SWEETS - A QUARTER OF ........... PLEASE

[angeldelight]

What was your favourite sweets ( or still are if you can get them ) from your childhood

Do you remember .......

Black Jacks
Parma Violets
Dip Dabs
Sugar Mice
Sherbet Lemons

Etc etc etc


Great website here with all your favs

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/

What did you like or still like?

Angel xxx

[LOOPYLISA]

Parma violets, i still buy them today :thumbsup:

Black jacks and fruit salads

We have a new sweetie shop just opened here with ALL the old sweets in :clapping:

Sherbet flying saucers- yuk :panic:

[Mouse]

DH & I were talking about this yesterday when we saw Galaxy Counters in Asda - a real blast from the past, even if they are in a grown up packet now!

I still love Parma Violets, so does my daughter. There's a shop in town that sells old fashioned sweets, though they cost a fortune compared with what we used to pay.

Does anyone remember Horlicks Tablets that you could buy from chemists? They were sweets made of Horlicks. I loved them, but no one else ever seems to remember them!

Another favourite was Spangles!

[babs]

blackjacks
cough candy( but always cut my tongue on these):laughing:

little white choclate mice but they just dont taste same now..


we cud buy blackjacks for 1/2 penny from local shop :eek: :eek: :eek: omg im showing my age now:eek:

[Toothfairy]

Black Jacks
Cough Candy
Rhubarb & Custard
Space Dust

YUM!! :D

[Mouse]

we cud buy blackjacks for 1/2 penny from local shop :eek: :eek: :eek: omg im showing my age now:eek:

lol! I used to go to dance lessons on a Saturday & take 5p for break - 2.5p for a bag of crisps & the other 2.5p for sweets!

[LOOPYLISA]

blackjacks
cough candy( but always cut my tongue on these):laughing:

little white choclate mice but they just dont taste same now..


we cud buy blackjacks for 1/2 penny from local shop :eek: :eek: :eek: omg im showing my age now:eek:

Why did cough candy always cut your tounge

[sarah707]

We have a sweety shop just opened in town.

I bought some cola cubes and they were just like I remembered :D

[Graham]

Slightly off topic, when I was at secondary school the local sweet shop used to sell kids a cigarette and a match for a penny.:eek:

They would lock him up and throw away the key these days.

Favourite sweets Midget Gems, I used to ask for lots of black ones.

[babs]

Why did cough candy always cut your tounge

cause i use to suck it and sharp edge cut my tongue... they were like hard boiled sweets called cough candy twists....

[mamasheshe]

pear drops
and rhubarb and custard mmmmmmmmmmm

[babs]

ooo pear drops use to cut myself on theses too... omg my mouth is watering ....shhhh

[Toothfairy]

I love pear drops, the white ones used to make me cough!

Do you remember a 'Finger of Fudge', I think they came back a while ago.
Curly Wurly's were longer back in my day and crisps came plain with a little blue packet of salt in them.

Gosh I'm feeling realy old now :D

[Hebs]

candy sticks (the white ones) used to twirl the end in my mouth until the end went pointy :clapping:


i actually bought some from a sweet stall today at the fair :clapping:

[LOOPYLISA]

cause i use to suck it and sharp edge cut my tongue... they were like hard boiled sweets called cough candy twists....

No sorry i ment it as it always did me too :thumbsup:

[mama2three]

mmm cough candy
aniseed twists
milk bottles
chewing nuts
spangles
and texan bars!

[LisaH]

Rosy apples and pineapple cubes!! Yummy:)

[tashaleee]

I always liked sweet tobacco - we have an old fashioned style sweet shop in a nearby town so I have paid it a few visits since it opened :laughing:

[atmkids]

Does anyone remember Horlicks Tablets that you could buy from chemists? They were sweets made of Horlicks. I loved them, but no one else ever seems to remember them!


I remember these, I used to love them but I think they were an acquired taste.

I've always wanted to own my own sweet shop with all the jars. Do you think there'd be much call for one in a large village that already has a co-op, newsagents etc?

