Retro Sweets

puntosporting

Bring back fizzel sticks and superman chewing gum!

Podge2k7

Ruu wrote: »

Loved those Flying Saucers.

+1

MoodeRator

Ok I wanna kick this one back to life and ask anyone out there, what the feck ever happened to the Cabana Bar? And why is it not back on the shelves?

zilog_jones

Not sure if this was mentioned before, but there's an Irish online sweet shop too: www.slipsweetshop.com

sqlpod

Sticky Toffee,,,nuff said.

dazzyash

You should check out Mr Treats Sweets in Temple bar, they have loads of old fashioned and retro sweets, just like the old sweet shops from our childhoods, you have to check it out :-)

dnme

Chocolate Mice anyone?

xzanti

A tenpennny bag

ghost_ie

Last Christmas in Past Times they were selling sugared mice - and I'll date myself by saying I haven't seen these since the 50's/early 60's.

They were every bit as good as I remembered

boomchicawawa

I remember them, pink and sugery...do you remember lucky lumps, really hard with pink suger coating and the lucky bit was that there might be an old penny in it,...:eek: in your face health and safety brigade !!!! I remember getting a penny in mine, the pennys were nearly the size of the lump, no wrapping on them and you could have easily broken your teeth on the hidden prize...ah the good old days :rolleyes:

Appleblossom42

Jesus I remember them well! I got a big 10p coin and went straight back in and bought some more.:D
Loved Texan, the chewiest most yummiest bars. Striker and Dracula ice lollies. Peggy's leg another good one.
There was another bar but can't remember what it was called. It was really chewy, like a mix between
toffee and fudge but was covered in peanuts. Spangles, Cinder Toffee, YUM!!:D I remember when Mars Bars
had the thickest chocolate on the top and Rolos had real thick chocolate on the bottom. Mars Bars sure don't
taste as good as they used to:(

Ann22

Appleblossom42 wrote: »

There was another bar but can't remember what it was called. It was really chewy, like a mix between
toffee and fudge but was covered in peanuts.

There was a bar out in the late 70s called Nutty. It was loads of peanuts all welded together by fudgy stuff. the wrapper was orange and transparent.I remember my mam and dad would go out on a Thurs night and would leave us a pound to spend between us, nutties were the bar of choice for a good while.

Appleblossom42

Ann22 wrote: »

There was a bar out in the late 70s called Nutty. It was loads of peanuts all welded together by fudgy stuff. the wrapper was orange and transparent.I remember my mam and dad would go out on a Thurs night and would leave us a pound to spend between us, nutties were the bar of choice for a good while.

Yep that was them, ooh they were filling too. Another that comes to mind were these little sweets like skittles. Something like toots I think they were called, you'd get three for a penny or thereabouts. God you'd get a lot of sweets for a pound back then Anne. A drink, crisps, bars, ice lolly and loads of penny stuff. I remember when Tayto were only 5p :eek: Jeez the price of a bag now :eek:

Ann22

I know Appleblossum! For one pound we would get a big bottle of cadet coke, 4 packets of crisps and 4 bars starting off then as the prices rose we just ended up with the mineral and crisps. After the Nutties craze, we got Cadbury's Caramel bars, I too remember Tayto being 5p, Ricki Rasper ice pops (very young when these were out) being 3p and Polp mints being 5p.
When I was about 10, I was given 50p to spend on a Saturday. My friend and I would go up the town. I'd get an ice pop, a bun, sweets of some kind and a ping pong ball to play with on the way home:).

lord lucan

Ann22 wrote: »

I know Appleblossum! For one pound we would get a big bottle of cadet coke, 4 packets of crisps and 4 bars starting off then as the prices rose we just ended up with the mineral and crisps. After the Nutties craze, we got Cadbury's Caramel bars, I too remember Tayto being 5p, Ricki Rasper ice pops (very young when these were out) being 3p and Polp mints being 5p.
When I was about 10, I was given 50p to spend on a Saturday. My friend and I would go up the town. I'd get an ice pop, a bun, sweets of some kind and a ping pong ball to play with on the way home:).

