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NanKate Mon 23-Oct-17 21:45:44

DH and I don’t buy each other many gifts as we have got to a stage in life where there is little that we need/want, however as it was our anniversary I pushed the boat out and bought him a quarter of coconut ice ? which he is already chomping into.

I have to admit I also bought myself a quarter of mint toffees, only to suck as I don’t want any fillings to come out.

What would you choose from the sweet shop, especially if I told you they were calorie free ?

langelei Tue 24-Oct-17 14:13:51

Maple Brazils - so expensive and difficult to find!!!! Love them. grin

maryhoffman37 Tue 24-Oct-17 14:10:17

I don't like any sweets apart from dark chocolate. Possibly the result of O D-ing on them as a child and having a mouthful of fillings before I left Primary school.

No sweet tooth at all now, preferring Campari, olives, nuts and crisps.

widgeon3 Tue 24-Oct-17 13:52:48

Many years ago, it was Sky Bars. I don't know where they disappeared to
From memory I THINK they were a little like the modern Dime Bars

DanniRae Tue 24-Oct-17 13:38:10

Oh I also like Kendal Mint Cake too!

NonnaW Tue 24-Oct-17 13:37:27

I’d forgotten about raspberry ruffles!

DanniRae Tue 24-Oct-17 13:37:09

You have just jogged my memory Jane - I seem to remember 'cough candy like mint cake' from way back. I really liked it - I wonder where I can get some??

Lindaloulabel Tue 24-Oct-17 13:32:53

Maltesers every time....

Imperfect27 Tue 24-Oct-17 13:21:28

Well, we are 'naughty' every week ... I love a bag of Sainburys' own fruit jellies (pear ones especially!) and we usually have a bar if chocolate. Whatever happened to 'Old Jamaican Rum and Raisin chocolate by the by?

Sneaky bag of dolly mixtures always welcome too!

I buy DH Toblerone when I want to treat him as it is a chocolate I am not so keen on and he is more likely to keep it for himself!

auntbett Tue 24-Oct-17 13:17:18

Chocolate covered dates. Not seen any for ages. I'll just sit here drooling at the thought!

Aepgirl Tue 24-Oct-17 13:10:48

Nut brittle (just like my dad used to bring home every Friday - but he called it 'Nutty slack!).

CherryHatrick Tue 24-Oct-17 12:31:05

Sherbet Fountains, Sherbet Lemons, Raspberry Ruffles and Coconut Mushrooms. Chocolate has to be bitterly black or you can share it out amongst you. I'll keep the Bendicks Bitter Mints, but they are not as good as they used to be.

Tessa101 Tue 24-Oct-17 12:30:10

Chocolate coated marzipan
Coconut mushrooms
Tangfastic haribos
Sorry couldn’t decide so posted all 3.
Enjoy your Anniversary flowers

BBbevan Tue 24-Oct-17 12:26:24

I like coconut mushrooms, but they would have to be sugar free ??

Coconut Tue 24-Oct-17 12:17:24

Anything with marzipan !

sarahellenwhitney Tue 24-Oct-17 12:06:10

Fondant creams, crunchy on the outside soft on the inside and milk chocolate covered Dates. Can't find either any more. The latter I found years ago in a village shop I had stopped at, on my way home , to buy DH his newspaper. They weighed them out indicating how long ago it was.
Happy days

shysal Tue 24-Oct-17 11:54:57

Hope you enjoyed your anniversary, Kate.
My choice would be rhubarb and custard drops.

HootyMcOwlface Tue 24-Oct-17 11:45:10

You've just reminded me about Terry's Wafer, they did a milk and plain chocolate version. Yum!

I miss the coffee creams in Roses they were lovely!

LouLou21 Tue 24-Oct-17 11:36:01

Terrys Spartan chocolates all hard centres, toffee cushions, red lips, treacle toffee and scotch tablet to name but a few, I have a very sweet tooth!

grannysue05 Tue 24-Oct-17 10:55:57

Murraymints. Yum.

Northernlass Tue 24-Oct-17 10:49:53

Remember Callard & Bowsers Butterscotch? Each little ingot beautifully wrapped in gold paper in a small cardboard box - just the right size for a pocket! Nothing's replaced them, more's the pity.

Diddy1 Tue 24-Oct-17 10:42:39

Cough candy,Clarnico mint creams, och and Cadburys Twirls, anything liqourice.

JaneD3 Tue 24-Oct-17 10:35:03

Grays herbal tablets or cough candy. Not the boiled sweet cough candy yuk but the stuff like mint cake. You don't need a cough to enjoy them!

sluttygran Tue 24-Oct-17 10:21:13

Liquorice Allsorts for me, please, and some lovely buttery fudge. I used lo love chocolate too, but can’t eat it any more ‘cos it seems to taste horribly different.

sarahellenwhitney Tue 24-Oct-17 10:20:45

Nannacat
Bovril crisps! my mouth waters at the thought.

W11girl Tue 24-Oct-17 10:19:13

Like you NANKATE, we don't need anything other than keeping healthy. However on this occasion I shall succumb to a quarter of sherbert pips and maybe some anniseed twists! Yum!