as above 🙂
was thinking curly wurly's but shocked to see they are still around 😀
Trios and Pacers
Texan Bars.
Beer Bottles.
Hash cakes.
There's not many Star Bars kicking about nowdays, although certainly fortunately more here in Scotland than there seems down south
Nuts (the chocolate bar).
Marathon's 🙂
Star Bars are easily available.
Topic.
Toffos.
Were you watching Heston & his chocy delights last night?
Spangles. Obviously.
Terry's Secret
You can buy Topics still
I would imagine most are still available. Quite the boom in retro sweets.
Also, how the **** was the OP unaware Curly Wurlys are still sold?
...even posh shops like Ocado sell them.
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You know what I realised that after posting as had one a few months back.
Secret bars? That the one with a crispy chocolate lattice covering a chocolaty mousse? Loved them
i am embarrassed to admit that i didn't know they were still around (must have had blinkers on or something when perusing the choc isles 😳
Wonka bars. I worked for Nestle Rowntree in the late 90s/early 2000s and they did these things. Wasn't chocolate but a kind of purple sweet 'bar'. They stopped making them soon after they were released but they were actually pretty nice!
ruffle bar
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Although not that size of bar, they used to do a smaller single finger golden cup without any divisions in it, so it was gooey caramel from one end to the other. That or ice breaker bar.
Pacers! Pacers! Pacers!
(Except that if they did I would be even fatter).
Ocelots spleens, crispy wolfs nipples 😉
+ 1 for Texan bars.
Spangles made a comeback a few years ago, then disappeared again.
Pretty sure supermarkets still sell Wonka bars, as does One Stop.
Don't think I crave for any retro sweets other than Pink Panther bars. Found a local sweetshop recently that still has hundreds of things I mostly forgot about - Flying saucers, coconut tobacco, refreshers, blackjacks, rainbow drops etc etc
But would swap a bike for a bag of onion 'Fangs' (Horror Bags) - not confectionery, I know, but ye gods have tried every onion flavoured snack on the shelf over the years and nothing, NOTHING compares.
Cadbury's Fuse. That was a properly solid lump.
One more vote for the stripy, minty goodness of Pacers.
Not sure, but if someone could invent some Haribo-like sweets that don't rot my teeth I'd be in heaven.
stilltortoise - Member
Not sure, but if someone could invent some Haribo-like sweets that don't rot my teeth I'd be in heaven.
http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/haribo-lite/124201.article
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Wham bars? Can you still get them?
Kryton57 - Member
stilltortoise - Member
Not sure, but if someone could invent some Haribo-like sweets that don't rot my teeth I'd be in heaven.
http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/haribo-lite/124201.article
Would they be the same ones as [url= http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-SUGAR-Classic-Gummi-Bears/dp/B006J1FBLM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400236586&sr=8-1&keywords=haribo+sugar+free+gummi+bears ]sold by Amazon[/url]?
Not entirely sure I want to try them...
Wham bars? Can you still get them?
You can, but they're about an eighth of the size they used to be.
Vaguely OT but up above Topics are mentioned - invented by the grandfather of one of my ex-girlfriends. Random Friday fact 😀
crispets.
Midnight mint choc ices
The original toasted coconut Boost would be a start.
+1e9
Texan bars
invented by the grandfather of one of my ex-girlfriends.
My grandad invented a famous confection too. When he was little, my dad got a peanut stuck in his ear. So my grandad poured melted chocolate in to loosen it, and it came out a Treat.
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Oh, and the 5p version of these.
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Pyramints
Texan. End of chat!
And pacers.
Anyone remember a chew bar from the early 80's - black on one side and green on the other. Seem to remember it was called Zegazoid or something similar. As reknowned for removing waggling baby teeth and fillings as Highland Toffee (gotta be chocalote covered!).
Nutty bars. Caramel covered in peanuts. Mmmmmmm
Frankly anything gelatinous with fake colouring and flavouring rather than the fruit juice based crap thats all you seem to be able to buy now
drac..