Yep,a little went a long way years ago. Bars have gotten smaller and more expensive,crisps are mad prices now(Rancheros=65c!!!!!). A tenpenny mixture probably costs a Euro now!

dubh101

I remember 3p for tayto,and if you were hard up 2p would buy you a bag off mr.spuds crisps(dont think they were around for long).I must be older than you lot.:D

Appleblossom42

dubh101 wrote: »

I remember 3p for tayto,and if you were hard up 2p would buy you a bag off mr.spuds crisps(dont think they were around for long).I must be older than you lot.:D

Ah now I remember Mr Spuds too.;) Weren't they crinkly or maybe I'm mixing them up. Anyhow yep definitely remember them, actually prefered them.:D

abouttobebanned

pick your fav!!

dubh101

Appleblossom42 wrote: »

Ah now I remember Mr Spuds too.;) Weren't they crinkly or maybe I'm mixing them up. Anyhow yep definitely remember them, actually prefered them.:D

I wonder are you thinking off sam spudz? Which were later?Dont rememder Mr Spuds being crinkled,lol only remember getting them from the school tuc shop.

Chris1966

Sam Spudz were crinkly, had a face on the front like a detective or P.I. remember them well. One I'm trying to find but can't are KP Crunchos, hot dog flavour. Beautiful!

Chris1966

lord lucan wrote: »

Yep,a little went a long way years ago. Bars have gotten smaller and more expensive,crisps are mad prices now(Rancheros=65c!!!!!). A tenpenny mixture probably costs a Euro now!

Bars haven't gotten smaller, we've gotten bigger! BULLS**T!

Appleblossom42

dubh101 wrote: »

I wonder are you thinking off sam spudz? Which were later?Dont rememder Mr Spuds being crinkled,lol only remember getting them from the school tuc shop.

Yep got them mixed up all right but definitely remember the name Mr Spuds
Crunchos weren't that long ago but they were WOW!

Thundercats Ho

Chris1966 wrote: »

One I'm trying to find but can't are KP Crunchos, hot dog flavour. Beautiful!

They don't make them anymore i'm afraid.
The closest you'll get to them are the nik naks purple packet.
You can get a 10 pack in most €2 shops, and can get them in Dunnes too.

Bearhunter

dubh101 wrote: »

I remember 3p for tayto,and if you were hard up 2p would buy you a bag off mr.spuds crisps(dont think they were around for long).I must be older than you lot.:D

You must be the same vintage as me. I remember Mr Spud (non-crinkled, slightly less flavoured than Tayto). Wasn't much option back then, Tayto, Mr Spud, Perri, King (which always seemed more burned than Tayto) and Pub crisps, which my uncle used to buy me in the pub. And I don't rmeember any other flavours that Cheese and Onion or Salt and Vinegar.

Ann22

Bearhunter wrote: »

You must be the same vintage as me. I remember Mr Spud (non-crinkled, slightly less flavoured than Tayto). Wasn't much option back then, Tayto, Mr Spud, Perri, King (which always seemed more burned than Tayto) and Pub crisps, which my uncle used to buy me in the pub. And I don't rmeember any other flavours that Cheese and Onion or Salt and Vinegar.

Mr Spud not familiar to me surprisingly 'cos I've been around for a fair while. Remember when Sam Spudz used to have the wee comic strip story on the packet?:)...King crisps did taste a bit burned and sometimes the edges were black. My granny and uncle from Cavan would always bring them for us when they were visiting.

Bearhunter

I remember the comic strip on Sam Spudz. They reminded me of the old Steve Silvermint ads for Silvermints.

Sapsorrow

abouttobebanned wrote: »

pick your fav!!

