Sweet Memories

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 13 Aug 2004, 15:58

I occasionally pop into the little sweet shop near the top of Bath Street for a quarter of something or other. It's a great little shop and reminds me of a wee shop that was known as Queenie's and used to be at the Meadowbank end of Royal Park Terrace.
I would go in for a "penny poke" en route to Abbeyhill Primary School. For the benefit of our younger folks here a penny poke was a little twist of greaseproof paper with 4 or 5 little sweets inside. These were usually a couple of Sports Mixtures (black tennis racquets being my absolute favourite), a dainty chew and maybe a couple of bits if licorice.
Other favorites of mine back then were MB bars which were a poor man's Fry's Chocolate Cream bar - anyone remember MB bars?
Or Apple Stroodles? Bits of chocolate covered apple which were packaged in a foil shape wrapper which itself was apple shaped? 5 Boys chocolate, Fools Gold??
Ali wants to know if anyone ever worked out the flavour of the mystery Spangle that appeared in Spangles packets way back then?
Anyone got any other favourite sweets that are now no more?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 13 Aug 2004, 20:00

I loved space dust which crackled and popped on your tongue.

There were also these massive gobstoppers which were cinamon flavoured and become so hot you had to take them out of your mouth to let it cool down.

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 13 Aug 2004, 20:20

Lucky Tatties, Sherbet Dabs, Soor Plooms, Jubilees.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 13 Aug 2004, 20:28

Hey Gemini I knew you guys were poor but Lucky Tatties? What's lucky about a spud? Did they at least dip them in sugar?

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 13 Aug 2004, 21:07

Yeah! you were lucky if you got one after comin up frm long shift int mines lad!

Seriously - they were brill, they were pancake shaped - (great shape for a tattie!) - sort of cinnamon flavoured white toffee - covered in a sugary cinnamon flavoured powder - inside of the toffee was a wee plastic effort - a wee soldier or something - however there were rumours that in some of them there was a thruppence or a tanner - capatalist marketing even then haha.

Mini Lucky Tatties are sold in Asda .

Anyone else remember Lucky Tatties ?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 13 Aug 2004, 21:19

Are you sure you didn't make them up? I'm going on to Google right now.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 13 Aug 2004, 21:23

Yeah, I vaguely remember them. I had a thing about Curly Wurlys and I suddenly feel the need to tell you about this. I ate one every day of my school life for many years. One time, they had a competition and you had to collect the wrappers. I collected my wrappers for years, forgot about the competition but figured if they ever had another one I would have a head start. And they still make them except they're much smaller nowadays of course.

No wonder people of our generation have so many fillings!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 13 Aug 2004, 21:28

Everyone. Stop what you are doing and go here :

http://www.mrsomalleys.co.uk/osc/eshop/

I defy anyone to not have ordered something. I am going for the cough drops. Oh my - this is some site.

Sweets. Mmm.

PS Gemini I am still researching the Tatties but early indications are that I apologise in a grovelling kind of way.....

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 13 Aug 2004, 22:17

Dadaist wrote:Everyone. Stop what you are doing and go here :

PS Gemini I am still researching the Tatties but early indications are that I apologise in a grovelling kind of way.....

I wil let you off with the grovelling apology - only because you found this fab site!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 13 Aug 2004, 22:28

I hardly ever buy stuff online. Up till now I've only ever got a couple of dvds and thats it. Well, I just bought -

Cough Drops, Horehound Rock, Banana & Custard,Brandy Balls,Peaches and Cream, Sarsaparilla Tablets, Atomic Fireball Lollipops, Dads herbal Tablets, Sela Cough Original

....and to the order Mrs Dadaist added Hershey's Cookies 'n' Cream and Cherry Lips.

I can't wait !!! I'm so going to get mouth ulcers again!!!!

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 13 Aug 2004, 22:30

Bob"] I had a thing about Curly Wurlys and I suddenly feel the need to tell you about this. I ate one every day of my school life for many years. One time, they had a competition and you had to collect the wrappers. I collected my wrappers for years, forgot about the competition but figured if they ever had another one I would have a head start. And they still make them except they're much smaller nowadays of course.

God that is so sad. Imagine having to wait all these years to unburden yourself of all the torment you must have gone through - did the other kids call you Fat Boab? ps do you still have the wrappers

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 13 Aug 2004, 23:16

I found some lucky tatties at last.

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 14 Aug 2004, 00:19

When I was at Porty High I had a tattie from Kitcheners every day. Not sure if it was ever a lucky one, but it was nice all the same.

The pain au chocolate are dangerous too - I put on a stone.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 14 Aug 2004, 09:53

I'd say they were suckers for it!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 14 Aug 2004, 10:34

er....um....well......it's like research so that after the revolution we can tell our children about the decadence of the bourg.....aww bu&&er it

USA!! USA!!! USA!!!

(puts hand on heart)

"oooh say can you seee.......by the dawn's early"

etc

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Aug 2004, 10:44

Anyway, enough of this tripping down memory lane, anyone tried, or even sniffed, a limited edition Dream Bar with Strawberry bits in it? On sale at RS McColls right now?
The smell is just like The Pink Panther chocolate bars from years ago!

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 14 Aug 2004, 12:02

so what's Capitalism?

ecm - despite being what some may call a chocoholic, I really don't like the Dream bars

*looking forward to my cherry lips arriving*

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Aug 2004, 12:14

Anyone like or remember Aztec Bars? A bit like Mars but a lot nicer IMHO.

