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Title: old fashioned sweets
Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 08:32:31 PM
i have just come across a website selling old fashioned sweets and the memories that came flooding back,  so what are your favorites ?
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Post by: CLKD on March 04, 2015, 08:38:44 PM
Sweet Hearts    [lots of old fashioned sweeties shops here]

Shrimps
Violets
Hard round lollies on sticks which change colour when sucked
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 08:43:18 PM
oh i wish we had 1 near here, there's sweets i hadnt seen since i was a child like crispits  bits of chocolate with coconut in scented satins and sherbert pips too many to mention  :)
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Post by: CLKD on March 04, 2015, 08:44:43 PM
Bet you aren't far from a real sweety shop  ;) ………
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Post by: Galadriel on March 04, 2015, 08:47:20 PM
I went to the oldest sweet shop in England last Friday - in Pateley Bridge. It took me ages to make up my mind- total kid in a sweet shop :D

I bought some sherbet lemons to fill up my Harry Potter sweety jar.

I loved fruit salads, black jacks, shrimps, spangles, cherry lips, dolly mixtures, I could go on  ;D

Galadriel x
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Post by: CLKD on March 04, 2015, 08:48:15 PM
Go on then - remind us  ;)  I could never get the black liquorice straw to suck up the sherbet  >:(

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Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 08:49:05 PM
mmm may have to investgate, it would be fatal as i love sweeties, not too bothered about chocolate but sweeties i could keep nibbling on
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Post by: CLKD on March 04, 2015, 08:49:30 PM
Have bumped our other thread ……..
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Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 08:51:00 PM
spangles really can you still get them ?
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Post by: CLKD on March 04, 2015, 08:52:20 PM
called something else now
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Post by: dazned on March 04, 2015, 08:59:09 PM
Oh I loved crispits !  ;) :hapij:
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Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 09:01:11 PM
dazned  you remember them too  :)  i just might have to order some
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Post by: Judith57 on March 04, 2015, 09:36:35 PM
Me too, I had forgotten about crispits. I used to love raspberry ruffles as well and chocolate limes - want some now!
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Post by: purplenanny on March 04, 2015, 09:38:57 PM
I love these random threads ;D (http://;D)

White mice and coconut mushrooms for me   ::) (http://::))
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 09:55:53 PM
coconut mushrooms love them   i need a sweet shop, if i order on line i may just get carried away  ;D
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Post by: CLKD on March 04, 2015, 10:03:09 PM
>we'll share <
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Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 10:05:27 PM
may need too  ;D
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Post by: Ju Ju on March 04, 2015, 10:18:56 PM
A quarter of white (chocolate) drops, bought for 3d, my sweetie money. Every week I would go into the local sweet shop and the owner knew what I wanted before I said a word. Always very kind.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: kerrieann on March 04, 2015, 10:21:09 PM
proper shop keepers who got to know us, dont get many now, only the local butcher and fruit and veg shop around here
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Dorothy on March 05, 2015, 08:30:15 AM
Sherbet lemons, flying saucers, rhubarb and custard sweets.

I used to buy 'lemonade crystals' and eat it 'raw'.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Hattie on March 05, 2015, 09:44:38 AM
A quarter of white (chocolate) drops

A quarter in the small cone shaped paper packet ? My dad used to take is to a local sweet shop once a week on a thursday after primary school and we could choose a quarter from all the jars. I can remember one time choosing Winter Mixture - sticks in my mind as i was warned they would be horrid and they were. Trips to the sweet shop stopped after my sisters teeth went green for some reason.
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Post by: libby1 on March 05, 2015, 10:06:28 AM
Old fashioned wine gums are my favourite, the firm ones, not the soft jelly-like ones you get nowadays  :P

Libby
x
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Dulciana on March 05, 2015, 10:19:49 AM
When we were kids, we used to stop off at a newsagent on Sundays after church, for Dad to buy his papers.  The shop was run by a lovely older couple who used to bring out their "penny tray" for the four of us to choose something from, completely free.  This was groaning with flapjacks, mo-jo's, red laces, black laces, sherbert flying saucers, sugar mice, etc. etc. and was the highlight of our Sundays!   :)    Think it could have been the novelty factor of the shop suddenly being invaded by two sets of twins   ::)
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Post by: holidaylover on March 05, 2015, 11:05:23 AM
My dad and grandad owned a corner shop grocer's.  I remember working there on Saturdays and would weigh out the sweeties in the big set of old fashioned scales the into white paper bags.  I loved toffee Bonbons and lemon bonbons but remember almost chocking with the icing powder (or whatever isn't was). Loved blackcurrant and liquorice and lemon sherbets, although they always made my mouth bleed!  Can you still buy Olde English spangles?  Oh, and anyone remember Oddfellows?


Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Dulciana on March 05, 2015, 11:10:00 AM
Anyone remember soor plooms?   :P
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Post by: honorsmum on March 05, 2015, 12:35:40 PM
I went to the oldest sweet shop in England last Friday - in Pateley Bridge. It took me ages to make up my mind- total kid in a sweet shop :D

I bought some sherbet lemons to fill up my Harry Potter sweety jar.

I loved fruit salads, black jacks, shrimps, spangles, cherry lips, dolly mixtures, I could go on  ;D

Galadriel x

I took my children there when we visited my mum in Escrick in the summer. Unfortunately, it was 5 minutes before closing time...can you imagine how painful it was to have to make them choose in a rush??  ;D
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Greyhoundgal on March 05, 2015, 01:16:07 PM
Sherbet lemons!  We have a shop in our town that sells a lot of the old sweets, they have them all in jars behind the counter and everytime I go in there it takes me back to being a kid again, sadly the prices don't :o
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Post by: Dorothy on March 05, 2015, 06:25:19 PM
When we were kids, we used to stop off at a newsagent on Sundays after church, for Dad to buy his papers.  The shop was run by a lovely older couple who used to bring out their "penny tray" for the four of us to choose something from, completely free.  This was groaning with flapjacks, mo-jo's, red laces, black laces, sherbert flying saucers, sugar mice, etc. etc. and was the highlight of our Sundays!   :)    Think it could have been the novelty factor of the shop suddenly being invaded by two sets of twins   ::)

TWO sets of twins?!!!  Sounds like it was your poor parents who should have had the free sweets, to give them energy to cope  ;)
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Post by: honorsmum on March 05, 2015, 06:47:45 PM
When we were kids, we used to stop off at a newsagent on Sundays after church, for Dad to buy his papers.  The shop was run by a lovely older couple who used to bring out their "penny tray" for the four of us to choose something from, completely free.  This was groaning with flapjacks, mo-jo's, red laces, black laces, sherbert flying saucers, sugar mice, etc. etc. and was the highlight of our Sundays!   :)    Think it could have been the novelty factor of the shop suddenly being invaded by two sets of twins   ::)

TWO sets of twins?!!!  Sounds like it was your poor parents who should have had the free sweets, to give them energy to cope  ;)

I have 2 friends who both have 2 sets of twins.
One has one of each in both sets - all ivf.
The other has twin girls and twin boys...and also a single boy. :o

I'm a twin, my mum's a twin, and DH' s mum was a twin - the odds aren't looking good for my poor daughter if she decides to have children!  :-X
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Dulciana on March 05, 2015, 07:39:38 PM
When we were kids, we used to stop off at a newsagent on Sundays after church, for Dad to buy his papers.  The shop was run by a lovely older couple who used to bring out their "penny tray" for the four of us to choose something from, completely free.  This was groaning with flapjacks, mo-jo's, red laces, black laces, sherbert flying saucers, sugar mice, etc. etc. and was the highlight of our Sundays!   :)    Think it could have been the novelty factor of the shop suddenly being invaded by two sets of twins   ::)

TWO sets of twins?!!!  Sounds like it was your poor parents who should have had the free sweets, to give them energy to
cope  ;)





I know! Poor things!
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: CLKD on March 05, 2015, 07:45:28 PM
I will be looking in our village shop [where we are well known] for old fashioned sweeties this weekend  ;)
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Judith57 on March 05, 2015, 08:14:18 PM
When I was growing up there was an old fashioned sweet shop called Charleys in the next village. In those days it was the ONLY place open on a Sunday afternoon and we would plead with my Dad to drive us there, it was a real treat. There is an old fashioned sweet shop in Whitstable, where I have a seaside house, and my nieces and nephews absolutely love going there when they visit me. They have all the old favourites.

When I was little I used to like Glees - can anyone remember them? Also bags of iced gems - can you still get them?
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Post by: purplenanny on March 05, 2015, 08:24:39 PM
Yes Judith,  iced gems are still sold, my grandchildren love them!
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Post by: CLKD on March 05, 2015, 08:44:38 PM
oooohhhhhh ………

sponge fingers anyone ?
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Post by: kerrieann on March 05, 2015, 08:49:43 PM
what in a trifle ?
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Post by: CLKD on March 05, 2015, 08:53:34 PM
HATE trifle ……..
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Post by: Dorothy on March 05, 2015, 09:47:11 PM
Ooh, I forgot iced gems.  I used to have them for my birthday when I was little.  And animal biscuits (animal shaped biscuits covered in chocolate on one side).  And tiny, thin chocolate bars with three different animals on each one - I used to take off the paper wrapper and then rub the silver foil over the chocolate to find out which animals I had. Giraffe, elephant, gorilla...
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Post by: clio on March 06, 2015, 05:06:40 AM
My favourite were toffee treats, they were toffee balls about the size of poppets and covered in the candy shell the same as minstrels, they came in a large blue bag.......delicious!  I also liked chewy chocolate flavoured sticks......yum!  Our sweet shop was called 'Walters' and what I loved about these old fashion type shops was the shop fitting, solid mahogany wooden shelves, built to last. I hate all this cheap chip board rubbish everything seems to be made out of these days.
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Post by: CLKD on March 06, 2015, 05:05:21 PM
Clio - when did you last eat chipboard  ;D and was it fried or boiled  ;)
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Post by: Dorothy on March 06, 2015, 06:03:57 PM
Parma violets - are they still around?
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Post by: kerrieann on March 06, 2015, 06:15:49 PM
yes i have seen them in tiny packs
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Post by: CLKD on March 06, 2015, 09:00:06 PM
Too many of those taste soapy!
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Post by: kerrieann on March 06, 2015, 09:06:11 PM
just shared a small pack of asda cherries, sweeties and they tasted lovely  :)
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Post by: clio on March 11, 2015, 12:07:45 PM
Clkd....... ;D

I don't actually eat the fittings just love solid wood furniture.....might be tasty!

Clio
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: CLKD on March 11, 2015, 03:15:29 PM
Were you a wood worm in your last Life  ;D

Forgot to visit our local shop  :-\ but am out and about with Mother Fri/Sat. so may need a sugar boost or a thick sweetie to shut Gob Tight Shut  :-X  :o
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Post by: Dyan on March 11, 2015, 03:46:47 PM
 ;D

We had an old fashioned sweet shop in our town but it's gone now :(

Tom Thumb drops
Pink panther strawberry chocolate ( does that count?)
Pineapple & cola cubes
Spangles
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Dulciana on March 11, 2015, 09:34:56 PM
I remember pineapple and cola cubes, Dyan!!
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Post by: CLKD on October 04, 2022, 07:10:09 PM
Twirls: curly wurly: Mars bars - cold from the fridge  8)
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Post by: discogirl on October 04, 2022, 07:11:46 PM
i remember the pink panther chocolate.

i used love cola cubes xxx
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Post by: CLKD on October 04, 2022, 07:12:43 PM
I have no recollection of pink panther chocolate

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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 04, 2022, 07:50:32 PM
I liked kola cubes too but I also cannot remember a pink panther chocolate. My favourite was humbugs. :)

I just looked up the pink panther chocolate. It was a pink strawberry flavoured bar made by Nestle.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 04, 2022, 07:54:35 PM
thats right i used to love the pink panther show so i used to get the chocolate bar every saturday and ate it whilst watching the pink panther show.

i still love humbugs flossie xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 04, 2022, 07:56:39 PM
thats right i used to love the pink panther show so i used to get the chocolate bar every saturday and ate it whilst watching the pink panther show.

i still love humbugs flossie xxx

I liked the pink panther show too.

Aw I would eat them if they did not trigger my hernia. ;D
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Post by: discogirl on October 04, 2022, 07:58:45 PM
i would eat humbugs but theyre no good for my teeth xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 04, 2022, 07:59:57 PM
i would eat humbugs but theyre no good for my teeth xxx

I have a bag of werthers originals at the moment. :)
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Post by: jillydoll on October 04, 2022, 08:23:21 PM
Loved the pink panther too. 😃

My favourites were pear drops and liquorice all sorts.
Remember the liquorice wheel?
Still buy them now if I see them.

