Classic British Flight Sim

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.

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

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

I do remember Spangles though

ATB

DaveB

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)

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??

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DaveB

Poppets???

Garry Russell wrote: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

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

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DaveB

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

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

ATB

DaveB