Tangerine dreams

WITH ITS SWEET TASTE AND FLASH OF COLOUR, CITRUS IS A SEASONAL TONIC. TAKE A PIECE AND SAVOUR THE MAGIC OF THIS MOMENT, SAYS JESSICA FURSETH

Midwinter doesn’t really have many smells of its own. Beyond the invitingly acrid aroma of pine and the icy metallic scent of snow, this season’s smells are mostly memories of things that happened before nature went to sleep. Such as the baked goods spiced with ginger, cardamom and nutmeg, grown in summer and dried for later. Or the earthy whiff of wool jumpers that have become damp, bringing to mind sheep grazing in green fields. Or maybe the sweet smoke of burning logs, with sap crusting around the twig holes as a reminder that inside every tree that’s currently bare, spring is waiting. So many good things of winter are down to past labours, and our foresight to put away some of our good fortune so we can enjoy it…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025

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