[silent_jonny]

I guess that's good in some ways, not so good in others.

I remember the walnuts and oranges too. I never understood what they had to do with Christmas or the Holidays, LOL.

[snugs]

When I was younger satsumas and nuts were always put in stockings and they used to only be available at that time of the year or more accurately the nice ones but now you can get good quality all year.

Though I do think that walnuts in particular were better then. Now in England they are often 1 - 2 year old California ones but I did manage to get some wet English ones the other day - shame because they are wet they will not keep for Christmas but that gives a good excuse to eat them now. In fact I am eating one as I post.

To me nuts, raisins and satsumas are all part of Christmas along with chocolate money and chocolate on the tree.


Of course going back to my grandmother and great grandmother a lot of children all they got for Christmas was some fruit and if lucky nuts in a stocking.