Ginger, justaprogressive 21 hrs ago #6

Thank you very much, justaprogressive. I want to cry. That is so nice for posting the recipes for us. You are wonderful. debm55 20 hrs ago #9

Just some work I'd already done... justaprogressive 20 hrs ago #13

Sugar cookies MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #7

Thank you very much. MustLoveBeagles. debm55 21 hrs ago #8

I See, well then justaprogressive 20 hrs ago #14

Wow 😲 MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #19

the smell of the tree. the turkey quietly cooking for hours . and the dressing. psst close the door AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #15

Thank you very much, Bear. HAHHAHAHHha debm55 16 hrs ago #20

Pine tree smell, I have Christmas candles Tree Lady 19 hrs ago #16

Oh that smell is wonderful. thank you very much Tree Lady. debm55 15 hrs ago #21

The tree smell.... electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #17

Thank you very much, electric_blue68 Love your choices, Now sing that carol debm55 15 hrs ago #22

🎵🎶 "Deck the Halls with.." electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #24

HAHAHAHAHHAHha, debm55 1 hr ago #38

Love The Smell & Taste Of Cinnamon, Too ProfessorGAC 18 hrs ago #18

Thank you ProfessorGAC, Did you try to get a patent for it. It sounds delightful debm55 15 hrs ago #23

While I Was Still There... ProfessorGAC 6 hrs ago #25

Thank you very much for answering my question. debm55 1 hr ago #37

Cooked goose. OLDMDDEM 6 hrs ago #26

OLDMDDEM , thank you very much for your post. I love the smell of cooked goose and the raspberry sauce on top. debm55 1 hr ago #39

Gingerbread cookies C_U_L8R 5 hrs ago #28

Thank you very much C_U_L8R.for sharing with us. I can right now while reading your post smell the gingerbread cookies. debm55 1 hr ago #40

Anise Bmoboy 5 hrs ago #29

Thank you very much, Bmoboy, I love Anise pizzlies debm55 1 hr ago #41

mmmm... Pizzelles C_U_L8R 1 hr ago #42

My Grandma made Springerle Anise cookies Bmoboy 14 min ago #46

In the fifties when my mother, grandmother and Mrs Wagner would take over the kitchen and make several hundred ... marble falls 4 hrs ago #30

Oh wow, marble falls. What a wonderful array of food smells. Did they make the pirogis for a church group? I like the debm55 58 min ago #44

Gingerbread and sugar cookies. The warm pine smell from candles. Polly Hennessey 4 hrs ago #31

Thank you so much , Polly Hennessey. The smells you selected say Christmas. debm55 1 hr ago #36

Pine from the tree that my dad chopped down and mom's brown sugar Christmas cookies baking. catbyte 4 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much for sharing with us. catbyte. Pine and fresh cookies baking are the ultimate smells of debm55 1 hr ago #35

Pine from the Christmas tree. Itchinjim 3 hrs ago #33

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Itchinjim. That is a very unique smell. I wish I could enjoy it, but it gives debm55 1 hr ago #34

Pine sap and the smell of baking gingerbread. Aristus 59 min ago #43

Thank you Aristus. for your selections. I can't do the pine anymore as it gives me migraines but I can do the freshly debm55 44 min ago #45