Sweets we used to eat

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Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 23:07 on 15th July 2008 Oh you lot are incorrigible. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:21 on 15th July 2008 I loved aniseed balls, but they were hard to catch and all. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia	quotePosted at 04:34 on 16th July 2008 Does anyone remember Gobstoppers and Trebor Chews, all a penny. Humbugs, liquorice roots and smoking cinnamon sticks ? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Mick Bean Posts: 188 Joined: 1st Jun 2007 Location: England	quotePosted at 07:00 on 16th July 2008 Yes, I remember gobstoppers, they used to change colour as you got near the middle. What was those things called Fishermans Friend all about..... Who was the fisherman, who was his friend and did anyone actualy eat the horrid things ? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:13 on 16th July 2008 WEhen we were kids, we used to love fishermans friends. Not now though, yuck. My mum used to get us those big gobstoppers. They were too big to get in my mouth, but she used to help by hitting them in with a hammer. Kept us all quiet for days. He he he. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 02:23 on 26th June 2011 Pulling this one out of the archive. Sure do miss some of the folks who posted to this thread. I was thinking the other day about Jelly Tots and Dolly Mixtures. Do they still sell them in England? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 10:27 on 26th June 2011 Well right above your post Sue, Peter manages to find FB as well a send me emails still, so I don't understand why he doesn't look in here now and again. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Marjorie Pope Posts: 6710 Joined: 13th Apr 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 10:44 on 26th June 2011 Yes Sue, Jelly Tots and Dolly Mixtures are still sold here, and the ever popular Smarties. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 22:48 on 26th June 2011 On 26th June 2011 10:27, Ron Brind wrote: Well right above your post Sue, Peter manages to find FB as well a send me emails still, so I don't understand why he doesn't look in here now and again. I miss the old lot, too. To answer your question, Ron, I'm going to guess that it's because Facebook is so time consuming. That's why I dumped it. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Brenda Harvey Posts: 297 Joined: 28th Mar 2011 Location: USA	quotePosted at 03:37 on 28th June 2011 I discovered Bassett's pear drops when in England and loved them. I couldn't find anything comparable here so I found an online store that sells them as well as other British sweets. Very nice. I've ordered the pear drops several times. I'm not much of a cook so I also ordered a packet of mix from them to make a custard. Forget the name of the brand, but it was very tasty. I also have a cake of some sort in a can that I've yet to attempt to make, but it sounded interesting. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions