Retro Sweets-the ones you remember from your past

**Greenman** · November 8th, 2012, 09:29 PM

Hiya folks.
This has been touched on before but I thought(and my thanks to Billybunter for the initial spark) why not make a thread where you can reminisce about the sweets, chocolate you used to enjoy as a kid. Perhaps you were a Sherbert Fountain fiend, or loved a tube of Smarties(once in boxes too) OR perhaps you went mad for Aniseed Balls or Chocolate bars like Aztec, Mars or Icebreaker.

Have your say here, let us know what YOU remember.

johnmcwhatsit · November 8th, 2012, 09:35 PM

you got me there ...

**Greenman** · November 8th, 2012, 09:38 PM

Well this is the sort of thing I mean-admitedly some are still around.

**squigg58** · November 8th, 2012, 10:10 PM

I remember one of the things we always used to get in our Christmas stockings was a selection of sugar mice! Basically, they were just compacted lumps of coloured sugar with a bit of string for the tail, but they still tasted damned good!

Edinburgh rock (the soft stuff) was also enjoyed as a treat, as were "Pomfret cakes" (another name for Pontefract cakes) which were just lumps of liquorice, but nonetheless delicious!

Not quite a sweet (so perhaps bending the rules!) but my all-time favourite "sweet treats" were Tunnocks Snowballs. I only found out recently that they're still available (probably half the size of the ones I remember!) so I'm trying to persuade my local corner shop to stock them!

**Sir Honkers** · November 8th, 2012, 10:13 PM

Polly Waffles. I don't know if you could get them anywhere else but oz, so you may have to Google them. I miss my Polly Waffles.[IMG]http://http://www.choca*********/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/pollywaffle.JPG[/IMG]

**Greenman** · November 9th, 2012, 04:46 PM

Here are some others you might remember-UK members will know these.

**billybunter** · November 9th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Texan bars have been re-released, so I read? Never had a fuse bar, but all the rest, yes.

**Greenman** · November 9th, 2012, 08:17 PM

Marathon became Snickers, Opal Fruits became Starburst-never understood why they needed to change the names. Spangles came back in the late 90s but were never really as good as the originals(the American version Jolly Rancher were awful) and I think Opal Fruits made a very brief one-off comeback too.

**billybunter** · November 9th, 2012, 08:22 PM

Correct me if i'm wrong, was there also a pacer bar? Green and white like the chews. Parma violets just crept into my mind, loved those.

**Greenman** · November 9th, 2012, 08:29 PM

Yes indeed there were green and white Pacers. I don't remember Palma violets but you can still get those online or specialist sweetshops. I used to(had to give them up now) Refreshers and Love Hearts-never bothered with the silly messages I ate them

November 8th, 2012, 09:29 PM	#1
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,590 Times in 19,356 Posts	Retro Sweets-the ones you remember from your past Hiya folks. This has been touched on before but I thought(and my thanks to Billybunter for the initial spark) why not make a thread where you can reminisce about the sweets, chocolate you used to enjoy as a kid. Perhaps you were a Sherbert Fountain fiend, or loved a tube of Smarties(once in boxes too) OR perhaps you went mad for Aniseed Balls or Chocolate bars like Aztec, Mars or Icebreaker. Have your say here, let us know what YOU remember. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

November 8th, 2012, 09:38 PM	#3
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,590 Times in 19,356 Posts	Well this is the sort of thing I mean-admitedly some are still around. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

November 9th, 2012, 04:46 PM	#6
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,590 Times in 19,356 Posts	Here are some others you might remember-UK members will know these. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

November 9th, 2012, 06:31 PM	#7
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,380 Times in 14,171 Posts	Texan bars have been re-released, so I read? Never had a fuse bar, but all the rest, yes. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

November 9th, 2012, 08:17 PM	#8
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,590 Times in 19,356 Posts	Marathon became Snickers, Opal Fruits became Starburst-never understood why they needed to change the names. Spangles came back in the late 90s but were never really as good as the originals(the American version Jolly Rancher were awful) and I think Opal Fruits made a very brief one-off comeback too. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

November 8th, 2012, 09:35 PM	#2
johnmcwhatsit Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 355 Thanks: 1,507 Thanked 10,568 Times in 340 Posts	you got me there ...

November 8th, 2012, 10:10 PM	#4
squigg58 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: My own little world Posts: 2,476 Thanks: 14,113 Thanked 25,970 Times in 2,473 Posts	I remember one of the things we always used to get in our Christmas stockings was a selection of sugar mice! Basically, they were just compacted lumps of coloured sugar with a bit of string for the tail, but they still tasted damned good! Edinburgh rock (the soft stuff) was also enjoyed as a treat, as were "Pomfret cakes" (another name for Pontefract cakes) which were just lumps of liquorice, but nonetheless delicious! Not quite a sweet (so perhaps bending the rules!) but my all-time favourite "sweet treats" were Tunnocks Snowballs. I only found out recently that they're still available (probably half the size of the ones I remember!) so I'm trying to persuade my local corner shop to stock them!

November 8th, 2012, 10:13 PM	#5
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,436 Thanks: 287,480 Thanked 387,117 Times in 30,392 Posts	Polly Waffles. I don't know if you could get them anywhere else but oz, so you may have to Google them. I miss my Polly Waffles.[IMG]http://http://www.choca*********/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/pollywaffle.JPG[/IMG]

November 9th, 2012, 08:22 PM	#9
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,380 Times in 14,171 Posts	Correct me if i'm wrong, was there also a pacer bar? Green and white like the chews. Parma violets just crept into my mind, loved those. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

November 9th, 2012, 08:29 PM	#10
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,590 Times in 19,356 Posts	Yes indeed there were green and white Pacers. I don't remember Palma violets but you can still get those online or specialist sweetshops. I used to(had to give them up now) Refreshers and Love Hearts-never bothered with the silly messages I ate them __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!