Thought they'd stopped making your favourite sweeties from your schooldays? Maybe you can still get them.
Take a look at 'A quarter of'. Sadly it's quarter of a kilo and not a quarter of a pound, but never mind.
Soor Plum anyone?
http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/
Yum Yum,
Believe it or not Woolworths still exist on line. They still do pick and mix Sweets aswell:
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/picknmix/en/Pic-n-Mix.page
I think Australia still has the real Woolworth shops. It's just here that they closed down.
Its such a shame they closed down in the UK, I used to enjoy shopping there. I feel sorry for all those people who lost their jobs as well :thumbsdown:
When I was aged 7-10 my parents ran a corner shop in Wolverton, Bucks and, of course, we had access to the Sweet Corner so Black Jacks, Salad Chews, Shrimps, Flying Saucers etc appeared in the 1d tray. There were many different flavoured Spangles, Fruit Polos, Pineapple Chunks etc.
Nowadays, the only place to find Pineapple Chunks is in the gents toilets at Service stations - but they don't taste so good!
Pineapple chunks hmm. How about these on the site.
http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/best-pineapple-chunks-youve-ever-tasted-p-98.html
Back in the early 1980's Mojo's were one of my fav's.
3 for 1p. Those were the days! :)
Quote from: poliss on June 26, 2011, 03:05:32 PM
Thought they'd stopped making your favourite sweeties from your schooldays? Maybe you can still get them.
Take a look at 'A quarter of'. Sadly it's quarter of a kilo and not a quarter of a pound, but never mind.
Soor Plum anyone?
http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/
That is an evil link to put up. You should feel ashamed of posting it.
ok I`m away to order something(s) from it :thumbsup:
A friend of ours has recently opened a retro sweet shop (complete with glass jars, counter & scales) not too far from me, but thankfully just too far to walk to.
The only thing she can't get are Riley's Chocolate Toffee Rolls, which apparently are no longer made.
Does anyone else remember being able to buy a single cigarette?
Facebook does have it's uses.
Riley's chocolate toffee rolls are back!
From their wall post. "If you want your local sweet shop to stock them ask them to contact us and we will arrange to supply them."
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=90998183831#!/group.php?gid=90998183831
Yes, my mother used to buy single cigs. Also very long ones called joysticks.
Olde English Spangles - now you're talking a proper sweetie ;)
Quote from: lesmond on June 26, 2011, 06:09:38 PM
Does anyone else remember being able to buy a single cigarette?
The head cook at our school used to sell us kids single cigrettes at breaks and lunch time. You just leant across his serving counter ( >:( >:( not like your thinking you dirty minded member ::) ),reached underneath, drop a threepenny bit into his pot and take a ciggie. He would just nod to you and carry on cooking
Quote from: Lawrence on June 26, 2011, 07:02:42 PM
Olde English Spangles - now you're talking a proper sweetie ;)
Agreed 100%!
I used to love sweet tobacco. Not sure if you can still get it but it was common in the 1960s ! Yum
I'd like to get Maltona Drops again.
Allan
Sweet tobacco is there. No Maltona Drops or Spangles.
Poliss, thank you for the tip off about the toffee rolls. That's all hope of losing weight out of the window :smiley-laughing:
Oh No!! why did you post this Poliss!!! :)
I remember going down to Maudy's our local sweet shop for 2Oz of sweets every Sunday afternoon... and now I'm going to have to introduce my 4yr old daughter to the joys of pear drops and the like :) .. my wife is going to kill me! :) :) .. I'll get her some licorice to placate her I think ;D
Graham
When i stopped smoking they said i'd save money not with a site like this ;D ;D ;D
:o I just found another site who do sweets from the past :thumbsup:
http://www.treasureislandsweets.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
Quote from: Bikeracer on June 26, 2011, 08:49:32 PM
I'd like to get Maltona Drops again.
Allan
Hi Alan,
After a search i found a place who stock confectionary with a mention of Maltona drops in the google result have mailed them to see if they stock them fingers crossed :thumbsup:
Let you know the reply :)
http://www.filshill.co.uk/default.asp
Retro sweet shop opened up here not too long ago with the big glass jars etc...great stuff.
And don't get me started about shrimps ;D
Here in Australia Woolworth's is one of our major food stores. And there's lots of em O.T. worthers original :)
Not old sweets but highly reccomended from Robinsons >>>>>>>>>>> off to Tesco for a few packets ;D
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=268549482
Hope you lot have got a good dentist, I'll stick to the cask conditioned mouthwash!
What a useless site. They stock neither Uncle Luke's nor Uncle Joe's!