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Post by: discogirl on October 04, 2022, 08:31:42 PM
ooo i loved the liquorice wheel and the little liquorice ones xxx
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Post by: Nas on October 04, 2022, 08:43:43 PM
Sweets? Did someone say sweets?? 
I love sweets. Spangles, liquorice comfits, cola bottles, sweet cigarettes, bubblegum, strawberry chews, flying saucers, shrimps, foam bananas, fruit salads.

 Yum 😋
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Post by: discogirl on October 04, 2022, 08:47:33 PM
ooo flying saucers and foam bananas now your talking xxxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 08:09:14 AM
When I was a child it was my dream to go to the newsagent with one pound and ask to buy 100 cola bottles. One day I actually did it. The person who worked there was surprised and had to count them all out. There was not 100 so he had to add some of those lips sweets.  ;D
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 08:15:13 AM
What a lovely memory.

When I was little we had two lovely sweet shops.

 I used to get lots of easter eggs from family members etc for easter however I used to particularly love the little creme eggs and one easter me and my mum went in and I got 50 creme eggs. I think it was to give out at sunday school, for an easter play or something xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 08:17:12 AM
What a lovely memory.

When I was little we had two lovely sweet shops.

 I used to get lots of easter eggs from family members etc for easter however I used to particularly love the little creme eggs and one easter me and my mum went in and I got 50 creme eggs. I think it was to give out at sunday school, for an easter play or something xxx

Wow 50 creme eggs! I bet you wished you could keep them all.  ;D
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 08:21:33 AM
i really did  :P
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Post by: CLKD on October 05, 2022, 08:31:54 AM
YUK to cream eggs  ;D

What have I started  ::)

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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 08:38:15 AM
ooo I love them, and how do people eat them? I like to nibble the top first xxx
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Post by: jillydoll on October 05, 2022, 09:36:22 AM
I used to eat cream eggs, loved them, cant eat them now.  :'(
I’d nibble the top off, nibble half way, then shove the other half in.  ;D

Sweet cigarettes, and shrimps. Omg, so yummy. 😋

No wonder I had a mouth full of fillings.  ;D  today, we’d be hung, for eating all that sugar!  ;D ;D
Wouldn’t we tho?
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 10:21:25 AM
I preferred mushrooms to the shrimps. Yes, we would be in trouble for eating all that sugar but we did not have as much fizzy pop as they do now so maybe it balanced the sugar a bit. ;D
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Post by: jillydoll on October 05, 2022, 12:01:41 PM
We’re they the coconut mushrooms Flossie?

My OH loves strawberry Bon Bon’s.

Remember sherbet dip.?  ;D …dipping a sugar lollipop into yet MORE sugar. 🤭
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 12:17:07 PM
We’re they the coconut mushrooms Flossie?

My OH loves strawberry Bon Bon’s.

Remember sherbet dip.?  ;D …dipping a sugar lollipop into yet MORE sugar. 🤭

No, they were pink and white. They did not really have any flavour now I think of it but I loved them at the time.

Lol yes I loved Sherbet dip. The better one was in the circular paper were the dip was liquorice.
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 04:15:43 PM
i loved sherbet dip's.

Do you remember the candy necklaces, I think you could get bracelets as well xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 04:17:22 PM
i loved sherbet dip's.

Do you remember the candy necklaces, I think you could get bracelets as well xxx

Oh yes! The elastic used to ping on the skin and hurt! Haha.
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 04:18:46 PM
Yes it did. aw such happy memories haha.
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 04:19:22 PM
Yes it did. aw such happy memories haha.

I think they even made a watch version. :)
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Post by: Nas on October 05, 2022, 04:19:48 PM
Sweet cigarettes.. yum.
Sherbet dips..yum..
Dib dabs... yum..

A 10p mixed bag..you could get loads with half p sweets!
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 04:23:05 PM
They did make a watch versio flossie.

And yes nas, I loved sweet cigarettes, I seem to remember chocolate sweet cigarettes as well as the white candy ones.

