I remember the year I asked for a lime in my stocking (because I’d never had one before). My mother thought I was crazy, but she put one in anyway. I ate it — but I was surprised to learn that limes are even more sour-tasting than lemons are!
I remember when buying a crate of oranges was a part of Christmas. The smell of orange peel mixed with the smell of pine needles is one of my memories. Real trees in those days. We always had an orange in our stocking, along with Brazil nuts etc—exotic at that time in that place. My parents didn’t allow us to believe in Santa (although with TV around how could you, really?) We “played Santa” for each other which was more fun.
When I was a child during the Depression, an orange was a very special thing to get at Christmas. Even today, navel oranges are one of my favorite fruits.
Linux0s almost 11 years ago
You need bigger feet Sally.
legaleagle48 almost 11 years ago
I remember the year I asked for a lime in my stocking (because I’d never had one before). My mother thought I was crazy, but she put one in anyway. I ate it — but I was surprised to learn that limes are even more sour-tasting than lemons are!
favm almost 11 years ago
Just remember that any fruit will taste better than coal.
orinoco womble almost 11 years ago
I remember when buying a crate of oranges was a part of Christmas. The smell of orange peel mixed with the smell of pine needles is one of my memories. Real trees in those days. We always had an orange in our stocking, along with Brazil nuts etc—exotic at that time in that place. My parents didn’t allow us to believe in Santa (although with TV around how could you, really?) We “played Santa” for each other which was more fun.
snoopy23898 almost 11 years ago
I still get oranges in my stocking and eat them haha :P I am a bit to old for this
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
Odd set-up. “Gramma says…” This is the first Charlie Brown and Sally have heard about stockings?
scrabblefiend almost 11 years ago
When I was a child during the Depression, an orange was a very special thing to get at Christmas. Even today, navel oranges are one of my favorite fruits.
GROG Premium Member almost 11 years ago
If I ever got an orange in my stocking I’d never put up my stocking again. I can’t stand oranges.
Darryl Heine almost 11 years ago
Or 3 tiny lumps of coal…
NovemberZebra almost 11 years ago
~This strip has been copied from the Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon… nothing new here.
EricPost almost 11 years ago
Oranges???? By 1960 Tang was the in thing. And is Sally referring to her bra?
Aaron Saltzer almost 11 years ago
Stockings. Not socks.
Doctor11 almost 11 years ago
Wrong type of sock, Sally.
AmyGrantfan51774 almost 11 years ago
I have this strip in the book that yesterday’s strip was in The Joy of a Peanuts Christmas that Hallmark put out in 2000 in the chapter The ’60s