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4. Hah! Yeah, I can kinda remember them. I don't think my Mom relied on them, though.

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 04:04 PM

Dec 11

Seems as though they were a bit mushy.

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We never had canned hams. Only the "real thing." wnylib Dec 12 #24

Why no door to door now? Elessar Zappa Dec 11 #12

Our church youth group used to go around the city, wnylib Dec 12 #25

Brandy soaked sweets Onthefly Dec 11 #5

That sounds good. Very good debm55 Dec 11 #11

The kind of tinsel that was heavy and hung nicely on the tree. Ocelot II Dec 11 #6

I loved tinsel. Every old Christmas movie tree had glorious tinsel. LakeArenal Dec 11 #7

Ribbon Candy Sneederbunk Dec 11 #10

My mom used to put oranges in our stockings in the 1970s applegrove Dec 11 #15

grating coconut for cakes and pies lynintenn Dec 11 #17

Thank you lynintenn. That sounds yummy. debm55 Dec 11 #18

Here's one that I still do. duncang Dec 11 #19

Thank you very much duncang for sharing your memories. debm55 Dec 11 #23

Everyone decorating their houses. Phoenix61 Dec 11 #20

Pretty Good This Year Here ProfessorGAC Dec 11 #21

I agree. Haven't done that since I was a kid. debm55 Dec 11 #22

Carolers at your door on Christmas Eve. Lunabell Dec 12 #26

divinity candy and peanut brittle. My grandma-then my mom riversedge Dec 12 #27

Angel hair on Christmas trees. I think it was made wnylib Dec 12 #28

Fruit cake. Rigpa108 Dec 12 #29