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Milk Chocolate Tools
Hello, When I was little, about 15 years ago, we used to go to the local paper shop and buy penny sweets. We'd give the lady our 10p or 20p and choose sweets from under the counter one by one until we reached our limit.
My favourite sweets were milk chocolate tools. They were the same size as the white chocolate fish and chips but were brown milk chocolate and formed into workman's tools - hammer, wrench, screwdriver etc. Do you know what happened to these?
Thanks!!
Posted on December 31, 2003
Made by Sharps were done away with when taken over by Cadbury Trebor Bassett many years ago
Posted by: David on December 1, 2006
I saw some chocolate tools in Lakeland near Wilmslow. They were in a box so you couldn't buy them loose, the saw, the spanner etc. were all in there. Probably taste nothing like how we remember them!
Posted by: Tony S on January 24, 2007
Chocolate Covered Burnt Almonds
What happened to the lovely dark chocolate covered burnt Almonds made by Terrys of London?
I know they replaced them with chocolate covered almonds but they were not the same.
regards
AL
Posted on December 30, 2003
Yes what did happen?
These were my mother's favorites and mine too.
Posted by: Roger on November 21, 2005
Came in a 1/4 lb red box made by Terrys of York - were horrendously expensive in their time about £1.99 and that was over 20 years ago - and they were only produced for Christmas !!
Posted by: David on December 1, 2006
Hen's Eggs
First, let me say how delighted I am to have found your website, some of your products really take me back to my schooldays in the seventies.
What I am really interested in finding are hen's eggs. I used to buy them at the scool tuckshop, this was in the early eighties. They looked identical to real eggs and were quite thick chocolate covered with a crispy sugar shell.
PB
Posted on December 29, 2003
Ovaltine Bars
Hi There,
I'm writing to ask if you can find "Ovaltine Bars".
I can't remember how long ago I had them, at least 15 years (sorry), they were similar to bourneville bars - same sort of size etc, I'm pretty sure they were milk chocolate.
Hope that helps.
Regards
M.
Posted on December 28, 2003
OMG - good call! I remember the Ovaltine Bars. My nan used to buy them for me (would be about 20-odd yrs ago...). Just like the drink, but v. chocolatey. I don't think they are made anymore, as I haven't seen them for ages :o(
Posted by: suzism on October 17, 2006
Made by Callard and Bowser discontined when firm closed by Kraft Suchard
Posted by: David on December 1, 2006
Ovaltine bars were a delicious malty chocolate bar with a rough texture. The nearest chocolate bar I can find that resembles it is M&S milk bubbly bar.
Posted by: j v b on January 1, 2007
ovaltine chocolate bars are now made by a swiss company called wander under the brand name ovomaltine. The bars look the same, taste the same and even come in the same orange wrapper.
I've just ordered a dozen bars from a company in switzerland.
Posted by: nick on February 27, 2007
Bar Six
l remember a chocolate bar l used to love as a child it was called Bar Six do you stock it or know of anywhere l could obtain it from?
Posted on December 27, 2003
Krispits
Whatever happened to Krispits.
They were flattish, oval shaped chocolates with tiny crispy bits mixed in. They had the word Crispit on the top.
I remember buying them, with my thre'pence tuck money, on my way to school in the late '60's.
H.
Posted on December 26, 2003
Texan bars and Chelsea Whoppers!
I have just received my Fry's Chocolate Creams - thank you once again. I am in heaven eating my first bar!
My only wish now is that your website can find Texan bars and Chelsea Whoppers!
Best wishes
S
Posted on December 25, 2003
Cabana bars
Cabana bars were made by Cadbury and were withdrawn in the early 90s (I think) they were a posh bounty if I recall with a moist coconut and cherry centre topped with caramel and covered in Cadbury chocolate, my god I sound like an advert!
Anyway they were delicious so bring them back Cadbury or I will stop buying flake............... by the box!
RP
Dorchester Dorset
Posted on December 24, 2003
Yes Cabanas were lovely Im so glad that someone else remembers them - I thought that I was going mad.
Posted by: Des on August 23, 2006
Bubblegum
I was told about your site when visiting a friend in Dundee. He got a voucher for the site from some of his other mates, and was in the process of overdosing on Sherbet Lemons and Raspberry Skulls when I arrived. Naturally we got talking and realised another favourite from long ago that needs to be investigated.
