Nostalgia - it ain't what it used to be...

[SimonK]

Sweet tabacco (like sweet soft shredded wheat)

Spanish Gold, as I recall.

[GraniteQuarry]

Oh to be 12 again

[Neil.C]

This thread is making my mouth water with those delightful half forgotten sweets!

What about coconut mushrooms.....

[Maysie]

Advertising is a strange thing, as I am pretty sure I have never eaten one of these, but the tune/song that used to go with the TV adverts jumped straight into my head as soon as I spotted this bar.

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Chocolate flavoured coating comes first in 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8dx-K1bl0c

[sish101]

... and I wonder why I have so many fillings in my teeth.

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[Cinch]

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.

I lived in Edinburgh for a few years when I was kid and went to the Royal High. We often used to go to Corbie's for a chipie lunch. Salt n sauce??

[Wyvern971]

Sweets aside, the recent spate or consoles there's a few options to feel nostalgic about (if that's your thing)

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[murkeywaters]

Being 14 and having a huge crush on Vanessa Paridis (Joe le taxi) after seeing her on Top of The Pops!

And drinking Top Deck or Shandy Bass on hot summer nights thinking we’re cool, big can too!

[TheFlyingBanana]

Ah yes, find memories of Top Deck!

I might be a shandy drinking southerner, but shandy is nice, right?

😁

[JasonM]

Advertising is a strange thing, as I am pretty sure I have never eaten one of these, but the tune/song that used to go with the TV adverts jumped straight into my head as soon as I spotted this bar.

...
Chocolate flavoured coating comes first in 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8dx-K1bl0c

I was going to say the exact same thing, I don't even recognise the bar but the advert song is vivid.

[SimonK]

It's a Manfred Mann song from 1964, perhaps that's why it's so familiar.

[Neil.C]

It's a Manfred Mann song from 1964, perhaps that's why it's so familiar.

Of course.

And for some of us lucky enough to remember, it was the theme tune to Ready Steady Go on Friday night.

"The weekend starts here!"

[Maysie]

It's a Manfred Mann song from 1964, perhaps that's why it's so familiar.

Unfortunately, it is the rather trashy chocolate bar advert version that I can remember.

Maybe showing my true class, or rather lack of it....!

[PhilipK]

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.

I'm fairly certain that I've seen these in the Cadbury's Outlet shop in Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.

[Gobo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezLzflX6r5Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2UfzAQ8Pfg

[Thorien]

Dinosaur eggs.

YES! Miss these so much, they lasted yonks, nearly 2 periods if I remember correctly.

[julian2002]

Star bars are widely available nearly bought one in my local budgens today.

Sweet tobacco is also available but not that widely. On line or I got some from a sweet shop in Blackpool a while ago.


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[Velorum]

Spanish Gold, as I recall.

That's just reminded me of all the smoking related things we had as kids - plastic pipes, battery operated plastic cigarettes (the end lit up) and of course candy cigarettes with the end coloured red. I recall having a large plastic cigar when I was quite young.

I would often be given gift sets like this

[SimonK]

And pipe-shaped licorice with hundresds and thousands to make it look like embers in the bowl.

[Kingstepper]

Nice one https://thechocolateworkshop.co.uk/product/pipe/

[redmonaco]

Old English Spangles

and

Toffo - original and assorted flavours but not the chocolate ones.

They were Disgusting!!!

[sish101]

Spangles. The most hated part of a Christmas selection box. Designed to shatter and embed a miriad of razor sharp sugar shards into your tongue.

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[Kirk280]

I miss this place



Luckily the Marble Brewery do pretty good ‘homage’ brew called Manchester Bitter.