nellie2 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 I was in the shop today buying a newspaper... and I looked behind the counter and thought that it's a shame that you don't see jars of sweets anymore like you did when I was a kid.I used to go to the sweetshop and buy 2oz of sherbert pips and get them in a paper bag... and they always stuck together and to the paper bag. If you bought hundreds and thousands you got loads for your 2ozs.Then there were mojos and fruit salads and those black ones... the liquorice ones! I used to get four for a penny! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 heh ...and there were steam trains , black and white TV,s and holidays in Butlins ..... yer turning into a wrinkley ...Nel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted December 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 No.. I never went to Butlins .... I was just thinking about sweeties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 and I looked behind the counter and thought that it's a shame that you don't see jars of sweets anymore like you did when I was a kid.We do still see them sold that way down here - but we are somewhat in the backwoods :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Oh what a lovely thread, I just went back 40yrs then :) Happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilch Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Shop in margate still sells them in jar's.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Crabtree Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 As does my local Asian shop :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOfSalvation Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Here in Daytona, you can go to the saltwater taffee shops on beachside and get the best taffee you'll ever taste! Excellent stuff! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 ..........and how about the 'honeycomb' bars - yum - still around at fairgrounds, but it tasted better back then. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I recently had candy floss on the sea front at Hunstanton (during October) - took home 2 bags of chocolate honeycomb pieces .... hmmmmm ! (hey, I'm a Scot - why am I talking about 'honeycomb' ? - the real name for it is 'puff candy').Also just remembering the time my big brother offered me one of his sherbet lemons ... he had taken the sherbet out and replaced it with salt ... I've still never forgiven him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Also just remembering the time my big brother offered me one of his sherbet lemons ... he had taken the sherbet out and replaced it with salt ... I've still never forgiven him. :lol: :lol: My brother did horrible things too..........like when he came in with a HUGE rockery spider hanging on his finger - caused havoc!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 and those black ones... the liquorice ones! I used to get four for a penny! :)Black Jacks.I remember a "friend" reconstructed some of these out of dirty grey Plasticine and put them back in the wrappers. The laugh was on him, though, as he picked a Plasticine one from the selection when offering them around. Hope it tasted nice :D It didn't as he threw up afterwards.(Isn't it odd, the strange things you remember. That must have been 50+ years ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 3d slabs of toffee (thats when I had my own teeth) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOfSalvation Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 My brother did horrible things too..........like when he came in with a HUGE rockery spider hanging on his finger - caused havoc!!!My dad's arachniphobic, and I used to walk in the house with huge garden spiders. I was able to make my dad "go to his room" when I was six by bringing spiders in the house! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davew27 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 i can't buy black jacks anymore :(you can only buy black jack bars and they cost 10p each!:( :( :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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-pops- Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 i can't buy black jacks anymore :(you can only buy black jack bars and they cost 10p each!:( :( :(With a name like that, I'm surprised they're on sale at all. Where's the politically correct mob?Am I right in remembering that the real Black Jacks had a golly on the wrapper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 3d slabs of toffee (thats when I had my own teeth) :DPalm Toffee?My favourites in those were the chocolate and the banana ones. The banana flavour was made up like a sandwich - a yellow centre and brown outers.Aaaaaah! Nostalgia ain't what it used to be :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Yes pops, I liked all of those. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 These used to be my fav'sAniseed TwistsRhubard & Custard'sPear DropsCola CubesTony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davew27 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 COLA CUBES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Hmmmm, what about Love Hearts. They used to say things like Be Mine and Oh Boy. Now it's Text Me and Email Me :lol: Even Love Hearts have come bouncing into the 21st century! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Anyone remember pineapple rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Hmmmm, what about Love Hearts. They used to say things like Be Mine and Oh Boy. Now it's Text Me and Email Me :lol: Even Love Hearts have come bouncing into the 21st century!Saw them in Tesco this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Anyone remember pineapple rock.Yep. Interesting because it had quite an acid flavour to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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