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22nd June 2020, 02:59 PM
#31
Re: Sweets
Rum Ba Bas, as a young deck boy, Stirling Castle, nicked some from the rack when i went to get the crews tab nabs, got caught by the Chef and a big right hander followed !!!, don't like them so much since, kt
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22nd June 2020, 04:19 PM
#32
Re: Sweets
#32 Cadburys Rum and Raisin, currently on sale at W H Smith £1.50 a bar, or 2 for £2.00, it would be churlish not to buy them in 2's
Also try Lidl's Rum and Raisin ice cream 4% real rum, rather than rum flavouring, very morish
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22nd June 2020, 04:25 PM
#33
Re: Sweets
I wonder how many calories in that one photo of Mikes ?, kt
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22nd June 2020, 07:14 PM
#34
Re: Sweets
Originally Posted by
vic mcclymont
How many of these sweets have disappeared?
Gobstoppers
Spangles
Fruit gums.
Any more?
Vic
all still available, although the current spangles are not the originals dropped in the 80's
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22nd June 2020, 07:48 PM
#35
Re: Sweets
I thought most of the guy's north of Hadrian's Wall would have gone for this one 3d plain or 4d covered in chocolate. Known as "Coo Candy"
Last edited by Bill Morrison; 22nd June 2020 at 07:50 PM.
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22nd June 2020, 08:00 PM
#36
Re: Sweets
Brings back happy childhood memories Bill.
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22nd June 2020, 10:30 PM
#37
Re: Sweets
Originally Posted by
Bill Morrison
I thought most of the guy's north of Hadrian's Wall would have gone for this one 3d plain or 4d covered in chocolate. Known as "Coo Candy"
every thursday night walked 1 mile home from choir practice to save the 3d bus fare just to buy a bar from the pub in my village, sometimes 3 penny chews of same toffee, happy days.
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22nd June 2020, 11:33 PM
#38
Re: Sweets
Turkish delight, still available and bars of Fry's Turkish Delight,
made by Cadbury. It was launched in the UK in 1914 by the Bristol chocolate
manufacturer J. S. Fry & Sons and consists of a rose-flavoured Turkish delight
surrounded by milk chocolate. The Fry's identity remained in use after Fry &
Sons merged with Cadbury in 1919.
K.
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23rd June 2020, 02:36 AM
#39
Re: Sweets
What happened to the Sherbet Cone Rolls ?
Used to love those , Could open the Top that had a small Funnel that you pulled out so as to consume the Contents!
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23rd June 2020, 06:26 AM
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Re: Sweets
'Spangles' Terry, not sure if it was the same one but there was one on the Windsor at one time.
We had a lollie here some years ago but now gone I think.
It was white on the inside bit like marshmallow and covered in chocolate.
We refered to it as a Witchery Grub.
That is a big grub the Aboriginie's love to eat.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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