Gosh, we must all have had regular trips to the dentists!!!!
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 04:31:12 PM
I liked pretending to smoke with those cigarettets. No wonder they are not sold any more!  ;D
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 04:34:02 PM
I used to do the same!!! (felt so grown up) haha
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 04:48:37 PM
I used to do the same!!! (felt so grown up) haha

Haha. I liked the cards that came with them sometimes.
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 04:54:54 PM
Ii can't remember the cards, flossieteacake.

What did they have on them again?
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Post by: Nas on October 05, 2022, 05:28:56 PM
Ha ha disco girl, yes the sweets were awesome back in the day!
The chocolate cigarettes were nice! Seem to recall the name being changed to ‘ candy sticks’ more recently. Probably un pc to call them cigarettes!
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 05:32:07 PM
Ii can't remember the cards, flossieteacake.

What did they have on them again?

I looked it up and they had all different kinds. I cannot remember the ones I saw though. It shows they had things like football and Thunderbirds.
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 05:45:16 PM
aw thunderbirds. i used to like the silvery paper at the top of the box xxxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 06:08:40 PM
aw thunderbirds. i used to like the silvery paper at the top of the box xxxx

I just read that chocolate had cashew nuts. I wonder why they stopped adding those to chocolate.
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Post by: jillydoll on October 05, 2022, 06:12:18 PM
Probably more nut allergies now. 🤷🏼‍♀️

White mice. Remember those?  ;D
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 06:15:10 PM
Probably more nut allergies now. 🤷🏼‍♀️

White mice. Remember those?  ;D

True, although they use hazlenuts.

Oh yes, white mice. Some were pure sugar and others white chocolate.
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Post by: jillydoll on October 05, 2022, 06:23:08 PM
Aniseed balls. I’ve eaten them by the dozen.
Not all at once, my mouth isn’t that big.  ;D

Just remembered, I scared my grandma to death with one of those once, I let the  red colour of the sweet, dribble out of my mouth, all down my chin, and I pretended I’d hurt myself. When she saw me, she was flapping about, saying What have you done, what have you done? ….I turned round smiling, and she knew I was kidding. …..yep, got a clip round the ear for my trouble!  ;D ;D
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 06:25:51 PM
remember gob stoppers. i wasnt allowed chewy of any kind although i used to secretly chew it xxxx

can you also remember the little choc bars you used to get out of the machines at train stations xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 06:30:16 PM
Jillydoll, your poor grandma  ;D

I used to break a gobstopper as soon as it was in my mouth. My poor teeth!

I did not travel by train so cannot remember those small chocolate bars.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 05, 2022, 06:33:12 PM
Ha, gob stoppers used to make my jaw ache.  ;D

Never went to the train station, so don’t know.  ;D
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 06:34:15 PM
aw they were little mini cadbury bars and things xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 05, 2022, 06:37:31 PM
aw they were little mini cadbury bars and things xxx

I remember when they were sold in a toy. I think it was a money box. You had to put money in and a mini chocolate would come out. They used to advertise the toy around Christmas.
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Post by: discogirl on October 05, 2022, 06:38:17 PM
i do think i remember those flossie xxx
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Post by: jillydoll on October 05, 2022, 08:36:56 PM
Ohhh yes Flossie, I had one of those. 😃
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Post by: Joaniepat on October 05, 2022, 08:49:38 PM
Jamboree bags anyone? Or Caramac?
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Post by: CLKD on October 06, 2022, 06:26:45 AM
Yes Joaniepat - remember both.  Not a fan of the latter - though we did wake early 1 morning because the dogs in the street were barking: on looking out of the window there was the Cadburys bunny and Caramac bunny floating quietly by from the local Balloon Festival  :o. along with about 25 other shapes and sizes .

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Post by: discogirl on October 06, 2022, 06:48:58 AM
I remember caramac's.

That must have been a funny sight CLKD to see the cadburys bunny and caramac bunny floating along being chased by a lot of barking dogs xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 06, 2022, 08:36:01 AM
Jillydoll You were lucky! I always wanted one.