When our local ice-cream van toured the streets back in the eighties, kids used to be covered in Acid-man style faces that covered every bit of visible skin. The source was a random transfer that you slapped onto a newly licked piece of skin. These transfers were found in bubble gum, the same lurid colour as the Barratt's Shrimps, which tasted a lot like the best smelling antiseptic cream 'Germoline'.
Can't remember their name, but maybe the similarities with stuff from a medicine cabinet can explain that!
Any info would be grand, but products would be better!
Posted on December 23, 2003
Cabanas
Whatever Happened to Cabanas?
They were a coconut bar with mixed in cherries and a layer of toffee then covered in milk chocolate.
Its made me the man I am today!
Yours truly,
R.K.
Posted on December 22, 2003
Spangles
What a fantastic website!
Memories are just flooding back from a happy childhood (amazing that we always remember the good points but not the bad!). I will be making regular purchases as I find today's candy-type sweets generally poor (I personally think that the great Black Jacks are not as good as they were in the 70s).
I noticed your info about Spangles and generally they weren't anything special except Old English flavour. I have never experienced a flavour like it since and I'm not sure I could describe it now - but it was fantastic. I would love to track a similar taste down - I don't suppose you know of anything similar nowadays?
Thanks.
P.W.
Posted on December 21, 2003
Silver balls
Silver balls - like the ones you get for sprinkling on cakes only much bigger (aniseed ball size). Someone told me they were withdrawn because whatever the silver stuff was, it wasn't good for you. Is this true?
Posted on December 20, 2003
I remember when they were withdrawn, because some boffin had worked out that the aluminium contained in the "silver" coating was about half the recommended daily intake, per ball! I'd still buy them though.... if anyone was brave enough to make them.
Posted by: Daz on November 23, 2006
Terry's Mint Pyramid
Terry's Mint Pyramid - what happened to these? I loved them when I was a little girl in the early 80s!
Posted on December 19, 2003
I also remember and have been searching for mint pyramids,they where very nice and were only about for a short while.
Posted by: EctoDan on March 6, 2006
Skippy bars
In the 1960's I used to eat a skippy bar almost every day.
When did they stop making them?
Posted on December 18, 2003
I have been having dreams about these tasty bars. They should be re launched.
Posted by: laura on January 31, 2006
Skippy bars! I had almost forgot about them. Chewy biscuits fantstic-couldn't some chocolate company revive them...NOW. Can't remember who made them.
Posted by: Colin R on August 4, 2006
Texan Bar
Looking for a Texan Bar.
The advert said "a mans got to do what a mans got to do"
Posted on December 17, 2003
Fizz Bombs - Plush Nuggets - Thunderbusters ??
Was wondering if you know the whereabouts of these "old" sweeties:
CABANA- Chewy coconut centre(similar to bounty) with pieces of cherry. Covered in chewy caramel and milk choc. About the same size and shape as a starbar. Had a midnight blue wrapper with Cabana written in "tropical" style writing.
PLUSH NUGGETS- Made by Lovells. Don't know alot about these as they were my older sisters fave.
METAL MICKEYS ATOMIC THUNDERBUSTERS- "Cosmic apple" flavoured boiled sweets. Out at the height of metal mickeys fame
FIZZ BOMBS- Cerise pink coloured small round sweets covered in fizzy sour sugar. Left your mouth pink. I think they were raspberry flavoured.
Thanks
Posted on December 16, 2003
I agree with you on pacers....
I agree with you on pacers....that's why I've ordered loads of Mojo spearmint from you!
Also what happened to Cabana bars? they were coconut with cherries in covered with chocolate, delicious.
Sweets aren't the same these days, Haribo, yuk....
Posted on December 15, 2003
Chewy Orange fish
Whatever happened to chewy orange fish? they were about 1 inch long and sold as 1p sweets. Also chocolate covered lolly pops? This is a great site, takes me back years....
Posted on December 14, 2003
Kojak lollies
was looking at your sweets and under lollies I noticed you didn't have or mention Kojak lollies mmmm who loves yuh baby!
Posted on December 13, 2003
I can still taste that wonderful unique blackcurrant flavour of the purple Kojak lollies. Do they still make them? Please get a hold of some, it's been nearly 25 years!
