Stockings were hung from the wood mantel in the living room. Mack's stocking held an harmonica, a pocket knife, candy and nuts. Brazil nuts are our favorite, pecans and walnuts being common here. Daddy even has a tree of 'Japanese walnuts' which are not as thin shelled as the walnuts from California, but very tasty.
Frances' stocking held jackstones; the little boys got marbles and an admonition about not putting them in their mouths. The orange in the toe of each stocking was one of the most popular items. Daddy deftly cut a hole in the stem end of each one so the juice could be sucked out through a stick of soft peppermint candy. What a treat!
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