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

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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 ?

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 25-Jan-22 10:11:54

Symington’s Table Creams and Bird’s Instant Whip. Surprise dried peas - so sweet.

Kittycoo Tue 25-Jan-22 09:56:33

I loved kunzel cakes.

emmasnan Tue 25-Jan-22 09:49:06

Iceland also sell Old Jamaica chocolate, bought some yesterday.

JessK Tue 25-Jan-22 09:43:24

Ponds Cold Cream - it was cheap and it worked. Haven't seen it for years.

NanKate Tue 25-Jan-22 07:18:07

I get DH the Jamaica choc at the sweet chain Mr Sims, they have lots of sweets (or similar) from the past.

Rowantree Tue 25-Jan-22 06:30:17

Definitely Aqua Manda Deedaa!
Sugar mice bought individually from the sweetshop. Yardley June Roses soap, talc and bath cubes. That yummy Cadburys choc bar with a variety of fillings. Gob stoppers. Chicken bought whole from the butcher with its feet on. My mother sometimes made boiled chicken and we fought over the occasional egg yolk inside ( am I imagining that one???) My father's beef dripping sandwiches, no longer considered healthy fare.
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Llamedos13 Tue 25-Jan-22 04:00:55

Poshpaws, was it Solution 41 by Innoxa? I remember using loads of that on my pimples, it worked wonders on my teenage spots.

FannyCornforth Tue 25-Jan-22 03:51:19

These

FannyCornforth Tue 25-Jan-22 03:49:09

Ready salted chip sticks.
Eau de Givenchy.

poshpaws Mon 24-Jan-22 23:46:35

Callard and Bowser nougat - it was covered in rice paper, which you ate, then wrapped in silver foil and boxed. Absolutely superb, but it was expensive.

Coty did a perfume I liked better than any, ever, I think it was called MeadowFresh, and it came in a white ceramic bottle.

Innoxa makeup, and the best thing ever for spots (thank goodness I grew out of them!) a thing called Propa PH. I used to get my Mum to do my back with it twice a day; it was the only thing that worked.

Chewbacca Mon 24-Jan-22 23:10:37

Ali's Moser Roth chocolate is divine! I really like that it's individually wrapped into 5 little bars within the box. I'm partial to the orange and almond one.

MissAdventure Mon 24-Jan-22 23:05:53

I really like Aldi chocolate.
I wouldn't look at rum flavour ordinarily.
All I can say is no wonder old jamaica made me dribble!
Thanks. Will try it out if I go to Aldis.

GillT57 Mon 24-Jan-22 22:59:36

MissAdventure

Old Jamaica chocolate bars.
At least I seem to think that's what they were called.

Aldi sell a rum fruit and nut bar in a dark burgundy wrapper which is a reasonable modern day substitute. My late DM loved Old Jamaica. Give aldi's one a try

Callistemon21 Mon 24-Jan-22 22:45:58

winterwhite

Pudding mix called Honeycomb Mould
Swiss roll with just jam, no ‘cream’ (for trifle making)
Red, white and green stripes chewy peppermints

I did manage to get a jam only Swiss roll for the trifle, I think it was Tesco own make.

Callistemon21 Mon 24-Jan-22 22:44:59

Pudding123

I bought Old Jamaica just before Christmas at Home Bargains..it was just as I remembered it.£1 a bar.

That's the only thing on this thread I would hanker after but I mustn't go to Home Bargains to buy any
I really mustn't!

MissAdventure Mon 24-Jan-22 22:15:32

I went on amazon to find old Jamaica chocolate, and ended up getting a weeks shopping.
I was surprised how easy it was, considering I've never done it before. smile

Chewbacca Mon 24-Jan-22 21:54:52

kittylester I always loved Caramac and much to my surprise, I found some in a museum shop a couple of years ago. I don't know if it had changed, or if I'd changed, but it was horribly sickly sweet - like eating solidified condensed milk! Bleurgh!

winterwhite Mon 24-Jan-22 21:51:17

Pudding mix called Honeycomb Mould
Swiss roll with just jam, no ‘cream’ (for trifle making)
Red, white and green stripes chewy peppermints

Auntieflo Mon 24-Jan-22 21:34:29

I think I contributed somewhat to the disappearance of Clarnico peppermint creams.
I was addicted to them during my last pregnancy (1975). He was 9.9ozs ?

MissAdventure Mon 24-Jan-22 21:19:42

Ooh yes! I used to love that.
I had forgotten all about it.

HettyBetty Mon 24-Jan-22 21:10:06

Panyan pickle. Like Branston only nicer.

grumppa Mon 24-Jan-22 20:50:28

Chocolate Olivers. At least Bath Olivers are back on the shelves.

Jezra Mon 24-Jan-22 20:28:08

Ah yes,
Five Boys Chocolate
Clarnico Mint Creams
Kanebo Make Up

kittylester Mon 24-Jan-22 08:46:25

Caramac! We used to go to the village pub which had an 'off' window and buy one between us. The current stuff is far too sweet.

GrandmaSeaDragon Mon 24-Jan-22 08:21:21

Royal Scot biscuits and those thinner ones with the hole in the middle, crispy/shortcakey, not iced, can’t remember name! All the different favoured Spangles and the baker coming to the door with an enormous basket of freshly baked bread. Can still remember that taste 65 years later! Also being forced to take Virol (don’t know if it’s still available, but never, ever again!).