OLD FASHIONED SWEETS

As I am just chewing on a drumstick lolly I wondered, what "old fashioned sweets "to you like or remember?

I like drumstick lollys, refreshers and Torpedo's(liquorice comfits)

ooh floral gums, parma violets and floral cashous.
sports mixture, oh n black jacks (can i say that?)

Milk gums - the ones that were like mini milk bottles, flying saucers, bettabars & Texan bars

Oh wow... that's a good one Don't recognise all of the above, but used to love Black Jacks and Fruit Salads... remember going to the shop with 2p and getting a bag of them... sigh

I used to love getting 'quarters' of sweets. Things like rhubarb and custard and pear drops. My grandparents always seemed keen on rotting my teeth and would buy me sweets regularly.

ohhh it's got to be sherbert dabs and pink shrimps. I remember when you could get 6 sports mixtures for an old penny!!!!


Julie

ooh black jacks are gorgeous!! My hubby likes sherbet dips, I also caramac bars when you can get them.

CG caramac's are readily available at asda!

i gave leia a piece once n it sent her nuts, she went all wobbly n giddy. in fact it was a tiny bit of a caramac kit kat, my other one lucas loved the stuff! dunno what was different but it wasn't good for her.
and i never give my dogs 1kg o the stuff so they're quite safe, lol.

tilly can smell galaxy as soon as i open it, even if she's in bed!!!

chell
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Anyone remember coconut tabacco???
Spangles and XL crisps.... think the crisps are still around although not in this neck of the woods anymore!!
Dont like 'black jacks'.... what about 'IMPS'..... didnt like them either....
'Galaxy' chocolate was and still is my favourite... remember it used to be advertised by a white cow?

Think i'm just showing my age!!!
love xxx

Oh forgot about spangles, used to love em! I used to like refresher chewies , they still about but not as sour as they used to be, loved rainbow drops too but they different now too. Liked sherbet pips too, (no wonder me teeth bad lol!!)

Just remembered 'cherry lips'.....

Yuk I hated cherry lips almost as much as I hated parma violets!

Does anyone remember Mint Cracknels? I loved them!

Don't remember cherry lips or mint cracknels, but still like parma violets

i loved spangles, and galaxy choc has the most gorgeous shade of pink wrapper, it went brilliantly with my SD's Audrey Hepburn black card!

chell
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Used to love Nutty bars, hated and still do Parma violets, love sherbet fountains and flying saucers. Looking back over the years....the thing I think I miss the most is Coltsfoot sticks....I found a Victorian sweetshop over in Oswaldthwistle that sold it the other year.

Loved sticking licquorice hardjuice into Kalie...(spelling please)..

Back in mid 80's I used to buy Willy Wonka's never ending gobstoppers from a shop down Southcoates Avenue. They cost 10p each and once in your mouth you could barely breath it was so big. Forget answering the phone....it lasted for about 2 to 3 hours!!!!!!. It had 4 fantastically fruity flavours....a bit sherberty too, and just like in the film/book you could spit in 4 different colours.

OH dear... i now have visions of spitting in different colours....

reminds me of 'rose-buds', dear little sweets that we used to see who could spit the furthest when i was a little 'un at primary school.
There is a terrific sweet shop in one of the arcades in gt yarmouth.... it sells lovely old fashion sweets... from jars, by the quarter... nan has decided we need to go again.... grandads sweetie stash is deminishing rapidly.
xxx

Loved cherry lips too, I also liked aniseed balls, I didn't much like parma violets but loved swizzels and love hearts, they dont taste the same now though(must be me age )