Reply With QuoteIt just didn't taste as good after they changed the wrapper
Whilst walking through Hitchin this lunchtime i saw an original Wham bar in the window of Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe, which got me thinking...
What one thing would you bring back from your childhood if you could ?
It just didn't taste as good after they changed the wrapper
Texan bars.
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Am I too old? I don't even remember the Wham bar!Originally Posted by amnesia
If you mean sweets, the answer has to be flying saucers - or possibly those pink foam-like shrimp things - or the little gummy milk bottles.
Pineapple chunks and aniseed balls. But you'd have to be able to by them by the quarter pound and have them put in a paper bag
Black Jacks were my favourite. 8 for 1d which was my weekly sweet money in the late 1960s.
The wrapper had an image on it that is too offensive to post these days, but you can probably guess from the name.
Those collectible erasers that you used to get in all different shapes colours etc that had a REALLY specific scent to them.
I used to have a splendid rubber collection as a kid.
This for sure!
And this...
While looking for an image to post I came across this website, which has loads of old ice lolly images in it - most of which I had completely forgotten about.
Not many in there I would want to see return though!
https://flashbak.com/british-ice-lol...60-1990-19609/
Free aeroplane with Red Arrow. I'm guessing it wouldn't be a real Folland Gnat :-)
Easy Bar 6 used to sell them in Hong Kong up to 5 years ago but no more-(.
Fry’s 5 centres bar and Banjo bars.
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Mint Cracknel, I’ve never tasted anything like it since I last had some in the early 70’s.
2 little ‘credit card’ size wafer thin dark chocolates with a mint green cracknel in the middle
that broke off in shards.
Broken biscuits.
Dinosaur eggs.
Quattro drink.
Cheers..
Jase
I used to love an Aztec chocolate bar.....quite sad when they stopped producing them!
Marathon chocolate bars. Proper name for proper chocolate. What the hell is a snickers?
Fruit Salad chews.
Wig Wam crisps.
Quattro (the luminous green “fruit” drink).
Anyone remember Kunzel Cakes? A real treat from when I was very little in the mid 70’s.
And another vote for Fry’s Five Centres.
So clever my foot fell off.
Five Boys chocolate bar. Frys Five centre Chocolate creams
Innocence.
Lucky bags and bazooka joe’s
Pacers
Star bars
Dib dabs
I think a lot of these “retro” sweets are still available
M&S do all of the above in little packets
They even do the foam bananas
All true to the original taste and texture.
Broken biscuits from milk and more a massive box delivered.
Not the same, but I want to eat a Marathon again, not a bloody snicker
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Sex without consequence
Wagon wheels that were the size of wagon wheels.
Opal fruits, a proper Cadburys caramel without the new milk chocolate recipe.
Desperate Dan bars. Golden cup bars also
Oh and a Highland toffee bar all by McCowans
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Cresta fizzy drink....
Oyster Ice Cream https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...eam&ajaxhist=0
I don't know if they are still available or not as I haven't lived in the UK for quite a while, but growing up in the Midlands it was possible to buy Cadbury's Misshapes - chocolates destined for boxes: Milk Tray, Roses, etc., badly formed but perfectly edible so sold off in bags.
Old English Spangles
and
Toffo - original and assorted flavours but not the chocolate ones.
It's ok if they say yes. ;)
I think my favourites have been listed. Texan was a biggy :)
Growing up in a shop, sweets, grocers, off licence - we were pretty spoilt.
Other days I enjoyed (could be a book)
Banjo - coconut
Sweet tabacco (like sweet soft shredded wheat)
Proper Cadbury Turkish delight bars - we had to bring them back from Belfast when they stopped the proper bars here (just didn't taste the same).
Original blue Smarties - they were awesome!
Double Dips
Spangles
Toffo - mmmm
The peanut cracknel in Quality Streets
Far too many
It's just a matter of time...
These are good quality,some weren’t even broken.
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Yup.
I think they are still about., but the Kunzel Showboats have disappeared.
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"It's frothy man!"
Kingsize Mars
Long Twiglets in a cardboard box. Tasted better.
My Matchbox and Dinky car collection.
My Guinea pig Sandy.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Aaaarr-haaarrrr me hearties!
We used to buy this when getting fish suppers for all the family from The Corbie fish and chip shop in Davidsons Mains. I remember thinking how mature I was to be eating RUM soaked raisins.
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Proper Cadbury's Creme Eggs. Made with Cadbury's Dairy Milk not the crap Kraft "standard cocoa mix chocolate" that they're covered with now
Is the Kraft recipe chocolate inferior?
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
It's a matter of opinion I suppose. In my opinion it tastes awful. On the plus side it's been good news for my teeth and diabetes risk
Err, are you sure you're on the right thread?!
Having Jimmy Saville sticking his finger up my bum just for a chance of being on the telly..
My grandparents.
Sweet wise another vote for mint cracknel. Had forgotten about that until this thread. And glees. I think they morphed into skittles at some point but never the same.
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For fans of broken chocolate biscuits, The Range do packets and big boxes at very reasonable cost!
You get all sorts of types of biscuits inside...so someone told me...
So clever my foot fell off.
J
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