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » 14 Aug 2004, 16:24

ecm - despite being what some may call a chocoholic, I really don't like the Dream bars

Nor do I, and Mars bars are so sickly!

My chocolate preferences - in no particular order:

Cadbury's Rum & Raisin/Dairy Milk/Flake's + plus any plain chocolate.
Luca's: Chocolate Ginger's
Lindz: White chocolate and coconut

Also partial to a wee box of stem ginger from the Chinese Supermarket in Leith!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 14 Aug 2004, 17:19

Dadaist

Thanks for the great sweets website!

Bearcub is eager to try the Szechuan soon.

S

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 14 Aug 2004, 20:24

My grandpa used to have this cinamon sweet which was in its own special tin, it was a bit like aromatics but in a block and to eat it you broke off a segment - I loved it - does anyone remember it?

cornerboy · Post by **cornerboy** » 15 Aug 2004, 01:29

Lucky tatties - also known, I seem to remember, as Tobermory Tatties. There is an old fashioned sweetie shop (or rather a new shop done out to look like an old fashioned shop) on the main street in Oban. I was there only yesterday and they had a big jar full of lucky tatties. Hamilton's is almost as good in terms of stock, but definitely more authentic. How does he decide which bizarre plastic toys to have in his shop?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 15 Aug 2004, 08:08

And here's the link to their online ordering facility.

Note that the hidden plastic toy/coin is no longer available, no doubt for health and safety reasons.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 15 Aug 2004, 08:37

I've not come across that site before but a kind friend once sent me the link to www.aquarterof.co.uk - same sort of thing, I assume.

I'm trying not to buy anything. I stepped on the scales whilst up north and have decided that scales in Inverness are LIARS. I hope.

Or something to do with mass and weight and gravity changes because it's so much nearer to the north pole... Ahem.

But I love Hamilton's. And father-in-law, who we happen to be staying with, owns a sweet shop. Thank goodness we leave this den of temptation today. And start dieting tomorrow.

Sandra, we bought (no, actually, we stole it from grandad's shop) popping candy for the kids yesterday. I still love it. Space dust, we called it when I was a kid. And my favourite things from Hamilton's are sherbert lemons and lemon bonbons.

BB

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 15 Aug 2004, 08:40

Oh, and A quarter of has a page where they tell you what happened to the sweets that disppeared, like Spangles, Texan bars, Aztec bars...

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 15 Aug 2004, 08:43

I guess this is the best time and place to share this - I have a lifelong taste and preference for cough sweets. Ever since I was a kid my clear favourite sweets have been Tunes, Lockets (could seldom afford 'em though) and fishermans friends.

The disadvantage is price - Tunes have always been a bit dear but normally lumped in with the rest of the sweeties - but fishermans friends are priced a bit differently.

The advantage is nobody ever wanted one even when offered. I also liked Imps (tiny black liquorice pellets in a small plastic box) and the black extra-stong Mentholyptus.

C's own make - Edinburgh's finest (and only?) homemade sweetie shop sell a cherry menthol of their own making which I only buy occasionally as I'm pretty much guaranteed mouth ulcers after sucking a bag of them !!

I can honestly say that I prefer cough sweets to suck over anything. Mrs Dadaist thinks that, along with my fascination for strong coffee and curry, that I have fewer taste buds or something.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Aug 2004, 11:56

Marya wrote:Porty I'm saddened You obviously don't read my posts!

Ooops!

please accept my humble apologies, I oweyou an aztec.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 15 Aug 2004, 12:14

Thanks for all the great sweetie websites, just spotted one of my favs Kop Kopps!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 15 Aug 2004, 12:26

ecm wrote:Or Apple Stroodles? Bits of chocolate covered apple which were packaged in a foil shape wrapper which itself was apple shaped?

Thank you! Thank you! My husband has always maintained that I made them up!!

The advert said "Oodles and Oodles of Stroodles". You're the only other person I know who remembers them!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Aug 2004, 15:48

Epykat,
There aren't many of us around who remember Stroodles. I found this comment on the net while trying to track them down.

Stroodles - Tiny disgusting chocolate-covered apple pieces (like grit) from Cadbury's, packaged in a very tasteful red apple-shaped packet.There was a bit of an advertising spat over Stroodles. Mr. Sheen was launched around the same time (or a new campaign at least), with the line "Cleans Oodles of Things". Said apple-shaped packets were said to contain "Oodles of Stroodles". Upshot was that Mr. Sheen lost the copyright battle, and suddenly "Shined Umpteen Things Clean" instead.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Aug 2004, 15:55

http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/ ... ksweet.htm

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 16 Aug 2004, 10:04

Anyone remember Penny Arrows? Just the right price for a kid in the 50's, and nice and soft but chewy toffee - lots of different flavours! When my Dad got mumps, I was highly jealous because the doctor told him to eat a lot of toffee - something about keeping the jaw muscles working, I think - so he ate oodles and oodles of Penny Arrwos - but of course, he gave me some!

Then there was something which I THINK was liquorice root. It looked like a twig, and you chewed it, and then it looked like a chewed twig. But it was a liquorice-y/aniseedy flavour. I hated processed liquorice, but loved this stuff - far better for you then chewing the ends of your pencils!

If anyone out there is from my natal parts, they may remember black bullets - a round, black, semi-transparent, strong mint .....

Traffic lights? They were also round, and about the size of gob-stoppers, but they changed colour as you sucked them.

I'd fogotten Spangles!!!! But I remember Aztec. That came out when I was a teenager. I much preferred it to Mars Bars, and was sorry when it went off the market. Loved Milky Ways when I was a kid.

I could go on ...........

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