[Toothfairy]

Yuk, didn't like Horlicks sweets or Fishermans friends . :D

[kindredspirits]

I used to buy millions from the local sweetshop when i was at boarding school - we'd always go there on the way back from Chapel on a sunday morning!
Also LOVED those foam mushrooms when I was a kid - and wham and iron-bru barrs!
Mmmm... its making me want sweeties - my nana used to buy us sugar mice when we visited her - couldn't eat one now too much sugar! :laughing:

[mama2three]

I remember these, I used to love them but I think they were an acquired taste.

I've always wanted to own my own sweet shop with all the jars. Do you think there'd be much call for one in a large village that already has a co-op, newsagents etc?

my village has one , as well as coop and newsagent! They do lots of jar sweets , ice cream , and a few toys and cards too. They even managed to get scottish tablet for me , cant find it down here unless i go to thorntons!

[celdemorg]

I prefer crisps rather than sweets/chocolate, and i miss the original 'Ringo's' they were salt heaven :)

xxx

[Gizmo]

We used to have a Mcgowans penny toffee and I pulled my tooth out with one

also loved Strawberry bonbons

Our ice cream van sold a 10p mixture and back in the day :blush: you did used to get 10 sweets now you would prob only get one, used to love a sunday afternoon when we got our 10p for the tally :laughing:

[Joannechildmind]

Black Jacks

Rhubarb & Custard


YUM!! :D

was just gona say that mmmmm yummy.

[sandy64]

liquorice and sherbet dip

[LOOPYLISA]

I prefer crisps rather than sweets/chocolate, and i miss the original 'Ringo's' they were salt heaven :)

xxx

I love crisps too :clapping:

[TheBTeam]

Cola cubes, pineapple cubes, sweet peanuts, cough candy, kopkops, sweet tobacco, milk bottles and apple balls, Sherbert pips, pomfret cakes, white mice and pink shrimps!

Come to think of it I liked most of them!

[PixiePetal]

most of my favourites are still around if you can find them - rosy apples, pear drops and sherbert pips to name a few:blush: We have a few good shops nearby:thumbsup:

I know that 'mint cracknell' is no longer around - mmmmmmmmmm! lovely, if you managed not to cut your mouth on the crispy sugar shard centre!:laughing:

[FussyElmo]

Uncle Joes mint balls - kept us quiet for ages:laughing:

[littlesprogs]

I dont remember most of what your all saying lol.

I remember black jacks and fruit salads, chocolate mice and a few others but i think i must be too young (23) lol

[cher25]

I've looked on that website loads of times. Soooo tempted! But not a good idea, there are far too many sweet's that i used to and still do love when i can get them. lol

[jelly15]

Spangles and Bon Bons and Chocolate Ladybirds:) .

[Pauline]

What was your favourite sweets ( or still are if you can get them ) from your childhood

Do you remember .......

Black Jacks
Parma Violets
Dip Dabs
Sugar Mice
Sherbet Lemons

Etc etc etc

All the above, except we called them Dib Dabs. :D

plus

Gobstoppers
Aniseed Balls
Bubble Gum with free collector cards! (I sold my Monkees complete set a few years about for over £100 :thumbsup:)

[ORKSIE]

Lemon Bon Bons.....they make you go :eek:

[Chimps Childminding]

I loved Mint Cracknell, June and I were only talking about that the other day!! Most minty things now are in dark chocolate and I don't like dark chocolate!!!!

My all time favourites though are Cough Candy Twists and Herbal Tablets yum yum!!!:thumbsup:

[Playmate]

Aniseed balls, lemon bon bons mmmmm!
and I can remember buying 4 fruit salads and 4 blackjacks for a penny or you could just have 4 for 1/2p :eek:

[Pauline]

Aniseed balls, lemon bon bons mmmmm!
and I can remember buying 4 fruit salads and 4 blackjacks for a penny or you could just have 4 for 1/2p :eek:

We were rich and could have a penny mix :laughing::laughing:

[ORKSIE]

Does anyone remember Imps (i think they were called) Little Black things...They blew ya tongue off:eek:

[Pauline]

Does anyone remember Imps (i think they were called) Little Black things...They blew ya tongue off:eek:

Yes I do and Victory V's, they were hot, hot, hot!

[ORKSIE]

Yes I do and Victory V's, they were hot, hot, hot!

V V's i forgot them, they were very hot!!!!

