Deedaa - no, the undoubted pleasures of 'marathon gum-sucking' passed me by, but I well remember the intensity of the appalling bubblegum balloon contests which would leave us covered in sticky goo. The things we did for fun!
It occurs to me that those reading our sweet submissions on this thread might think that as kids all we did was eat sweets. Not guilty, your honours! As I recall it, sweets and sweet things, were rare islands of pleasure in a grey post-war sea of wholesome but, to a child, very unexciting foods. There just wasn't much choice or cash about in those days. I think I got all of 3 old pennies a week for pocket money and that had to stretch out like knicker elastic!
