Retro Sweets

2 Nov 2005

Whilst on a visit to the local grage lastnight i noticed that Cadbury's have brought back the "Texan" choccy bar, i remember this from my distant past and it got me thinking as to what other sweets/choccy should br brought back from the dead!
Personally i think Spangles ought to make a come back! and not cos you could get your tongue in the little dimple in the middle wink

(well i could when i was a child)

2 Nov 2005

Quote by steff35
Personally i think Spangles ought to make a come back!

Spangles did make a brief reappearance in the late 1990's. However, they were bought back in single flavour packs only, which probably counts for their demise again. I mean, who wants a whole packet of blackcurrant and nothing else? :cry:
My sister and I used to love the little muslin sacks of Spanish Gold. Little nuggets of yellow coloured bubblegum, with a galleon printed on the bag. Our little brother wasn't allowed the gum but used to turn the sacks inside out fill them with dry grass seeds and use them for grain on his toy farmyard rolleyes

Another thing we loved and I can't remember the name of it, was little paper packs of something resembling rough shag (!) tobacco. IIRC it was coconut flavour and covered with a sprinkling of chocolate powder to make it brown and give it a more realistic tobacco look.
Then there was the chocolate *smokers set* complete with edible pipe, cigars, zippo lighter etc :lickface: - can you imagine givng your child *pretend* tobacco products these days?! :shock:
I wonder my sister and are are not chain smokers with all that stuff we were given as kids :grin:
Tracy-Jayne

2 Nov 2005

Ahhhh fond memories ............
I can't remember the name of it, but there were those tiny sweets that used to like explode on your tongue - like a snap crackle and pop thing. I haven't seen them around in years unfortunately.
I remember the days when I used to pop a couple into my ear and listen closlely as they used to go bang ............
Not sure why I did that to be honest, just seemed a good idea at the time .......... rolleyes

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Manolishi
but there were those tiny sweets that used to like explode on your tongue - like a snap crackle and pop thing. I haven't seen them around in years unfortunately.
I remember the days when I used to pop a couple into my ear and listen closlely as they used to go bang ............

You can still get that stuff - it was formerly called *Space Dust* but now it's called *Crackles* strangely enough :grin:
I can't believe you put it in your ears :!: There's enough crackle in that stuff to blow your brains out the other side :shock: :lol2:
T-J
edit Chardonnay beat me to it lol

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Chardonnay
Space dust or something : They still sell it but im unsure what its called now :?

:bounce: :bounce:
Chardonnay - my hero - oops heroin worship

Yeah - that was it Space Dust.
They still sell it??
Right I'm off to scour the shelves - I need to stick some in my ear and reminisce
bolt

I'm not even going to go there with the coffee creams, that just makes my blood boil ...
Edit
RedHot another heroin - :worship:

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Chardonnay
What about the wham bar is that still about?

Was that just not a place where two weird guys bought drinks and hummed a few tunes?

2 Nov 2005

Cadburys brought out a chocolate bar a few years ago..... it was like a kitkat in shape but had a square hollow running through the centre..... evidently it was to prevent any crumbs ...... lol.....
I have no idea what it was called....... but anything made by Cadburys is heavenly......
equi-princess xxx

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Chardonnay
Space dust or something : They still sell it but im unsure what its called now :?

ahh, space dust, a very strange experience if used during oral :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Chardonnay
What about the wham bar is that still about?

As it's you Chardonnay, I did a little searching.
For your divine pleasure:

Can we go 50/50 on the Space Dust?

2 Nov 2005

slight hi-jack...
Wagon Wheels and Curley-Wurleys........... is it just me or are they not as big as they use to be?????
one of the big store here have a proper Sweetie department....so i get all of my old style sweeties from there
Sean xxxxxx (still recovering from having the roof of my mouth cut by lemon sherberts and pineapple chunks.......)

2 Nov 2005

Why were/are cola cubes pink?

2 Nov 2005

i've never even heard of the texan choc bar
have to agree with spangles and mo jos i loved them used to get 3 for 1p......ahhh them was the days u used to get a bag full of sweets in a 10p mix instead of the 3 you get now days
ohhh and as for space dust during oral i tryed that once and got very sticky and for once it wasn't me

2 Nov 2005

STOP IT YOU LOT !!!!
I am trying to stay off the sweets mad

but now i want a highland toffee bar or a bag of the big toffee sweets cant remember what they are called used to be 2pence
rolleyes

2 Nov 2005

Quote by glasgow_girl_30
STOP IT YOU LOT !!!!
I am trying to stay off the sweets but now i want a highland toffee bar or a bag of the big toffee sweets cant remember what they are called used to be 2pence

ooooooo highland toffee bar now you talking :thumbup:

2 Nov 2005

Quote by glasgow_girl_30
STOP IT YOU LOT !!!!
I am trying to stay off the sweets but now i want a highland toffee bar or a bag of the big toffee sweets cant remember what they are called used to be 2pence

sorry.... although my latest craving is now Fry's Turkish Delight... found a old shop that still does the originals.......lush!!!!
even i am feeling peckish now.... will have to see if i have any left over choccy from halloween now.....

