Comments on: Family Traditions http://principleddiscovery.com/2006/12/24/family-traditions/ If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do? --Psalm 11:3 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Blueberry http://principleddiscovery.com/2006/12/24/family-traditions/#comment-828 Blueberry Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:08:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=345#comment-828 Ah yes, the days of receiving an orange in the stocking. °Ü° I remember reading somewhere that receiving an orange in the stocking was a real treat when the delicious vitamin C packing fruit was hard to come by in the northern states during winter months.<br /><br />Could that have come from Little House on the Prairie? LOL Who knows, but I'm sure many children were thrilled to receive an orange years ago. I'm sad to say that the first time I put an orange in my children's stocking didn't result in wonderful felt blessings that's for sure. I heart "An orange? What did we get an orange?" It was as if they received coal or rocks! <br /><br />Chalk it up to having fruit around regularly maybe? LOL<br /><br />I really do long for simple days, but even when things looked simple back then, in reality it really wasn't. Ah yes, the days of receiving an orange in the stocking. °Ü° I remember reading somewhere that receiving an orange in the stocking was a real treat when the delicious vitamin C packing fruit was hard to come by in the northern states during winter months.

Could that have come from Little House on the Prairie? LOL Who knows, but I’m sure many children were thrilled to receive an orange years ago. I’m sad to say that the first time I put an orange in my children’s stocking didn’t result in wonderful felt blessings that’s for sure. I heart “An orange? What did we get an orange?” It was as if they received coal or rocks!

Chalk it up to having fruit around regularly maybe? LOL

I really do long for simple days, but even when things looked simple back then, in reality it really wasn’t.

]]> By: Judy Aron http://principleddiscovery.com/2006/12/24/family-traditions/#comment-827 Judy Aron Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:25:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=345#comment-827 You know - that's interesting.. I am Jewish and my parents used to give us oranges or tangerines for Hannukah when I was little - I guess it is a "Depression Era" thing. (one has to ward off scurvy in hard times) You know - that’s interesting.. I am Jewish and my parents used to give us oranges or tangerines for Hannukah when I was little - I guess it is a “Depression Era” thing. (one has to ward off scurvy in hard times)

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