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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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We have had lots of threads on sweeties and the kind you miss and loved when you were a kid, after watching Nigel Slaters programme A Life in Sweets i was wondering you sweet toothed forumites what sweeties conjure up the most vivid memories for you?
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Milk Gums.....the little white milk bottles with the powder coating"
He lost his mum at an early age and his dad wasnt that tactile, but his dad used to leave a pink marshmallow on his bedside table as he remembered Nigel saying they reminded his mum, and were the nearest thing he could get to a kiss, due to the soft texture.
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"Milk Gums.....the little white milk bottles with the powder coatingHe lost his mum at an early age and his dad wasnt that tactile, but his dad used to leave a pink marshmallow on his bedside table as he remembered Nigel saying they reminded his mum, and were the nearest thing he could get to a kiss, due to the soft texture. "
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"Milk Gums.....the little white milk bottles with the powder coatingHe lost his mum at an early age and his dad wasnt that tactile, but his dad used to leave a pink marshmallow on his bedside table as he remembered Nigel saying they reminded his mum, and were the nearest thing he could get to a kiss, due to the soft texture. "
With me it's because my Dad used to bring me these when he was on leave, after he was killed mum carried on the tradition.....
My husband surprises me with them occasionally, it always brings a tear to my eye.
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Milk Gums.....the little white milk bottles with the powder coatingHe lost his mum at an early age and his dad wasnt that tactile, but his dad used to leave a pink marshmallow on his bedside table as he remembered Nigel saying they reminded his mum, and were the nearest thing he could get to a kiss, due to the soft texture.
With me it's because my Dad used to bring me these when he was on leave, after he was killed mum carried on the tradition.....
My husband surprises me with them occasionally, it always brings a tear to my eye.
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Its amazing the memories a simple sweet can evoke. My grandad used to buy me stawberry bon bons and leave them in a paper bag twisted so tight i always ripped the bag.  |
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Not so much a sweet, but ice-cream floats. Lemonade with ice-cream floating on the top.
Always remind me of summers spent with my Nanna and Grandad. My parents worked full time, so summer holidays were spent with my Grandparents, it was always sunny!! |
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The one sweet which always comes to mind when this subject surfaces, is a long-since departed bar of chocolate called 'Five Boys' chocolate. It was about the size of a small bar of Dairy Milk now, but had three layers (I think) and the faces of five boys, showing different expressions, moulded in the top surface. I only ever had one bar before the manufacturer stopped making it (around 1965-66.??) but I can remember the coffee flavour to this day - and the fascination of why someone would go to the trouble and mould five faces on a chokkie bar!
Just don't get me on the demise of Spangles though.....  |
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The one sweet which always comes to mind when this subject surfaces, is a long-since departed bar of chocolate called 'Five Boys' chocolate. It was about the size of a small bar of Dairy Milk now, but had three layers (I think) and the faces of five boys, showing different expressions, moulded in the top surface. I only ever had one bar before the manufacturer stopped making it (around 1965-66.??) but I can remember the coffee flavour to this day - and the fascination of why someone would go to the trouble and mould five faces on a chokkie bar!
Just don't get me on the demise of Spangles though..... "
Sounds kinda creepy, with you on the Spangles though.  |
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Tobacco String was one of my faves, and then there was SpaceDust, Sour Fruit Chewing Gum, foot-long Bazooka Joe Bubble Gum, Pacers (Whoop Whoop Whoop!), was known to suck on a Fisherman's Friend from time to time.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Butterscotch tablets, "
That's one flavour I've never been too keen on. A sweet or two is ok, but I remember the Butterscotch Angel Delight - it was revolting! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Butterscotch tablets,
That's one flavour I've never been too keen on. A sweet or two is ok, but I remember the Butterscotch Angel Delight - it was revolting! "
They're not as sweet as you would think, next time you go into sweet shop try them. I can't stand butterscotch angel delight either lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The one sweet which always comes to mind when this subject surfaces, is a long-since departed bar of chocolate called 'Five Boys' chocolate. It was about the size of a small bar of Dairy Milk now, but had three layers (I think) and the faces of five boys, showing different expressions, moulded in the top surface. I only ever had one bar before the manufacturer stopped making it (around 1965-66.??) but I can remember the coffee flavour to this day - and the fascination of why someone would go to the trouble and mould five faces on a chokkie bar!
