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kalinka Sat 23-Mar-19 10:05:26

Chatting with friends yesterday and conversation turned to sweets (we are all rather guilty of having a sweet tooth) and the ones we loved that you can't get any more. Who else remembers Pacers and Spangles? They don't make them like they used to

hdh74 Sat 23-Mar-19 17:25:21

OH yes spangles, old Jamaica rum bars, and the Fry's bars. Loved them.
Aldo Mint cracknel bars, Yorkshire Mixtures, sarsparilla drops, kop-kops, those bags of rainbow coloured rice-crispies, and bar 6. Oh and fruit salads and black jacks.

gillybob Sat 23-Mar-19 17:35:50

Can anybody remember a chocolate bar with pieces of ovaltine in it ? OMG it was so delicious .

Gonegirl Sat 23-Mar-19 18:22:46

gillybob that sounds absolutely delicious! How did that one ever pass me by?

I remember Horlick tablets. Used to buy them in a little tube from Boots.

Gonegirl Sat 23-Mar-19 18:23:59

No, I couldn't stand Parma Violets. Loved the idea and the look of them though.

Grandma70s Sat 23-Mar-19 18:31:27

I think it was possible to buy Horlicks tablets without coupons, because they were classed as medicinal. They are the first sweet I remember. Sweet rationing finished when I was about fourteen, and off I went to Mr Mattingley’s to buy as many liquorice comfits as I could afford.

Gonegirl Sat 23-Mar-19 18:43:26

Oh right! I often wondered why I had to get my Horlick tablets from a chemist shop!

bikergran Sat 23-Mar-19 19:16:27

Mcgowans egg n milk chews I think they were called (used to be on 1p tray , almost pulled your teeth out, and drumstick lollies which you can still buy.
Across the road at Oswaldtwistle Mills we have a "Stockleys sweet shop" they sell some of the old sweets and American cream soda kayli (is that how you spell kayli ? hmm..

KatyK Sat 23-Mar-19 19:20:13

Oo I loved kayli (don't know if that's how you spell it). You can still get it. There is an old fashioned sweet shop in Birmingham city centre and a couple of years ago DH and I bought some kayli. They give it to you in a triangular bag. The girl said 'would you like a liquorice stick to dab into to it?' We said yes please and we sat on a wall with our kayli and liquorice, much to the amusement of passers by.

bikergran Sat 23-Mar-19 19:25:40

lol smile

Menopaws Sat 23-Mar-19 19:55:20

Loved spangles but they could have sharp edges and take the skin off the roof of your mouth I seem to remember

grannyactivist Sat 23-Mar-19 20:00:52

Kop kops. Yum!

GillT57 Sat 23-Mar-19 20:13:35

Katyk. Oh I loved Royal Scot biscuits. My mum used to do a thing where she sandwiched two together with icing and then put icing and hundreds and thousands on top. Yum

Alima Sat 23-Mar-19 20:18:43

Rissoles. Think Findus made them.

gillybob Sat 23-Mar-19 20:38:45

My paternal grandma used to buy Horlicks tablets for my older cousin who was diabetic (not sure if she should’ve had them) but I was soooo jealous .
Ovaltine chocolate was deeeelissh Gonegirl I suppose it’s a good job its not still around or I would be a Tellytubby . grin

Jalima1108 Sat 23-Mar-19 21:21:27

I loved Horlicks tablets.

Nowadays they will say that 'there is no demand' for these sweets.

No rissoles, thank you. Even the name puts me off grin

Jalima1108 Sat 23-Mar-19 21:21:43

ps I think it reminds me of 'gristle'

Shazza49 Sat 23-Mar-19 21:31:48

Does anyone remember a packet pudding from 1960s -70s that divided when setting into jelly at the bottom and a mousse at the top. What was it called and how can you make it!?

callgirl1 Sun 24-Mar-19 01:09:11

Terry`s Neapolitans, a luxury treat years ago, sadly no longer in existence.

oldgaijin Sun 24-Mar-19 09:22:20

Who remembers Tiffin? I loved the mixture of little biscuit bits and raisins. Also Fry's five boys choc bar....I still remember the wrapper with five boy's heads on it.

Grammaretto Sun 24-Mar-19 11:21:29

Shazza49 i remember that pudding too but what was it called?
Plenty of things I loved as a child but I find them much too sweet now.
3d bars of Cadbury choc.
Cremola foam.
Ambrosia rice pudding.
Blancmange
Angel delight.
Tiffin bars too. oldgaijin

Brunette10 Sun 24-Mar-19 11:41:58

Oh yes I loved Cremola Foam, completely forgot about that one. It was a rare treat in our house though.

moira13 Sun 24-Mar-19 15:44:38

Five boys chocolate bars. Ideal for sharing with my cousins who were all boys.

MamaCaz Sun 24-Mar-19 18:23:27

When I was little, in the early sixties, I remember buying a sweet that had a texture a bit like a refresher but it was a large square shape with a paper wrapper, sold individually
For the life of me, I don't remember what these were called. Do any of you know what I mean and what they were called?

Luckygirl Sun 24-Mar-19 18:28:59

What were those toffees that were like a bit of swiss roll?

KatyK Sun 24-Mar-19 18:33:46

I used to love buying a Lucky Bag when I was small.