Boxes of chocolates

Used to love Terry’s Burnt Almonds-don’t see them anymore .

Well, sorry, Riverwalk, but I admit to a) being an old lady and b) mourning the passing of Black Magic, which I presume , in your language, contained old lady flavours.

Incidentally I'm having Thai Chicken curry for supper today, - with rice, though , not chocolate.

All this talk of chocolates has made me want some NOW.
My only options are either the box we have set aside for the postman, or a large box under the tree which are for my partner.

Neither of those are viable options, so I will have to make do with a satsuma...

Whitewavemark2

Marzipan I would kill for.

But violet and rose cream are very acceptable

Oooooh , me too!

There are some awful ageist and sexist comments in this thread. Rather surprising given it is by definition a site for older people and the majority of posters are women.

The best chocolates are made at the chocolate factory in Orton.

While living in Germany 20 years ago our lovely German neighbour would always ask if we would bring him boxes of Black Magic chocolates when we were coming back to the UK for visits.

I like Lily O’Brien’s Dessert Collection too. They are on offer in Waitrose at £4.50 instead of £6 this week. So I bought a box ?
I was also a lover of peanut M&M’s, but I broke the addiction at the time I broke my tooth and I think the 2 things were connected ....

Rum truffles, really posh expensive ones from a little chocolate shop near me. And chocolate liqueurs, when you bite the top off, there is actual alcohol inside.

Liqueur chocolates are ghastly. Such a waste of good chocolate..

I like my chocolate in biccy form with built-in potential for play. I love to nibble it off a McVities Club or use my tongue to prise it off a Tunnocks Teacake leaving the marshmallow intact ..... need to get a life.

Don’t like liquid toffee, what has happened to all the hard toffees in a box or tin? Love love love coffee fondant cremes. The cheap ones, not the Thornton’s type truffles. You don’t see many coffee cremes now. Or hard toffee or nougat.

The way to get round my late mum was a box of chocolate gingers, while my dad preferred chocolate with hazelnuts, though I usually had to fight him for the coffee cream in a mixed box. Nowadays, I much prefer good quality dark chocolates and avoid toffees, having removed one of my crowns on a chocolate caramel two years ago.

What memories this thread conjures up. My late father-in-law liked Terrys all gold or Spartan. My dad always bought us girls and my mum beautiful big boxes of Dairy box (are these still made) with pictures of flowers country cottages etc wrapped around would be a lovely ribbon. I l used to enjoy Milk Tray Dairy box and Quality Street but they've messed about with the chocolate and the flavours they don't taste the same. If it ain't broke don't mend it. Why can't manufacturers leave things be!

BlueBelle

I don’t like chocolate so I ll throw any I get over to you all to fight over

Looks like nobody’ll be fighting me for the white ones, BlueBelle, so just aim them straight over here.

Funnily enough, when I asked my lot what sort of Advent calendar they wanted this year, seven of the thirteen of us went for Milky Bar. We’re obviously a set of plebs.

Neideregger marzipan for me-my SIL always buys me an assortment box. Does anyone remember Terry's Moonlight chocolates? You had 2 of each filling; one in milk chocolate and one in plain.

I don’t like chocolate so I ll throw any I get over to you all to fight over

cornishpatsy

I love Lily O`Briens Dessert collection. Each one tastes like a dessert, perfect for me as I like something sweet to finish a meal.

Me too, they're my current favourite. Although I do miss the days when you could walk into a Thorntons shop and pick your favourites.

Many years ago my father used to buy several truly enormous-looking boxes of chocs as company presents for more junior staff - they were only single layer but looked very impressive - with a pretty chocolate-box type picture on the front, too.
He’d also give one to both grandmothers, and my DM was once shocked to hear that her mother had called neighbours’ children over to see her enormous box of chocs - and then hadn’t offered them one!?
It was very unlike her, usually a v generous type!

Booja-Booja Chocolate Truffles
And for a very special present see their artist collection
Don't let the Vegan, organic, dairy-free, gluten-free and soya-free description put you off, I'd be happy to barter most things for a years supply of these

After Eight is my favourite, dark chocolate and a minty creamy filling. Sooo delicious.

I’m a cheap date. Lidl dark chocolate with chilli, peanut m&m’s or a snickers bar.
Anything with marzipan or coconut. A box of chocs is never wasted but never enjoyed as much as Lidl choc & chilli.

I really like the rose and violet creams but hardly ever get them. Also the orange creams in Black Magic - or any orange creams come to that. Ditto dark chocolate peppermint creams.
I like toffees but my fillings don’t!
Dark chocolate brazils always go down well here, too - I found some small boxes in Waitrose - funnily enough I think Father Christmas will be putting one in dh’s stocking. ??

Candied fruits yum and candied marron yum yum.

Give me Cadburys Heroes or Roses any day. Lindor if I must. Bought OH a Hotel Chocolat advent calendar this year. Havent wanted to fight him for any of them. I dont like Thorntons and have to remind OH of that fact every year. Although he ‘knows’ this he still bought me 3 large boxes one year. . I think they were 3 for 2 ! Bargain! And he liked fact they were big boxes!! First world problems I know. I took them to work and donated them to a local charity

Orange smarties, lindt 70% dark chocolar

Yes, those lovely pictures on the boxes. You could actually frame them.

What about the " snow houses ?" Novelty decorated cardboard houses/ cottages that you had in the centre of the table and were filled with things such as those in crackers, but better quality, though even crackers were better in those days.

The wooden boxes of crystalized fruits, they were delicious.