I remember caramc but not jamboree bags. I looked them up and they sound brilliant. It must have been nice to see what the lucky charm was.
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Post by: jillydoll on October 06, 2022, 09:34:21 AM
Ohhh, we called them lucky bags. Are they the same?
Never liked caramac. Found it too sweet.  ;D  ::) (she says, who it seems, lived on sweets)   :rofl:

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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 06, 2022, 10:17:27 AM
I remember lucky bags. Maybe they are the same thing.
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Post by: discogirl on October 06, 2022, 02:59:14 PM
Aw I loved lucky bags xxx
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Post by: Flossieteacake on October 06, 2022, 06:25:27 PM
Aw I loved lucky bags xxx

It was like reading a comic and getting a free sweet with it. :)
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Post by: CLKD on October 06, 2022, 08:50:03 PM
Or a large square blot of bubble gum which one had to fold in order to be polite as 1 stuffed it into 1's gob  :-X
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 07, 2022, 06:14:25 AM
beech nut chewing gum (remember those, the little packets of chewy, and I think you could get them in different flavours too)
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Post by: Songbird on October 07, 2022, 09:42:25 AM
Does anyone remember sherbet flying saucers?  ;D  They were horrible  :sick02:
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Post by: CLKD on October 07, 2022, 10:22:10 AM
Yep.  Rice paper and chemicals  :-X our village shop sells lots of old fashioned sweeties but I don't think that they are the same recipes  :D
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 07, 2022, 12:40:38 PM
Does anyone remember sherbet flying saucers?  ;D  They were horrible  :sick02:

They really were horrible. I hated parma violets too.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: C.C. on October 07, 2022, 01:01:21 PM
My favourite chocolate bar when I was a kid was called a Wig Wag, from Cadbury I think. Now we have them called Curly Wurly.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 07, 2022, 01:20:46 PM
My favourite chocolate bar when I was a kid was called a Wig Wag, from Cadbury I think. Now we have them called Curly Wurly.

How funny they changed the name when it moved to Canada!
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Katherine on October 07, 2022, 04:23:07 PM
I like toffee crumble, which I think I smashed up twixes that looks like poo but tastes v nice. And pink bon bons.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 07, 2022, 04:46:09 PM
Strawberry bon bons were the best followed by lemon bon bons. :)
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Katherine on October 07, 2022, 04:50:04 PM
Ooh yes lemon ones are nice too! And I loved shrimps and bananas!
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Ju Ju on October 07, 2022, 09:23:22 PM
When I was little, I would go into the local sweet shop and they would would know before I asked that I wanted a 1/4 of white drops costing 3d from a glass jar on a shelf. ( old money, 1/4 lb of white chocolate drops). The people who owned the shop were lovely people.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 08, 2022, 07:12:02 AM
That's a lovely memory Ju Ju.

I remember our local sweet shop (maynards it was called) and they had a tray of 'nice things', little compartments with sweets in and sometimes tiny little toys. I felt I was the bees knees when I stood on the little stool and she brought out the tray of nice things xxx
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: flossie fiddler on October 08, 2022, 07:13:29 AM
Haha! Sherbet Pips. They’re so tame these days, but when I was a kid we would have challenges of how long a person could hold a handful in their mouth before swallowing.

There we would all be, eyes watering and tight shut, trying not to drool, then heading home with the skin stripped off the inside of our cheeks and roof of our mouths.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 08, 2022, 07:16:02 AM
Yes I remember sherbet pips xxx
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 08, 2022, 09:06:11 AM
When my mom picked me up from school, we nearly always went into the shop round the corner, the lady who owned the shop was lovely, she’d sit me on the counter and mom would buy me a glass of lemonade. I loved that lemonade.  ;D Then mom would say, which one do you want this week? ….she’d buy me a small animal ornament, can’t remember they’re name now, there were loads to pick from, I had quite the collection.
Wade. That’s they’re name. Anyone remember wade animal’s ?
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 08, 2022, 09:16:17 AM
I can't remember wade animal's Jillydoll.

