Thanksgiving Thief (8 page)

Authors: Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew lined up behind Mary.

“I wonder if we would have found any feathers if those wild turkeys hadn't tried to destroy Thanksgiving,” Bess whispered.

“I don't really believe now that they were trying to destroy Thanksgiving, Bess,” Nancy whispered back. “I think they were just trying to get our attention.”

“Well, they certainly did that,” George said with a smile.

Then, on cue, the four Native American princesses walked out onto the stage, where they were welcomed by the Pilgrims.

Pumpkin Pie Pomander

A pomander is a mixture of great-smelling things packaged in a paper ball. A pumpkin pie pomander will make you think it's Thanksgiving all year when you hang it inside your closet or put it in a drawer.

You will need:

One orange

Two boxes of dried cloves

One tin or jar of pumpkin pie spice

Two sheets of tissue paper

Ten to twelve inches of orange or brown grosgrain (narrow) ribbon

One plastic food-storage bag

Two sheets of stickers with gold or silver stars and half moons, or two sheets with stickers that would appeal to one of your friends, if you plan to give the pomander as a gift!

Before you start, you need to put on an apron, and then cover the kitchen table with newspaper. It's probably a good idea to secure the newspaper with tape. Then, when it's time to clean up, you can simply wad up the newspaper and throw it into the trash.

First, stick the cloves into the orange, pushing them down as far as they'll go, until the entire surface is covered.

Next, put the pumpkin pie spice in the food-storage bag. Add the clove-studded orange and shake gently until the orange is covered with the spice.

Then wrap the orange in the tissue paper, tie it up with the orange or brown ribbon, and put it in a warm, dry place for about a month. When the orange is dried out, the pomander is ready to make your room smell like it's full of pumpkin pies!

Now decorate the tissue paper with the stickers, and you're all set!

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Nancy Drew

and the
Clue Crew