My gran used to work at the castleford factory back in the late 60's/70's so christmas from her was always a shoe box full of random misshapes sold to the staff for cheap..
one christmas I got a texan bar, well, I say A texan bar, it was about 9 or ten that had all stuck together before the chocolate was applied - this thing was about twice the diameter of my 6-10 year old arm - I still get misty eyed at the thought of it.
Texan bars - anyone remember when they brought them back about 10 years ago? After this came out:
I bought a pack of 3 and they were no way as good as I remembered, pretty unappealing actually so maybe good for kids only. So I now say those big Wham bars were the best.
Nutty Bars and Spangles
Secret bar. I remember them being really expensive compared to the mere mortals like Mars etc. And they can on a little cardboard tray if I remember correctly?
Cabana bars, Aztecs and Old Jamaica.
All a dream though as i don't eat choc chocs any more. 🙁
Bloody hell just remembered Kunzle Cakes, the crack cocaine of confectionary. 😯
Coconut boost.
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Aztec bars.
Another + for Texan bars.. Now, how do we make it happen..
I would have said plain chocolate bountys, but I saw one the other day for the first time in years!
Cadbury's Fuse. That was a properly solid lump.
Oh yes... A bit like council estate tiffin....!
Would love to see the return of Cadbury Spira and Cadbury Shots.
Always seemed popular but dissapeared off the face of the planet.
Another vote for Pacers.
council estate tiffin
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Everyone of a certain age will say Texan bars.
When I was a child that was my weekly treat. A texan bar to eat while watching The Muppets.
I would have to say the original coconut boost...oh and Thorntons chocolates that were not stripped of all quality to meet the demands of selling in a supermarket.
Glees. Chewy fruity things that were in a purple packet and possibly a little like the Skittles are nowadays. I think they were made by Mars.
I remember them being yummy 🙂
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Cadbury's Spira. Used to love them - I know it's just another form of Cadbury's chocolate, but somehow they tasted different - maybe it's the increased percentage of "surface chocolate" or something 😕
Liquorice P & K gum as well as Big Red gum (aniseed).
I'd like to see the return of Cadbury's Flake.
... Adverts.
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Double deckers - WITH the raisins still in them.
Splicers? No one seems to remember them!
In London there is a museum of packaging and it has all the old sweets that this guy collected.
Has Quattro can, top deck and funny feet yoghurts.
It's a really good visit
SPIRA!!!!!!!!!!!!! cups of tea aren't the same without that particular chocolatey straw.
I'd love to see the return of the Fuse bar. Lovely things!
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Lovely stuff. You can still buy it fron aquarterof.com but it no longer comes in tobacco pouches 🙁
Toffee Treets
+1 for Spangles
Old English Mints
Nutty Bar (toffee rolled in peanuts)
Another vote for Pacers here too. Must admit that modern versions of the old classics, just aren't the same, like rock hard fruit pastilles, that questioned the strength of your teeth with everyone you chewed and fruit gums that stuck forever in the roof of your mouth. Can you still get space dust?
Another shout for spangles. There was a special edition one that was a buttery beige colour. Awesome.
On the way to school we used to buy ghostbusters bars,they were really tasty,red inside and chocolate coated,haven't seen them since late 80's early 90's,anyone remember them?
Pineapple Chunks. The sweets, not the fruit.
Coconut Boost. Can't believe it's 20 years since it was discontinued 🙁
Lol to the Top Deck! Pacers were horrible...
Spangles - end of thread
Pineapple Chunks. The sweets, not the fruit.
I'd be stunned if you can't get those still.
Yeah, here.
http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/best-pineapple-chunks-youve-ever-tasted-p-98.html
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merry maids
Pacers, yum! And Top Deck, mmmm I can taste it now!
My vote goes to those skeleton candy things in a coffin.... Bone Shakers???