We got an orange in our stocking every year, or sometimes a tangerine, from the tree outside our home, of course; not the grocery store.
Underwear and socks were also often gifts.
My how things changed not long after that, and now it looks like we are returning to those days.
My cousins are in their early 60s now and it is a family tradition that everyone gets an orange in their stocking as a reminder of what my dad’s family went through during the depression.
My oranges are ripening now as I write this - lemons and grapefruit too! Looks like a good crop - and I am happy to share with my neighbors.