Posted by: lucy on December 28, 2006
CADBURY'S HAZELNUT WHIRLS
One of my favourite chocolates ever seems to have diappeared off the face of the earth - CADBURY'S HAZELNUT WHIRLS.
They used to be availbale only at christmas time, but now you can't get them at all.
Can you please help ?
many thanks,
B.
Posted on December 12, 2003
I would like to know where I can purchase some hazelnut whirls. The last time I managed to get them was at Portsmouth in your shop.
I have purchased them before at Stansted Airport but that now seems to be out of stock.
Please can you help as they are my husbands favourite sweet and Christmas will not be the same for him without them.
Posted by: Pamela Ledger on December 6, 2005
If you find any let me know. It seems everything that is good in the world either has to be modified or removed!
Posted by: DS on December 9, 2005
Yeah,
Tis the day before Christmas Eve (aka 23rd December 2005) and I can't find these anywhere in Newcastle etc etc.
Who ate all the Cadburys Hazelnut Whirls??
Gis a sweet.
I've even done the ebay bit.
Merry Christmas
Bah Humbug
Posted by: Jerry on December 23, 2005
I'm looking at this message board and see the last entry was 2005. Has anyone managed to find some Hazelnut whirls. If so please please please let me know where. I have to have some!
Posted by: Tanya on November 27, 2006
Hazelnut whirls still appear in roses chocs but were produced as a christmas line until 2004 then discontinued in 2005
then in a horrible bag - in previous times they came in a 1/2 lb roses style box [ and tasted better]
Posted by: David on December 1, 2006
If you have any joy, please let me know ?
Im in the same boat, unable to source any Hazelnut Whirls :-(
Please keep in touch & vice versa (sweetie ref.) !
Kind Regards,
Simon
Posted by: Simon on December 15, 2006
My father and relatives have been looking for hazel nut whirls for the past few years with no success of finding any...could you please help? You would make several old men VERY HAPPY!
Posted by: James on January 5, 2007
Willy Wonka's Runts
Hi, Do you know if you can still get 'Willy Wonka's Runts' in the UK?
Posted on December 11, 2003
Golden Nuggets ?
I remember chewing gum that came in a gold sack with $$ signs on it, maybe they were called golden nuggets? thanks again
Posted on December 10, 2003
cabana bar
Just wandering if you remember the "cabana bar"? Chocolate on the outside and coconut and cherry bits on the inside,I think? cheers p.s I also remember chewing gum that came in a gold sack with $$ signs on it,maybe they were called golden nuggets? thanks again
Posted on December 9, 2003
chocolate ones shaped like minstrels?
After recently sampling some revels after many years, I was trying to remember what the chocolate ones shaped like minstrels used to be called. I think that the packet had a picture of a giraffe or something covered in these chocolates. Someone must remember!!
P.T.
Posted on December 8, 2003
i remember the round minstrel type chocs....they were called......counters
Posted by: sioux on March 26, 2006
the giraffe on the packet had a long scarf wrapped around his neck. I loved these when I was a little girl
Posted by: s dooling on August 17, 2006
Cadbury Secrets
...Cadbury Secrets?
Cheers C.
Posted on December 7, 2003
ooooooooh cadburys secrets! very messy but gorgeous!
Posted by: nin on March 2, 2007
CABANA BAR
Do you remember the CABANA BAR, a chewy mixture of coconut and cherry bits with a toffee layer on top covered in chocolate? I used to eat two a day for at least all my 6 week school holidays! What happened to this bar from heaven? If I could get it nowadays, I would surely stock up
thanks from a suprisingly slim 47 year old!
Posted on December 6, 2003
Cabana Bars
Gooey coconut with glace cherry bits covered in milk choccy about the size of a Topic, mmmmmmm they were lovely,and Pink Panther Bars - pink chocolate, quite crispy.
what happened eh?
regards
R K
Posted on December 5, 2003
Oh, I was so traumatised by a Pink Panther bar. I remember being on the seat on the back of my mum's bike, eating away at my PP bar, when she went over a bump ad I dropped it onto the road. She wouldn't go back for it and I howled for hours. To this day I can still tell you exactly where it lay on that road - and this was some 32 years ago.
The trauma of dropped sweets...
(Cabana bars - the staple of every high school tuckshop!)
Posted by: Tracey on April 16, 2006
Well, thank goodness! I thought I was going nuts!
I was searching on the web for Hickory House, please someone else say they know it, and I came across the "Whatever happened to" when I saw cabanas and texans, and amazing bars, well!!!! - I have signed myself out of the looney bin and plee to the manufacturers to BRING THEM ALL BACK, pretty please!
Thank you!!
Posted by: Tammii on July 9, 2006
Are you sure you don't mean "Heckors House"? I remember it well. I used to visit my gran on a sunday afternoon & her house was next to a realy tall wall; well, being only 5 years old i used to think any minute now old Heckor was going to stick his head over & shout at me, I also remember Cabana's too. I won't describe them as you can read all the other descriptions above. Hope this helped, Sorry for going on a bit...
WAD, Dorset
Posted by: WAD on October 17, 2006
Old Favourites
Hello,
What a fantastic website! I feel like I'm in Heaven. However, I was wondering if you had heard of boiled sweets called Old Favourites? I used to get them in Scotland and they are similar to the winter mixture you have, but not quite the same. I can still get them at home but I now live 400 miles away so it's a wee bit far to go for some sweeties!
L T
Posted on December 4, 2003
Tongue painting lollies
Whatever happened to Tongue Painting Lollies?
I remember buying them for my nephews when I went babysitting. We had a real good laugh sticking our tongues out at each other, asking what colour our tongues were..... green, black, red, blue.
Yours enquiringly
SC
Posted on December 3, 2003
Galaxy Counters
These must have been around towards the end of the 60s `cos I can remember buying them at the Off License at the co-op and I wouldn't have been allowed to go down the road on my own much before I was 6.
They were little circles of Galaxy, slightly domed on both sides - under half an inch across (smaller than a Cadbury's button!) and maybe 3/10 of an inch deep, covered in something slightly shiny which made them less likely to melt in your hand - a bit like the plain Revels but lots smaller. They were seriously nice.
Any ideas what happened to them.
Posted on December 2, 2003
I remember these well. I used to buy them all the time but galaxy wont package them up on their own anymore.. apparently you can find them in packets of revels.. but not the same :(
Posted by: G on September 10, 2006
I also tell my children about these sweets, I have no idea what happened to them but they were lovely! They must have been around late 60's early 70's.
From memory the closest taste I can find is Milky Way stars. Someone said they are like what you find in Revels but thats not the taste that I remember.
Galaxy bring them back!
Posted by: Trazza on September 29, 2006
My god thats what they were!
I have been racking my brains for ever!
I remember eating them when I was little in the early 80's - the taste is something I still remember much creamier than buttons
We must lodge a campaign to Galaxy to bring them back!
Posted by: Louise Hollow on October 6, 2006
My favourites sweets of all time! I remember eating them in 1978, just after Star Wars came out.
I remember the white packet with Animals on but couldn't remember the name. Now I know. (I love the internet)
Have only ever met one other person who can remember them!
Posted by: mark davies on November 7, 2006
OMG! these were my favourite sweet of all time as a kid. used to cost 5p. i buy revels just to eat them ones...please please re-release them as the revels just arent quite the same.
same goes for treats, m&m versions dont taste as nice......
Posted by: sammy on December 1, 2006
I've been asking people if they remember these for years, they were lovely! Don't they still have them in bags of Revels?
I'd join a campaign to get them back :)
Posted by: Semic on December 15, 2006
"Double Agents"
"Double Agents". They were hard sweets with a sherbet centre. I seem to remember them being in a yellow tube (like Toffo's) with a spy on the front. Then, I was watching the Powerpuff Girls with my daughter and the villain, Mojojojo, put me in mind of those brilliant chews from the past - Mojos! I remember them being given as a reward to the "best table" in Primary 1 (now that was 25 years ago!!) No wonder we were never out of the dentist!!
Posted on December 1, 2003
Chocolate tools were always my favourite sweets too (around 20 years ago now... eek!!). I'm sure they were 2p each originally and then they went up to 5p just before they disappeared forever. The saw was my all time favourite chocolate tool.
Posted by: Jenni on November 8, 2006