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[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by final_edition

Yeah,
Curly Wurlies and WagonWheels were much bigger!!

yeah ditto, I think curly wurlies were bigger and it's not cos i'm bigger now either...

I think just lately the Cadbury's twirl bar has got shorter too, not happy with that, even tho you get 2 sticks, they're small.

Oh, and yes I remember the mint toffo's too, and the noise the sweeties made in their little boxes with the punched out thumb bit where they fell out..

Hey talking of that, do you remember the PEZ sweets? they used to have popeye at the top you'd lift his head and a brick like candy sweet used to come out...

[Florence]

Gosh yeah. You could get all sorts of strange looking heads. Those sweets were just rock hard, and ya mum would clip ya ear for crunchin!!!

[Rod]

I spent the last ten years in the search for the elusive "Bassetti" liquorice sticks, the ones that are flattend at one end. Imagine my surprise when I found some in a local traditional sweet shop. I liked them so much I ordered a box of 100 for £9.00 !! Lasted me three months, so I have another awaiting collection. Space Dust also a favourite of mine and "Curly Wurlys".

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by servicebiatch

Gosh yeah. You could get all sorts of strange looking heads. Those sweets were just rock hard, and ya mum would clip ya ear for crunchin!!!

haha yeah and reading your message made me laugh as I had to think twice what it was that made you say all them strange looking heads, so i had to re-read the last thread (oops mine) to work out what you were on about.. ha ha oh dear, I'd get some funny looks if people could see me!

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by Rod

I spent the last ten years in the search for the elusive "Bassetti" liquorice sticks, the ones that are flattend at one end. Imagine my surprise when I found some in a local traditional sweet shop. I liked them so much I ordered a box of 100 for £9.00 !! Lasted me three months, so I have another awaiting collection. Space Dust also a favourite of mine and "Curly Wurlys".

yeah space dust... and hey talking of licourique do they still do red boot laces, 2 for a penny as it was then...

[final_edition]

What was your favorite sweets from a jar?
Mine were Pips also Army And Navy. We either had to go half each for a quarter bag or have an eigth bag if I was on my own. They seemed so expensive when I was a kid.
Partial to a bag of Lemon Bon-bons too

[Florence]

Originally Posted by Melnie Mouse

haha yeah and reading your message made me laugh as I had to think twice what it was that made you say all them strange looking heads, so i had to re-read the last thread (oops mine) to work out what you were on about.. ha ha oh dear, I'd get some funny looks if people could see me!

Mel, I think you need more chocolate my sweet. Ya brain cells are malfunctioning

[Florence]

Originally Posted by Melnie Mouse

yeah space dust... and hey talking of licourique do they still do red boot laces, 2 for a penny as it was then...

Ah someone else remembers. In my earlier post I said about the firemens hose stuff. Yes they were also boot lace. Yipppeeee I'm not going mad

[mazpillion]

Yep, they do them over here

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by servicebiatch

Mel, I think you need more chocolate my sweet. Ya brain cells are malfunctioning

Oh yes please, is that in invitation, hang on i'll just go and dig in my emergency supply... Mmm I've got some cadbury's buttons... aren't I lucky....

and yeah i didn't realize that your firemens hoses were red licouriqe boot laces sorry...

and Final-edition -yah i remember the sherbet pips, they did army and navy and the pink and white ones, the white were lemonade tasting and were a bit sharp but lovely....

I also used to like from the jam jars, orange cushions, anyone remember them?
they were pillow shaped, orange half coloured and brown the other, with chocolate in the middle. they were my fave, and I can't seem to get them anymore even from olde worlde sweetie shops.. Oh and rosy apples you remember them? cor i could bore you to tears!