2 Nov 2005

Was anyone else into those boxes of Nerds - used to munch them by the bucket load - maybe I am a Nerd!!

2 Nov 2005

Does anyone remember Nutty Slack ? :confused:
Always got it when we went to visit Grandma
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2 Nov 2005

Don't forget lucky bags with their naff words printed on the sweets. rotflmao

And my favourite at the time SHERBERT DIPS worship

Dave

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Chardonnay
Was anyone else into those boxes of Nerds - used to munch them by the bucket load - maybe I am a Nerd!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: I remember Nerds.......... the double box with the two flavours biggrin

Bloody hell that takes me back :shock: Feel old now evil

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Clare and Steve
Was anyone else into those boxes of Nerds - used to munch them by the bucket load - maybe I am a Nerd!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: I remember Nerds.......... the double box with the two flavours biggrin

Bloody hell that takes me back :shock: Feel old now evil

You can still buy Nerds! 57p in my local shop but these days they're called *mix & match* rolleyes

:lol:
Still called Nerds in USA though wink

T-J

2 Nov 2005

Think i hit upon everyones sweet tooth here lol

Space dust was great stuff, i dont think its the same nowadays tho, in the same way Curly Wurly's are now only a 3rd of the size as i remember, or is it because the size of my hands and mouth have got bigger confused

2 Nov 2005

Oh my God - TFL, I remember Nerds too! That twin box was 'orrible - something like strawberry in the red side and apple in the other?
Definitely with Fabio on the Wagon Wheels - nowhere near as big as they used to be...
Was watching something on TV the other night...might've be Auston Powers. Was blown away to see and advert for "Revels" in one of the commercial breaks - had no idea they were still going, and was astonished to see the ad taking the piss out of the fact noone ever liked the coffee flavoured one!
Otherwise, favourite oldie that I used to get in a 10p mix was the fizzy coke bottle...nice!

2 Nov 2005

what ever happened to toffee crisp too surprised

Ambled my way over to the uk 2 weeks ago......and not one place had them :shock:
as for the higland tofee bar :grin: remember when we used to from my grandparents house and run into town to buy them biggrin

10p along with wham bars :P

2 Nov 2005

I used to love Wham bars.
Apparently there is an internet site where you can buy all the retro sweets from. Sure some clever person can google it and will put up the link.
F

2 Nov 2005

texan bars and space dust
retro heaven

2 Nov 2005

then even have a naughty choccy section :P munch ideas anyone :P

2 Nov 2005

Quote by Colts23

as for the higland tofee bar :grin: remember when we used to from my grandparents house and run into town to buy them 10p along with wham bars :P

OMG :shock: :shock: Highland Toffee !!!!! yep I remember those, and Wham bars - can still get Wham bars round here
Dib Dab anyone? lol

and OMG, kola kubes
we used to get "20p's worth please" of Rhubarb 'n' Custard.....they did Blackberry 'n' custard too , they were hard boiled sweets, in big jars - remeber those?? I aint seen those for donkeys!

2 Nov 2005

Does anyone remember Fry's five centres........used to love them but they haven't been around for many years - they can bring them back please!
Can't remember Texan bars - obviously I'm too young..... innocent

2 Nov 2005

Quote by fabio grooverider
slight hi-jack...
Wagon Wheels and Curley-Wurleys........... is it just me or are they not as big as they use to be?????
one of the big store here have a proper Sweetie department....so i get all of my old style sweeties from there
Sean xxxxxx (still recovering from having the roof of my mouth cut by lemon sherberts and pineapple chunks.......)

Nah Wagon Wheels are still the same size mate, it's just you've got bigger :shock: lol

2 Nov 2005

Quote by blonde
Does anyone remember Nutty Slack ? :confused:
Always got it when we went to visit Grandma
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Nutty Slack was a term for the crap they used to get out of old coal mine seams.... But I still like fruit salad and Black Jacks...yummy