Back in the 1970s, once a month after collecting me from junior school, my mother would take me with her to our local newsagent to pay her paper bill. I always remember her enjoying the opportunity to indulge in a few ‘secret’ treats for herself as she set up the new tab. She would add [...]
Uncategorized
When I think back to my 1970’s childhood, many things blend into memories, Sweets, music, comics and television. However sweets seem to evoke the more powerful recollections. I remember going to the newsagents with my mum, during a power cut. We walked in and there were dozens of candles flickering all over the shop counter. [...]
Does anyone know what happened to Amazin’ Rasin bars which were around at the beginning of the 70s.? I was also reminiscing about Pink Panther “chocolate” (pink candy) yesterday. Anyone remember this? Thanks
I have a sweet memory of Anglo Bubbly. Here’s the first paragraph to give you a taste of the writing: “Whenever I see the distinctive blue Anglo Bubbly wrapper with a yellow oval and red writing, it sends me right back to the early seventies. My sister and I just loved bubble gum, the sweet [...]
In the fifties, thick smog would often press down over Wigan on cold winter mornings. Like many other young children, I walked to school. On foggy days we wore woollen scarves over our mouths, tied at the back of the neck. On the way, I passed May’s toffee shop. Tempting if you had a three [...]
We have placed a few orders with you over the years. In previous orders we have included little pink watermelon flavoured segments. They were half moon shaped jellies. I cannot seem to find them on your website as I know we have ordered them before? Can you tell me where they have gone?!?! Danny
Do you remember/stock a sweet which was basically a stick of twisted hard caramel/toffee about 10″ long, 1/2″ diameter, with chocolate in the centre. It was packaged in an orange cellophane wrapper. Probably about in early 1960′s. I loved them and it would be great if they were still available!
i placed an order on a tue pm, it arrived thur am. Packaged beautifully secure. Wonderful website and wonderful service. Well done a quarter of, go to the top of the class. Susan
Hi, I was wondering whether you could remember a sweet from the 80s/90s. It was wrapped in see through paper, half cylindershape, about 6 inches long. In the middle was mint and holy, very light, and the outside was chocolate. When you bit into it, the mint just totally melted in your mouth. Sorry its [...]
I just want to say how pleased i am with your website and your brilliant service. the sweets are fantastic and i have recommended the site to all my friends – keep up the brilliant work! Claire
Detective cheroots? Only I remember them from the early 80′s they were a chocolate stick sold individulaly, never seen them since…. Wendy
Hi, I am looking for one of my favourite sweets, (there are a lot on your web pages)this is a sweet in the shape of a large fish, tasting of fruit mainly, the other reason I wish to find this sweet is that my ancestor used to make them here in Worksop Nottinghamshire, I have [...]
o you remember chocolate lime barrels, they used to be in a box of chocolates but cant remember which ones, would it be possible to get them again, its been many years since i,ve had them and they were the best, many thanks.
Hi, I was wondering if any of you remember those delicious sticks of hard, brittle toffee, a bit like a stick of rock, but really thin, with gorgeous rich chocolate running through the centre? I don’t know what they were called, but if you could find them, I would certainly buy some. Also, another memory is [...]
I have been searching for without success, for a lolly which as I recall was called ‘Chol’ which was a red coloured ball lolly with a chocolate flavour coating. Any ideas?
Anyone else remember a small plastic coffin filled with candy ‘bones’ which I think could be slotted together to make a skeleton.Don’t know what they were called though
about the same time as lovely jubbly orange drink in pyramid waxed cartons and Picnic bars hit the streets, & Wagon Wheels had been rolled out for a year, my brother and I were able to buy sweets with the name “chops, peas and potatoes”, as far as I remember a chewy sweet much in the [...]
IÂ can remember Pink Chocolate in Pink Panther Bars (very sickly), Terrys Chocolate Lemons and Double Agents Sweets. Double agents were boiled sweets with sherbert in the middle in a tube, total tooth rot.Do any of them still exist?
i used to have chalk like sweets, white dusty feel to them i think they were soft inside. i think they were called school chalks going back about 15 years or so Emma
the bubblegum was shaped like fruits and tasted like the fruit it was shaped as but when you bit into it you could chew it and it became bubblegum. Claire
dsf remembers: -
erw