Quote from: thos on October 18, 2011, 06:41:48 PM
What a useless site. They stock neither Uncle Luke's nor Uncle Joe's!
Excuse me which site are you relating your comments to with an exclamation mark ? >:( a google search found at least two sites with both of them. ::) ::)
Grrr wish I could eat sweets but my Cardiologist restricts ne to two squares of dark chocolate a day, yuk
Quote from: oldrailbug on October 18, 2011, 09:21:32 PM
Grrr wish I could eat sweets but my Cardiologist restricts ne to two squares of dark chocolate a day, yuk
Hi Dave,
Welll i had open heart surgery last year & nobodies mentioned not eating sweets to me ::) i dont mind dark chocolate prefer to milk ;)
Quote from: upnick on June 27, 2011, 10:26:21 PM
When i stopped smoking they said i'd save money not with a site like this ;D ;D ;D
:o I just found another site who do sweets from the past :thumbsup:
http://www.treasureislandsweets.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
>:( Grrrrrrrrr that links just cost me £20 of my railway budget >:(
Quote from: upnick on October 18, 2011, 09:31:06 PM
Quote from: oldrailbug on October 18, 2011, 09:21:32 PM
Grrr wish I could eat sweets but my Cardiologist restricts ne to two squares of dark chocolate a day, yuk
Hi Dave,
Welll i had open heart surgery last year & nobodies mentioned not eating sweets to me ::) i dont mind dark chocolate prefer to milk ;)
So many of us with heart problems Nick, I had a 3.5cm hole repaired and later 2 stents fitted and SWMBO had a heart attack six weeks ago and is now like me on a cocktail of pills to keep her going.
What I miss most of all is Licorice Allsorts and Jelly Beans.
OK - who starts at which end with Jelly Babies - legs or head??
No psychoanalysis please ;D
Quote from: oldrailbug on October 19, 2011, 11:11:28 AM
Quote from: upnick on October 18, 2011, 09:31:06 PM
Quote from: oldrailbug on October 18, 2011, 09:21:32 PM
Grrr wish I could eat sweets but my Cardiologist restricts ne to two squares of dark chocolate a day, yuk
Hi Dave,
Welll i had open heart surgery last year & nobodies mentioned not eating sweets to me ::) i dont mind dark chocolate prefer to milk ;)
So many of us with heart problems Nick, I had a 3.5cm hole repaired and later 2 stents fitted and SWMBO had a heart attack six weeks ago and is now like me on a cocktail of pills to keep her going.
What I miss most of all is Licorice Allsorts and Jelly Beans.
Hi Dave,
Yes there are a lot more people out there with heart problems than you'd think, i had a new aortic root valve fitted the mechanical type which means i'm on Warfarin for the rest of my life along with the cocktail of drugs as you say which make me rattle :smiley-laughing:
Send my best to your wife for a speedy recovery :thumbsup:
Quote from: newportnobby on October 19, 2011, 11:28:24 AM
OK - who starts at which end with Jelly Babies - legs or head??
No psychoanalysis please ;D
I don't mind which end as long as you get all boys, that way you get more jelly :evil: :smiley-laughing: :thumbsup:
Quote from: upnick on October 18, 2011, 06:47:19 PM
Excuse me which site are you relating your comments to with an exclamation mark ? >:( a google search found at least two sites with both of them. ::) ::)
Good grief, Uncle Joes even have their own website and are still being produced in Wigan! Uncle Lukes are also still around. The wonders of the interweb - loads of online sweetshops.
Quote from: scotsoft on October 19, 2011, 12:03:12 PM
I don't mind which end as long as you get all boys, that way you get more jelly :evil: :smiley-laughing: :thumbsup:
:smiley-laughing:I've never found a Jake the Peg version :o
"I don't mind which end as long as you get all boys, that way you get more jelly"
Unless of course you go for Dolly Parton jelly babies. :evil:
Quote from: poliss on October 19, 2011, 05:06:23 PM
"I don't mind which end as long as you get all boys, that way you get more jelly"
Unless of course you go for Dolly Parton jelly babies. :evil:
Dolly parton jelly babies :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Dolly parton jelly babies :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
They're my favourite!!
Trouble is.................... you dont get many to the pound!! :o ;)
Quote from: upnick on June 27, 2011, 10:26:21 PM
When i stopped smoking they said i'd save money not with a site like this ;D ;D ;D
:o I just found another site who do sweets from the past :thumbsup:
http://www.treasureislandsweets.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
Put a trial experimmental order in on Tuesday with cheap delivery option 7+ days.
Delivery between 15-40 and 16-40 today...Thursday
Thats what I call brilliant service :thumbsup: