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Karen Pugh
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quotePosted at 18:16 on 27th March 2008

I was munching on a chocolate bar and started thinking of what sweets I liked from my childhood.  The list is endless but here are a few of mine.

Uncle Joe's mint balls, Texan, Toffee Logs, Spangles, pacers, mojo's, mint sensations, bazooka's and many more.

What are your favourites from long ago?

I'm sure I will add some more to this thread.

Karen

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Sue H
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quotePosted at 18:45 on 27th March 2008

Spangles, now there is a sweet I haven't heard about in ages.

I liked licorice dib dabs, I think they still do them.

I'll have to think about this a bit more, cast the old mind backwards in time.
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Ron Brind
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quotePosted at 19:37 on 27th March 2008
What about Sela-cough sweets, Swizzel lollies, Victory 'V' lozenge's, Blackjacks, Mint Chocs ah those were the days!
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Sue H
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quotePosted at 19:57 on 27th March 2008

Oh I was trying to think of Victory V's, I loved them. What was the dominant flavour? Was it licorice?

To go along with the Blackjacks (probably not allowed to call them that any more) there were Fruit Salads. And I liked the hard boiled Rhubarb and Custard sweets., In fact Loved just about all of those hard boiled sweets from the big glass sweet jar, Pear Drops, Pineapple Squares, Lemon Drops, Barley Twists. Oh and lets not forget Gobstoppers and Aniseed balls.

I'm on a roll now. 

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Karen Pugh
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quotePosted at 20:12 on 27th March 2008

Bob Bons, Cinder Toffee, Peanut Brittle, Bonfire Toffee, Milk Chews, Fry's Cream Bars, Galaxy Counters, Cough Candy.

There's so manyLaughing

 

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Sue H
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quotePosted at 20:27 on 27th March 2008

Cough Candy, now that sounds familiar but I can't place what it looks like.

I remember another hard boiled sweet that was about the size of your little finger, orange and shaped in a twist. I want to say it tasted of licorice. Does any one remember what they were called?

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Karen Pugh
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quotePosted at 20:42 on 27th March 2008
It was called Cough Candy Twist Sue, and I thought it tasted a bit like aniseed.
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Sue H
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quotePosted at 20:44 on 27th March 2008

No wonder it sounds familiar, silly me   .

And yes, anniseed, that's right. I LOVED them, but it has been sooooo long since I had any. I wonder if they still make them?

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Karen Pugh
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quotePosted at 20:56 on 27th March 2008
Yes they do still make them, I had some not so long ago.  They are nice arnt they.  We have some good sweet shops in my area, that do all kinds of old fashioned sweets.  I am lucky.  I do keep the dentist happy though, cos I have to go so often.Cry
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quotePosted at 21:08 on 27th March 2008
I loved shrimps and blackjacks (made your mouth look like you had been down the coal hole lol) pineapple chunks that made your mouth really sore, and jamboree bags, if anyone remembers those? Rainbow drops,anniseed twists  oh and i simply adored frozen Jubblys (as the advert went...LUBBLY JUBBLY) froze your mouth up so you could hardly talk lol..they are probably banned now through health and safety lol
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