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Which foods,, toiletries etc do you miss which are no longer available?

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Lexisgranny Sun 23-Jan-22 22:02:42

I remember those Deedaa they were 6d a bar and I think they were called Milk Tray bars. You could also buy Milk Tray loose, it was slightly cheaper than in boxes, but you could buy a quarter pound box!

Hetty58 Sun 23-Jan-22 21:52:53

Beechnut, I've found a recipe now - will have to make some!

theveganlunchbox.co.uk/easy-vegan-coconut-ice/

Ali08 Sun 23-Jan-22 21:50:55

We used to buy a 'glacé toffee' in our boarding school tuck shop, in Northumberland. It looked like glass, was moulded into 6 parts so you could easily break it into smaller pieces, and came in yellow, green and red bars if I remember right. 'Yogi Bars'.
Also Potter & Moore bath stuff.
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Every time someone mentions Aqua Manda I think of Aqua Tofana ?? which is not quite the same thing! Look it up on Google.

annsixty Sun 23-Jan-22 21:45:48

A perfume called Gardenia by a company named Goya.
Sadly long gone.

Beechnut Sun 23-Jan-22 21:41:52

Hetty58

I get odd cravings for coconut ice -probably still available, but not around here.

I bought some last year in a farm shop.

Nannagarra Sun 23-Jan-22 21:41:40

I remember that Deedaa. Yes!!!

Nannagarra Sun 23-Jan-22 21:40:24

Avon’s ‘Charisma’ in a red pot.
Horlicks tablets.

NotSpaghetti Sun 23-Jan-22 21:38:34

Aqua Manda is on Ebay MiniMoon

Chewbacca Sun 23-Jan-22 21:34:04

Floral gums and butterscotch gums. Terry's Spartan chocolates.

Calendargirl Sun 23-Jan-22 21:16:06

Yes, Symingtons Table Creams were lovely.

Hetty58 Sun 23-Jan-22 21:14:50

I get odd cravings for coconut ice -probably still available, but not around here.

Blossoming Sun 23-Jan-22 21:12:02

Hampden wafers

Deedaa Sun 23-Jan-22 21:05:04

When I was a child Cadbury's used to do a bar of chocolate divided up into 6 sections, each one had a filling from the Dairy Milk selection. There was a strawberry one, marzipan, coffee cream, orange cream and I couple of others. It was a special treat and was much cheaper than a whole box of chocolates.

Pepper59 Sun 23-Jan-22 21:00:17

Oh Five Boys Mini Moon, loved those. Most chocolate doesn't taste the same now. I bought a box of Elizabeth Shaws at Christmas, they were awful.

MiniMoon Sun 23-Jan-22 20:56:21

Thought of another,
Proper potted meat. What happened to that?

MiniMoon Sun 23-Jan-22 20:54:51

Aqua Manda, I really loved that scent.
Cadburys Five Boys chocolate.

I too miss Clarnico mint creams.

tanith Sun 23-Jan-22 20:45:05

Jellied veal

Nannagarra Sun 23-Jan-22 20:43:06

In Love talcum powder.

ixion Sun 23-Jan-22 20:35:11

Clarnico mint creams☹️

M0nica Sun 23-Jan-22 20:29:28

Really nice, homemade beef dripping with lots of jellied meat juices at the bottom of the container.

Apart from the cost of a good joint of beef and the fact that I, actually, I am not that fond of roast beef, modern joints simply do not have enough fat on them.

Hithere Sun 23-Jan-22 20:09:52

A similar product to Nutella

Poppyjo Sun 23-Jan-22 20:08:37

For me it is the root of the celery which we used to fight over, bacon rind (very hard to find), banana toffee which stuck to your teeth and blancmange/symington table creams. Ponds face cream, and Armani hair gel. The gel would be so thick sometimes it had to be washed out! Guess I’m giving my age away ?