As we were told when we were children, if you are not good all year, Santa will leave a lump of coal in your stocking and nothing under the tree. I don't think I ever really worried about receiving a lump of coal in my stocking. I always felt that someone would have to be really, REALLY bad for such a thing to happen. And I never felt that I was really THAT bad during the year.
It brought back fond memories of those times as a child when I found these candies this year while out shopping for Christmas.
How positively life-like are these little lumps of coal? I had to buy several bags of them. They have gotten laughs at the office. And quite a few people have asked me what they are. I was rather shocked at that. I thought everyone knew the "coal in the stocking" story. But I guess not. Actually, many of the people who have asked me what they are and the meaning of them are a good bit younger than yours truly. Obviously parents today are not telling their children they will get a lump of coal for Christmas if they are not good all year. Pity.
It brought back fond memories of those times as a child when I found these candies this year while out shopping for Christmas.
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| These little lumps of coal are actually chocolate Krackel. |
How positively life-like are these little lumps of coal? I had to buy several bags of them. They have gotten laughs at the office. And quite a few people have asked me what they are. I was rather shocked at that. I thought everyone knew the "coal in the stocking" story. But I guess not. Actually, many of the people who have asked me what they are and the meaning of them are a good bit younger than yours truly. Obviously parents today are not telling their children they will get a lump of coal for Christmas if they are not good all year. Pity.
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