But that is such a lovely, lovely memory you've shared xxx
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Katherine on October 08, 2022, 09:31:56 AM
Does anyone remember those pouches of pink and orange powder with a yellow stick that you dip in the powder? I used to like them. Can’t believe I used to eat pure sugar! It was great though!
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 08, 2022, 09:36:37 AM
Does anyone remember those pouches of pink and orange powder with a yellow stick that you dip in the powder? I used to like them. Can’t believe I used to eat pure sugar! It was great though!
I remember that. When reading your post I could taste the sugary stick! 🤮

I just checked and it was called double dip.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Katherine on October 08, 2022, 09:44:16 AM
Yes that’s it double dip! I just remembered gob stoppers, did anyone else call those big bubbly gum gob stoppers or was it just me and my friends?!! I would be scared of choking on them now  ;D
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 08, 2022, 09:46:56 AM
Yes that’s it double dip! I just remembered gob stoppers, did anyone else call those big bubbly gum gob stoppers or was it just me and my friends?!! I would be scared of choking on them now  ;D

Were they the ones that looked like eye balls? I loved those.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Ju Ju on October 08, 2022, 09:58:28 AM
Liquorice Beatle records! I consumed Paul macCartney!
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 08, 2022, 10:02:52 AM
Yes, gob stoppers. They stopped my gob anyway.  ;D


Thanx Discogirl, that’s a lovely memory I have, from when I was at infant school.


Long thin strips of sugary fizzy powder, just tipped on your tongue, looked like a straw, but filled with powder.
Remember those?
Omg, my poor teeth!  ;D
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 08, 2022, 10:05:04 AM
Yes, gob stoppers. They stopped my gob anyway.  ;D


Thanx Discogirl, that’s a lovely memory I have, from when I was at infant school.


Long thin strips of sugary fizzy powder, just tipped on your tongue, looked like a straw, but filled with powder.
Remember those?
Omg, my poor teeth!  ;D

Oh yes, they were 5p from what I can remember.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Katherine on October 08, 2022, 11:13:13 AM
Flossieteacake I think we called all the big bubble gum balls gob stoppers but yes I remember the eye balls!

It’s funny whenever I see kids eating snacks nowadays it’s either grapes, mini cucumbers, rice cakes or something else that’s very healthy! I remember when I was about 10 I started getting self conscious of my tummy and announced I was giving up sweets!

Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: C.C. on October 08, 2022, 11:53:12 AM
My favourite chocolate bar when I was a kid was called a Wig Wag, from Cadbury I think. Now we have them called Curly Wurly.

How funny they changed the name when it moved to Canada!

If I remember, it had been discontinued for a long time and then suddenly it was brought back with a new name years ago.  Still as good as I remember!
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Katherine on October 08, 2022, 12:04:43 PM
Does anyone remember Banjo bars? And opal fruits and marathons?
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 08, 2022, 12:59:38 PM
Flossieteacake I think we called all the big bubble gum balls gob stoppers but yes I remember the eye balls!

It’s funny whenever I see kids eating snacks nowadays it’s either grapes, mini cucumbers, rice cakes or something else that’s very healthy! I remember when I was about 10 I started getting self conscious of my tummy and announced I was giving up sweets!

Those eyeballs were nice and minty.  :)

Ah yes, I think parents and carers are more aware of children eating sweets and things now. Aw, it is sad you were aware of that at such a young age.

I used to love the red opal fruits and I still remember the adverts for Marathon. I have not heard of banjo bars though.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 08, 2022, 01:00:49 PM
My favourite chocolate bar when I was a kid was called a Wig Wag, from Cadbury I think. Now we have them called Curly Wurly.

How funny they changed the name when it moved to Canada!

If I remember, it had been discontinued for a long time and then suddenly it was brought back with a new name years ago.  Still as good as I remember!

I bet you were happy when they came back.  :)
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: CLKD on October 08, 2022, 03:49:23 PM
That was sherbet ;-)

Yep Wade figurines are every where these days  ::) acres of stalls in antique fairs.

Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Katherine on October 08, 2022, 06:01:33 PM
Flossieteacake I had 2 spare tyres and someone at school asked me if I was pregnant, so it was probably for the best! I think I was pretty slim but I carry weight on my tummy, even now! I will have to Google the banjos  :)
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 08, 2022, 06:27:37 PM
Flossieteacake I had 2 spare tyres and someone at school asked me if I was pregnant, so it was probably for the best! I think I was pretty slim but I carry weight on my tummy, even now! I will have to Google the banjos  :)

Aw children can say such thoughtless things.