Just don't get me on the demise of Spangles though..... Sounds kinda creepy, with you on the Spangles though. "
Spangles? Creepy? Lol! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The one sweet which always comes to mind when this subject surfaces, is a long-since departed bar of chocolate called 'Five Boys' chocolate. It was about the size of a small bar of Dairy Milk now, but had three layers (I think) and the faces of five boys, showing different expressions, moulded in the top surface. I only ever had one bar before the manufacturer stopped making it (around 1965-66.??) but I can remember the coffee flavour to this day - and the fascination of why someone would go to the trouble and mould five faces on a chokkie bar!
Just don't get me on the demise of Spangles though..... Sounds kinda creepy, with you on the Spangles though.
Spangles? Creepy? Lol! I meant the five boys sounded creepy! "
Have to agree, to be honest. If you brought out a chokkie bar called 'Five Boys' today, the media would have a field day with it!!! |
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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago
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hahah, my weeman sitting eating a sherbet fountain right now... and I confess to a packet of loverhearts in my handbag. I'm a huge fan of jelly tots too!
Miss pacers - they were yummy! |
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Kola cubes..managed to find some the other day..just not the same :-/
My Grandad always had Toffos in his pocket..banana ones too yum yum "
Banana toffos remind me of my old next door neighbour, she was addicted i think! |
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"Kola cubes..managed to find some the other day..just not the same :-/
My Grandad always had Toffos in his pocket..banana ones too yum yum "
I used to love the Toffos that had three flavours: Banana, Strawberry and the dark toffee ones. |
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"Kola cubes..managed to find some the other day..just not the same :-/
My Grandad always had Toffos in his pocket..banana ones too yum yum
I used to love the Toffos that had three flavours: Banana, Strawberry and the dark toffee ones."
Oh I loved toffos, especially the banana ones mmm yummy |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kola cubes..managed to find some the other day..just not the same :-/
My Grandad always had Toffos in his pocket..banana ones too yum yum
I used to love the Toffos that had three flavours: Banana, Strawberry and the dark toffee ones.
Oh I loved toffos, especially the banana ones mmm yummy "
I'd forgotten all about the different flavour toffos I remember the normal ones in the red tube and they were great. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cherry Drops remind me of the awesome sweet shop outside of high school twenty years ago. They had everything from all the classics to the tubs of Malt Lick, Trillions and those little silver Aniseed Balls you could use in sling shots?!
But the cherry drops were my favourite then!
Also I remember white chocolate mice that had raspberry syrup in the middle and a long time ago they used to have something I think that was called Sugar Mice which was just a mous shaped hunk of sugar with a piece of string for a tail! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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saturday morning pictures with my 10p pocket money, which would get me a big toffee strap, a packet of coconut tobacco (sounds weird now but it was nice!) 10 blackjacks and fruit salads and 2 chewy cigarettes. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I was horrified when he revealed what the original name for jelly babies was. 
Jelly cocks?  Nope, well there are two names that crop up, one is peace babies...but the one thats a shocker is "abandoned babies" "
Sweet Jesus, where did they come up with this concept? Papa, New Guinea? |
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I was horrified when he revealed what the original name for jelly babies was.
Jelly cocks? Nope, well there are two names that crop up, one is peace babies...but the one thats a shocker is "abandoned babies"
Sweet Jesus, where did they come up with this concept? Papa, New Guinea?"
Victorian Britain...What would you expect? lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I was horrified when he revealed what the original name for jelly babies was.
