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Do you all put actual oranges in the toe of stockings?

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ElfrideSwancourt · 16/12/2018 15:13

We've always put chocolate oranges in the stocking toes, but one of my DC is very lactose intolerant and doesn't want one this year.

I feel a bit mean just putting an orange in hers, but she doesn't like dark chocolate.

Has anyone got any good ideas for what I could put instead?

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BlackBeltInPresentWrapping · 16/12/2018 15:20

Santa always puts in a satsuma or tangerine here.

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CantSleepClownsWillEatMe · 16/12/2018 15:21

No we go for the ok' chocolate orange. I'm surprised some of the manufacturers haven't come up with a 'free from' version given nowadays the chocolate orange is pretty much a tradition in its own right.

Not the same I know but could you pop a dairy free orange dessert or cake in?

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ApolloandDaphne · 16/12/2018 15:23

Always a satsuma and and apple in first. Then a handful of chocolate coins plus some small gifts and other sweets.

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StarShapedWindow · 16/12/2018 15:23

Always a real satsuma or tangerine - whichever’s in the fruit bowl. My sons just gets returned to the fruit bowl each year after it’s emerged from the stocking but it’s tradition!

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Thesearmsofmine · 16/12/2018 15:23

Put an orange in them all and then a choc orange further up the stocking for the others and another type of treat in hers.

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Stormwhale · 16/12/2018 15:26

I don't do either. My mum never did so it hadn't occurred to me. Dds stocking just contains small gifts.

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Pascha · 16/12/2018 15:26

Mine both hate oranges so one gets an apple and the other a banana or raisins. Ds1 gets jellybabies as his sweets and ds2 jellytots. I don't like them having Chocolate in their bedrooms because they will definitely make a mess.

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Phoenixrise · 16/12/2018 15:29

Always an orange, a walnut and a couple of chocolate coins, not that they necessarily get eaten

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FissionChips · 16/12/2018 15:34

Asda do nice orange milk chocolate dairy free bar.

Dd’s Stocking just has gifts, I don’t see the point of an orange, it’s not a luxury anymore.

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ElfrideSwancourt · 16/12/2018 15:37

Thanks fissionchips I will head over to Asda and have a look for that.

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ElfrideSwancourt · 16/12/2018 15:38

I could even melt it into an orange shape if I'm feeling enthusiastic (unlikely!)

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FissionChips · 16/12/2018 15:38

Sainsbury’s do one too but Asda’s is nicer.

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AdaColeman · 16/12/2018 15:40

Always a real satsuma or tangerine here, it's the law! Xmas Grin

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UrbaneSprawl · 16/12/2018 15:43

Actual clementines or similar are traditional here. And in my DP’s family they are always accompanied by a wrapped lump of coal as a reminder to be good of for the rest of the year!

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JellyBabiesSaveLives · 16/12/2018 15:46

Hell no. Taking up chocolate space with fruit would not be well received. The pancreatically-challenged child says chocolate is better than fruit because it has the carb count written on the packet so he knows how much insulin to give himself ....

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JurassicGirl · 16/12/2018 15:47

I second Asda chocolate orange dairy free buttons - so nice!!

Could you get one of those baubles that are clear plastic that you can fill yourself?

I got some dairy free truffles that look like sprouts that are lovely!

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shouldwestayorshouldwego · 16/12/2018 15:52

Orange jelly slices in a clear bauble.

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eddiemairswife · 16/12/2018 16:01

I always had an orange, so did my children. It was always orange, choc coins, nuts,apple then small unwrapped gifts. That kept them happy until after breakfast, getting dressed and starting on presents under the tree.

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anyoldname76 · 16/12/2018 16:19

mine have a satsuma in their stockings, along with chocolate coins and some little wrapped gifts

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Christmasgone2018 · 16/12/2018 16:24

At the very toe of the stocking is a hazelnut. Then comes a satsuma, tube of smarties, chocolate coins and then a couple of little gifts ( socks or photo frame or the like)

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LynetteScavo · 16/12/2018 16:26

We always find a real satsuma, but Lush are doing satsuma bath bombs....

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Butterflycookie · 16/12/2018 17:36

Yep mum still puts an orange in ours. It was only recently that I discovered that a lot of people get chocolate oranges!

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HairyToity · 16/12/2018 18:20

Always a satsuma in the stocking.

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GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 16/12/2018 18:26

Satsuma or clementine. It's the law in this house.
Might also get a chocolate orange (me from dh) but always the fresh one too.

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KirstyAllsoppsFatterTwin · 16/12/2018 18:27

A satsuma, a handful of nuts in their shells and a lump of coal.

That's what I grew up with in my stocking. I've never done it with my own children though.

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