I googled banjos and read they had wafer.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: flossie fiddler on October 08, 2022, 11:42:29 PM
When my mom picked me up from school, we nearly always went into the shop round the corner, the lady who owned the shop was lovely, she’d sit me on the counter and mom would buy me a glass of lemonade. I loved that lemonade.  ;D Then mom would say, which one do you want this week? ….she’d buy me a small animal ornament, can’t remember they’re name now, there were loads to pick from, I had quite the collection.
Wade. That’s they’re name. Anyone remember wade animal’s ?

Think they were called Wade Whimsys
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 09, 2022, 01:07:34 PM
Ohhh ok. Wish I had them all now. 🤷🏼‍♀️


Pineapple cubes were dangerous. I know someone who got one stuck in their throat. 🙀
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 09, 2022, 01:11:53 PM
Ohhh ok. Wish I had them all now. 🤷🏼‍♀️


Pineapple cubes were dangerous. I know someone who got one stuck in their throat. 🙀

That is scary! I used to love those. They were the same shape as Kola cubes. They made the roof of my mouth sore due to the shape.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 09, 2022, 04:23:12 PM
Ha, yes, that’s why I didn’t have them. Cube shaped.

Dipped flakes I loved, remember those.
Now they’re twirls I think.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: CLKD on October 09, 2022, 07:19:22 PM
Programme on Ch 4 about sweeties  :-* now
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 11, 2022, 08:36:44 AM
Does anybody remember choc dip? It was a little pot with a chocolate dipping sauce and it came with some finger biscuits to dip in the chocolate. I thought it was brilliant but if you think about it, the actual chocolate bit was tiny! ;D
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: CLKD on October 11, 2022, 08:41:20 AM
That went by me  ::)
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 11, 2022, 08:43:03 AM
That went by me  ::)

Aw, maybe they were not very popular. ;)
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 11, 2022, 10:02:05 AM
i remember them flossieteacake!!!! it was half a little pot of choc the other half finger type biscuits for dipping in xxxx
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 11, 2022, 10:19:39 AM
i remember them flossieteacake!!!! it was half a little pot of choc the other half finger type biscuits for dipping in xxxx

Yes! Later on they did a white choc one. :)
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 11, 2022, 06:40:53 PM
thats right flossieteacake. but i used to eat all the choc and have lots of biscuits left xxx
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 11, 2022, 06:42:19 PM
thats right flossieteacake. but i used to eat all the choc and have lots of biscuits left xxx

So did I! There was not enough chocolate to biscuit. You have a good memory. I had forgotten that! ;D
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 11, 2022, 06:46:32 PM
Yes, I remember them. You can still get them in some places.

Rum and raisin chocolate bars. Old Jamaica I think it was called. My dad loved it.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: discogirl on October 11, 2022, 06:54:55 PM
thanks flossieteacake. i have very happy memories of my sweet shop xxx

and i remember that choc bar jillydoll they done golden crisp as well xxx
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 11, 2022, 07:02:00 PM
I saw B&M sell choc dip when I looked online.

I never tried Old Jamacia chocolate. Do you remember cherry drops? They were so nice.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 11, 2022, 07:21:06 PM
Glad you remember the old Jamaica chocolate, thought I was going mad for a minute.  ;D

Yes, cherry drops, and barley sugar.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 11, 2022, 07:24:22 PM
Glad you remember the old Jamaica chocolate, thought I was going mad for a minute.  ;D

Yes, cherry drops, and barley sugar.

I just saw you can still get the same flavour in Bournville.

Cherry drops and barley sugar were yum.

I liked cough candy but I hear it was unpopular.  :-X
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: jillydoll on October 11, 2022, 07:46:27 PM
Cough candy. My Nan liked that. I wouldn’t touch it, thought it was just for people with coughs.  ;D
Although, she didn’t have a cough.  ::)  ;D
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: Flossieteacake on October 11, 2022, 07:54:19 PM
Cough candy. My Nan liked that. I wouldn’t touch it, thought it was just for people with coughs.  ;D
Although, she didn’t have a cough.  ::)  ;D

Lol! I really liked it.

Once when I was 12 I was eating Wherthers Original's and a boy said I was eating grandad sweets. ;D Guess I always liked older sweets.
Title: Re: old fashioned sweets
Post by: CLKD on February 04, 2025, 05:33:23 PM
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