Jelly cocks? Nope, well there are two names that crop up, one is peace babies...but the one thats a shocker is "abandoned babies"
Sweet Jesus, where did they come up with this concept? Papa, New Guinea?Victorian Britain...What would you expect? lol. "
Aaaahahahaha true, probably how we discovered how to make jelly in the first place.
Anyone remember Pims? They were like posh Jaffa Cakes. White chocolate with raspberry jelly? They were OMMMMMNOMNOM |
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By (user no longer on site)
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so many memories here!
quarters of aniseed balls, sasparilla tablets, kola kubes, pear drops, satin cushions, olde english mixture (as they were called when I lived in Manchester) or Yorkshire Mixture (same sweets but different name when parents moved us over to the dark side)... rhubarb & custards, coltsfoot rock...
anyone remember Fudgerydoo bars?
and what about Cadbury's Old Jamaica? |
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"so many memories here!
quarters of aniseed balls, sasparilla tablets, kola kubes, pear drops, satin cushions, olde english mixture (as they were called when I lived in Manchester) or Yorkshire Mixture (same sweets but different name when parents moved us over to the dark side)... rhubarb & custards, coltsfoot rock...
anyone remember Fudgerydoo bars?
and what about Cadbury's Old Jamaica?"
Fudgerydoo sounds like anal sex! |
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"so many memories here!
quarters of aniseed balls, sasparilla tablets, kola kubes, pear drops, satin cushions, olde english mixture (as they were called when I lived in Manchester) or Yorkshire Mixture (same sweets but different name when parents moved us over to the dark side)... rhubarb & custards, coltsfoot rock...
anyone remember Fudgerydoo bars?
and what about Cadbury's Old Jamaica?"
You can still get Old Jamaica bars- lush.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kola cubes..managed to find some the other day..just not the same :-/
My Grandad always had Toffos in his pocket..banana ones too yum yum
I used to love the Toffos that had three flavours: Banana, Strawberry and the dark toffee ones.
Oh I loved toffos, especially the banana ones mmm yummy "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"so many memories here!
quarters of aniseed balls, sasparilla tablets, kola kubes, pear drops, satin cushions, olde english mixture (as they were called when I lived in Manchester) or Yorkshire Mixture (same sweets but different name when parents moved us over to the dark side)... rhubarb & custards, coltsfoot rock...
anyone remember Fudgerydoo bars?
and what about Cadbury's Old Jamaica?Fudgerydoo sounds like anal sex!"
Old Jamaica Ginger Chocolate was amazing. I also remember Secret Bars which were like chocolate mousse type fluff wrapped in a spiral cage of chocolate |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"so many memories here!
quarters of aniseed balls, sasparilla tablets, kola kubes, pear drops, satin cushions, olde english mixture (as they were called when I lived in Manchester) or Yorkshire Mixture (same sweets but different name when parents moved us over to the dark side)... rhubarb & custards, coltsfoot rock...
anyone remember Fudgerydoo bars?
and what about Cadbury's Old Jamaica?Fudgerydoo sounds like anal sex!"
haha yes it does - from memory it was a stick of fudge covered in a thick layer of chopped nuts, but no chocolate (which is probably why it never caught on lol) |
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By *emmefatale OP Woman
over a year ago
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"so many memories here!
quarters of aniseed balls, sasparilla tablets, kola kubes, pear drops, satin cushions, olde english mixture (as they were called when I lived in Manchester) or Yorkshire Mixture (same sweets but different name when parents moved us over to the dark side)... rhubarb & custards, coltsfoot rock...
anyone remember Fudgerydoo bars?
and what about Cadbury's Old Jamaica?Fudgerydoo sounds like anal sex!
haha yes it does - from memory it was a stick of fudge covered in a thick layer of chopped nuts, but no chocolate (which is probably why it never caught on lol)"
Stick of fudge...nuts....I'll say no more xx |
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if its any consolation, Abbey aged nine and 3 quarters said ,mam your new chocolate was lush 