Memories

[hobby]

I recall 'liquorice wood.' Twigs, bought for a copper(not policeman) coin from the sweetshop. When chewed disintegrated into a yellow fibrous mess but one's chewing released the flavour of liquorice!

Anyone remember sweets being on ration? What a rush and a long 'Q' when the grapevine let it be known that the shop had received a delivery of sweets. Almost a riot!!

Two things of great value have now disappeared from shops, "Spangles" = Fruit flavoured (we were told) boiled sweets about 0.5" square and 0.25" thick with a dimple moulded into each of the largest surfaces, then that staple of lunch boxes and picnics, Lyons Individual Fruit Pies!!! Lots of flavours and really good value. I cannot understand why those two products were discontinued.

[Garry Russell]

Do you remember Cadburys (I think) individual fruit pie.....they were square

[DaveB]

No! Never been a fruit fan (other than garibaldi and Cadbury's fruit and nut)

I do remember Spangles though

ATB

DaveB

[Garry Russell]

Every Wed we went to see my maternal Grannie and she always gave us a bar of Fry's 5 Boys chocolate

Anyone else remember that?? (choccie not my Grannie)

[DaveB]

Yes.. the sort of thing you used to see sold in vending machines on railway stations along with those chocolate covered peanuts in a box. Now what were they called??

ATB

DaveB

[Garry Russell]

Poppets???

[DarrenL]

Poppets???

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/toffee-poppets-p-58.html

I preferred Toffets though


Ps. Spangles currently out of stock - http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/spangles-p-151263.html

[DaveB]

A-ha! Poppets.. yes, I'm sure that's what they were called You could get toffee filled ones and fruit ones too (yuk)

Well done that man

ATB

DaveB

[Garry Russell]

You mention vending machines Dave

They were of course nothing like todays

You put your penny in and turned the stiff knob on the side a turn or two as it clonked through the cycles before the goods dropped down.

They had them for postage stamps too

[DaveB]

Yes indeed.. built how we describe the Vanguards flying controls to visitors at Brooklands.. mandraulic

ATB

DaveB