[angeldelight]

V V's i forgot them, they were very hot!!!!

and horrible ha

xxx

[ORKSIE]

and horrible ha

xxx

I agree:D :clapping: :clapping:

[RainbowMum]

Texan bars = yummy:thumbsup: Anniseed balls, Liq & blackcurrant, shrimps, blackjacks, curley wurley, imps, sherbert lemons, choc limes - oh I could go on for ages:laughing:

[angeldelight]

Texan bars = yummy:thumbsup: Anniseed balls, Liq & blackcurrant, shrimps, blackjacks, curley wurley, imps, sherbert lemons, choc limes - oh I could go on for ages:laughing:

Texan bars they were yummy

xxx

[ORKSIE]

Curley Whirlies have got smaller:rolleyes:

and

Wagon Wheels....."You gotta Grin to get em in":laughing: :laughing:

[Pauline]

Curley Whirlies have got smaller:rolleyes:

and

Wagon Wheels....."You gotta Grin to get em in":laughing: :laughing:

Or have you got bigger? :laughing:

We used to buy Wagon Wheels in our school shop and I swear they were as big as dinner plates - but then again I was only about 7 years old at the time :D

[angeldelight]

Or have you got bigger? :laughing:

We used to buy Wagon Wheels in our school shop and I swear they were as big as dinner plates - but then again I was only about 7 years old at the time :D

Ha ha yeah I know what you mean

I was reading about the cast of " ashes to ashes " they needed a curly wurly wrapper for the drama serious but the ones today were so much smaller than what they needed. They needed a wrapper from the 80s they did manage to find one and they were actually a fair bit bigger in the 80s

So we are being short changed its not fair :laughing:

Angel xx

[ORKSIE]

Ha ha yeah I know what you mean



So we are being short changed its not fair :laughing:

Angel xx

Short changed in chocolate:eek:
Thats disgraceful :panic:

:laughing: :laughing:

[angeldelight]

Short changed in chocolate:eek:
Thats disgraceful :panic:

:laughing: :laughing:

Thats what I thought :laughing:

Angel xx

[Tink]

My favorite has to be Cherry Balsams.
DH bought me a huge jar for Christmas and it was amazing I love them.
He likes Cola cubes and aniseed balls

[Pauline]

It's a wonder we all have any teeth left :laughing:

[ORKSIE]

It's a wonder we all have any teeth left :laughing:

:laughing: :laughing:

[Tups]

sugared almonds wow, love them, most of the sweets i got were in trays shop owner would break it with a little hammer long time ago Ha :laughing: :laughing:

[loocyloo]

ooo spangles! yummy

and tiger tots ... like jelly tots, but in a green packet, with mini licorice allsorts in ! :D

and some coconut cube things ? japp sweets?


i love floral gums & cherry lips too - when ever i see an old fashioed sweet shop, i HAVE to buy some! and luckily DH, DD & DS loathe them, so they are all MINE!

[ZoeAlli]

Does anyone remember Horlicks Tablets that you could buy from chemists? They were sweets made of Horlicks. I loved them, but no one else ever seems to remember them!

Yes I do! I think my gran used to get them. She also used to drink Horlicks and Ovaltine for bedtime drink, we used to eat it straight from the tub when it stuck together in lumps!!
I also remember Spangles!! :)

[Pauline]

Does anyone remember Horlicks Tablets that you could buy from chemists? They were sweets made of Horlicks. I loved them, but no one else ever seems to remember them!


Yes I do too!

They were so, so yummy and something I have only remembered now because you mentioned them - there was a boy at school who used to always ask if I had any, he would follow me around like a puppy, we were about 8 years old, his name was Mark - wonder where he is now! :laughing:

[Graham]

there was a boy at school who used to always ask if I had any, he would follow me around like a puppy, we were about 8 years old, his name was Mark - wonder where he is now! :laughing:

You never told me about this rival for your affections.:(

I can see I will have to get some Horlicks tablets. :thumbsup:

[Pauline]

You never told me about this rival for your affections.:(

I can see I will have to get some Horlicks tablets. :thumbsup:

Beware if someone called Mark starts following you :D

[Playmate]

Yes I do and Victory V's, they were hot, hot, hot!

This all to much! I'm sitting salavating for Imps, and VV's and then a horlicks tablet to cool my mouth :laughing: :laughing:

[LOOPYLISA]

My favorite has to be Cherry Balsams.
DH bought me a huge jar for Christmas and it was amazing I love them.
He likes Cola cubes and aniseed balls

I remember taking anissed balls in my blazer pocket to school :D used to buy them on the way

[ORKSIE]

WHat about Sherbert Pips!!!! Little red fings, aww they were luverly

[ORKSIE]

WHat about Sherbert Pips!!!! Little red fings, aww they were luverly

Mr O has just reminded me...they came in Red, white and yellow :D

[ORKSIE]

I remember taking anissed balls in my blazer pocket to school :D used to buy them on the way

Did ya have the stray dogs after ya! :laughing: :laughing:

XX

[angeldelight]

WHat about Sherbert Pips!!!! Little red fings, aww they were luverly

ooooooooooh yummy I loved these

Angel xx

[angeldelight]

Chocolate bananas these were nice and they dont taste anything like they did now days

xxx

[angiemog]

I loved sherbit pips.... Can anyone remember Quirks (they were like a smartie but with a minty shell?) Also the drink Quatro?
Fish and chips snack.... ok I know they weren't sweets but I loved them. x

[MarpleJollytots]

Cherry lips !!!!!!

[angeldelight]

I loved sherbit pips.... Can anyone remember Quirks (they were like a smartie but with a minty shell?) Also the drink Quatro?
Fish and chips snack.... ok I know they weren't sweets but I loved them. x

fish and chips snacks - a savory snack always with the crisps etc oh I loved these

xxx

[oakie dokie]

i live just down the road from swizzels and matlows :clapping: you can buy a huge bag of whatever your favourites or a mix £1 :clapping: we play smell what sweets they are making!!:jump for joy: i remember lots of sweets i liked eg bulls eyes but there not the same the origanals had a red chewy bit in the middle. caramel cup 2.5p yummy, golden nuggets loved the little bag they came in. you can still get them in a sweet shop at trentham gardens. love all the old sweets!

[nannymcflea]

Chocolate Tools, the Saw was always the biggest. These were bought out by Cadburys years ago and they stopped making the inferior chocolate.:(

They were 2p each.:clapping:

[HomefromHome]

aniseed twists and sherbet pips! and i still get them now from a wicked sweet shop in town!!!!!!

oo and i lurve those liquorice sticks you used to get for 2 p - the really hard ones that killed your jaw!!!!:laughing:

[Willowdancer]

Also the drink Quatro?

Oh yes - it was so green!! I wasn't very keen on it though!

[Demonjill]

sugared almonds wow, love them, most of the sweets i got were in trays shop owner would break it with a little hammer long time ago Ha :laughing: :laughing:

LOL I would just suck all the sugar coating off and put the nut in the bin he he :blush:

[Demonjill]

Lol ive been hunting round the house now for sweets lol to no avail :(

My dad had a newsagent when i was wee and had loads of jars in it where you bought sweets by the quarter for less than 30p lol prob be about £1 now lol. And your 10p mix up bag was very full lol

I loved Cola rola balls, sherbet pips, beer bottles, foam mushrooms,ruffle bars, choc lick, edible rice paper, galaxy buttons, cabanas, splicers, spangles, milk bottles n what were those wee 2p (i think)choc cup cake things in shiny foil? yum, skull crushers were fab if a little sickly if you over indulged.

Ahhh i miss that shop lol:( :rolleyes:

[angeldelight]

Lol ive been hunting round the house now for sweets lol to no avail :(

My dad had a newsagent when i was wee and had loads of jars in it where you bought sweets by the quarter for less than 30p lol prob be about £1 now lol. And your 10p mix up bag was very full lol

I loved Cola rola balls, sherbet pips, beer bottles, foam mushrooms,ruffle bars, choc lick, edible rice paper, galaxy buttons, cabanas, splicers, spangles, milk bottles n what were those wee 2p (i think)choc cup cake things in shiny foil? yum, skull crushers were fab if a little sickly if you over indulged.

Ahhh i miss that shop lol:( :rolleyes:

Oh lucky you with the shop - I want one ha ha

I think galaxy buttons are back out ?

Angel xxx

[amandavin]

I'm going to show my age now, but my Granddad used to come for tea every Thursday evening and give me and my brother a shilling (5p). I used to go straight to the shops and buy a caramel bar (Caramac!) and a bag of Bovril crisps. 2 and a half pence each they were!! Bliss.

A quarter would always be treacle toffee (sometimes with blackcurrant but I can't remember what they were called). Made by Callard and Bowsers.

Very happy memories. :laughing:

[angeldelight]

I'm going to show my age now, but my Granddad used to come for tea every Thursday evening and give me and my brother a shilling (5p). I used to go straight to the shops and buy a caramel bar (Caramac!) and a bag of Bovril crisps. 2 and a half pence each they were!! Bliss.

A quarter would always be treacle toffee (sometimes with blackcurrant but I can't remember what they were called). Made by Callard and Bowsers.

Very happy memories. :laughing:

Bovril Crisps :eek: :eek:

Angel xxx

[amandavin]

You can still get them!! :laughing:

[angeldelight]

You can still get them!! :laughing:

The crisps you mean ?

Angel xx

[angeldelight]

Any one know where I can get a big jar of flying saucers from ?

Angel xx

[mama2three]

reviving this thread is pure cruelty ..theres no sweets in the house and Im on a diet:(

[angeldelight]

reviving this thread is pure cruelty ..theres no sweets in the house and Im on a diet:(

Sorry but I am wanting chocolate any no one will share so I thought looking at this would be better than eating it

:laughing: :laughing:


xxx

[funemnx]

Mmmm, those toffee's with chocalate in the middle - eclairs? YUM!!! :)

[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]

Shrimps or banana's love them.

Flying saucers Angel you should be able to get from a cash and carry I am sure I have seen in the one by us.

[Cammie Doodle]

Sorry but I am wanting chocolate any no one will share so I thought looking at this would be better than eating it

:laughing: :laughing:


xxx

You can share my BIG bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk, hubby must of felt sorry for me as he brought it home from shopping

[angeldelight]

You can share my BIG bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk, hubby must of felt sorry for me as he brought it home from shopping

Oh June

Well you know what hubby says he is going fishing late August down your way so you never know I might just come for that bar of choc yet

:laughing: :laughing:

Angel xx

[charleyfarley]

Hey Angel Ive just found a giant fruit and nut Toblerone if you want it :D

I love the foam mushrooms, the origional shrimps and bananas

Oohhh and the coconut mushrooms

Carol xxx

[angeldelight]

Hey Angel Ive just found a giant fruit and nut Toblerone if you want it :D

I love the foam mushrooms, the origional shrimps and bananas

Oohhh and the coconut mushrooms

Carol xxx

Now you are talking Carol

We really must meet up soon and you can bring me all these goodies

:laughing: :laughing:

Angel xx

[Helen Dempster]

Does anyone remember Pacers? They were LOVELY, I really miss 'em :laughing: They were a bit like Opal Fruits (Starbursts) but were green and white striped and mint flavour. Wish they'd bring 'em back!!!!

[charleyfarley]

Does anyone remember Pacers? They were LOVELY, I really miss 'em :laughing: They were a bit like Opal Fruits (Starbursts) but were green and white striped and mint flavour. Wish they'd bring 'em back!!!!

I remember them, love anything minty :thumbsup:

Carol xx

[Twinkles]

Right this thread has made me need jelly babies ....what time does the shop open ?

[angeldelight]

Does anyone remember Pacers? They were LOVELY, I really miss 'em :laughing: They were a bit like Opal Fruits (Starbursts) but were green and white striped and mint flavour. Wish they'd bring 'em back!!!!

Oh now I really loved them

Maybe we should demand that they bring them back ha ha

Angel xx

[hayleychildcare]

Bon Bons
Caramac
fish and chip crisps (the ones that were shaped like fishes) mmmmm
Tutti Fruitti's

[tinkerbelle]

i loved choc nibbles and choc lick my nan used to give me n my big sister 50p each every saturday n we'd go straight to the shop id have both of these and fish n chips crisps n my sister would have calie(sherbert) and wed sit with a spoon watching murder she wrote eating our sweets
also loved the little chocolate cups (choc in tin foil like bun cases )
and sports mixtures
also remember walking to school in winter with my brother and buying 10 choc liquers each to keep warm on our way there :blush: