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kittylester Mon 04-Mar-13 17:33:26

Walnut whips!! Refreshers are still available - DD2 put them in party bags for everyone when she got married. smile

ninathenana Mon 04-Mar-13 17:28:53

All of the above plus wine gums. Still can't stop until I've ate the lot grin

LullyDully Mon 04-Mar-13 17:27:04

PS are they still made?

LullyDully Mon 04-Mar-13 17:26:38

used to crunch Refreshers, spit them out into water and mix to make a lovely drink!!!!

Yamyam Mon 04-Mar-13 17:22:39

Numberplease- your Mars bar story is identical to my memories- didn't it feel luxurious and sinful the first time you had a whole one ???

Yamyam Mon 04-Mar-13 17:17:24

Used to love Refreshers- are they still around? Barrett's sherbet fountains. Also their Licquorice Allsorts. And Caramac!

PS re. the sherbet fountains. I lived in Paris for years, with 2 small children, and everybody who came over to see us was asked to bring a supply of the above.
They all thought the sherbet fountains were for the children.........I did confess-eventually! smile

Ana Mon 04-Mar-13 17:17:02

Rainbow crystals. You used to buy them loose in a little paper bag and suck them off your finger....blush

kittylester Mon 04-Mar-13 17:04:30

Flying saucers, sherbert fountain, caramac. grin

j08 Mon 04-Mar-13 16:55:06

Adore pear drops!

#wantsomenow

numberplease Mon 04-Mar-13 16:53:49

Sherbet lemons, and these days I would die for a bag of American cream soda sherbet and a stick of liquorice, haven`t seen any for years!
One of my childhood highlights was our weekly visit to my grandma`s, there were 5 of us, and she`d cut a Mars bar into 5 pieces for us, mmmmm!!! I was an adult before I had a full one all to myself.

gillybob Mon 04-Mar-13 13:08:24

I loved (and still do love) Pear Drops. The proper ones that are pink or yellow and cut your tongue to shreds. smile

RedLetter Mon 04-Mar-13 12:55:43

Wondering what sweets you loved as a child? I always chose rhubarb and custard sweets, even though I hated real rhubarb!