Is that in Killarney by any chance? Looks familiar. I used to love going to visit my granny in Cornwall as a kid, in her village there was an amazing little sweet shop and they measured out scoops of sweets into little brown triangular bags. The walls were lined with glass jars of sweets so lovely.
I miss those chalky chite sticks that were like cigarettes. Also those chalky violet ones that came in a tiny tube, anyone remember them? They had a wierd almost synthetic perfumey taste to them.
I'm been smiling from ear to ear reading this thread, it's funny how emotionally attached you become to the little things in life.

Thomas828

Spangles, Splicer, Toffo, Opal Fruits, Marathon bars, Treets, Jelly Tots... I'm surprised I still have a full set of teeth! And then there were the soft drinks, One, Yoplait and Um Bongo...

lord lucan

Thomas828 wrote: »

and Um Bongo...

CamperMan

flanum wrote: »

F*ck Snickers, bring back Marathon:

Another site dedicated to 7o's sweets: http://www.escape-to-the-seventies.com/sweets/sweets.php


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wow 3p!!

91011

CamperMan wrote: »

wow 3p!!

that will be 3.81cent

bullets

I've never been able to find Penny Peaches.

They are a peach/orange coloured foam (but not Marshmallow)
like sweet with a surgery like coating on them. I adored them.
I know there are Jelly peaches but cant
find the foam based ones.

Like these only in Peach!
http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/squidgy-foam-strawberries-p-1255.html


~B

themucaro

Woppas! Cola and Mint flavour! Remember nearly crashing my bike cycling home from school trying to eat one of these, you'd have to stretch it a foot before it broke off.

Desperate Dan and Roy of the Rover bars were another favourite...

hillbilly999

Touchdown bars

squishywishy

Sapsorrow wrote: »

Also those chalky violet ones that came in a tiny tube, anyone remember them? They had a wierd almost synthetic perfumey taste to them.
QUOTE]

Would it be these

http://www.sweetieworld.co.uk/images/sweets/20070712120231007_m/Retro_Sweets/Parma_Violets.jpg

Have some of these at home. You can get them in Swizzels Matlow bags of sweets called Bumper Bag that is sold in lots of €2 shops and Tesco. Bag has Love Hearts, Refresher Bars, Drumsticks and other sweets in it too

Sids Not

Shivers26 wrote: »

Would anybody have any idea who made the 2 and 2 bar? My friend is obsessed with them. Personally I think it sounds mank but I am a Cadburys girl

Was'nt it Urney's made the 2+2.....?

Heres one...Steve Heighway crisps....Steve who...????:p

And this ice lolly....It was on a plastic stick which had a kind of platform half way up the stick, and in the ice cream (which i can actually taste as i'm typing) there would be a soldier,cowboy ,indian...lots of different colours and you'would'nt know which one you got till you ate the ice cream.....mmmmmmm...cant think of the name though...i'm guessin HB as this was back in the early 70's...

jackiebaron

I remember a bar called Catch in a red wrapper. I think it had rice crispies in the filling.
Also prise out your fillings with a Big Time toffee bar.
Revels and Minstrels (although I think these might have been relaunched)

Maybe some of these are still around but I certainly remember them from my youth:

Old Jamaica bar
Candy Lipstick
Macaroon bar
Nunch bar
Banjo bar
"Go out get Freshers! Go out get Freshers!"
Mud Pies
Vovos
Outer Spacers
Tab and Fresca
Toffits
Munchies

lord lucan

jackiebaron wrote: »

I remember a bar called Catch in a red wrapper. I think it had rice crispies in the filling.

They're still around and as yummy as ever!:)

dolliemix

The ad for Catch went like this......

Catch it if you can
On the outside is chocolate
And underneath the chocolate
is
crispy

Catch it if you can
There's more to tell
With the crispiest creamiest caramel

First there's crispy
Then there's creamy

CATCH!

Cant believe it all just came back to me as well!!

lord lucan

The Catch bars are made in Trinidad & Tobago now!:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s0iMw0F7cU

dolliemix

lord lucan wrote: »

The Catch bars are made in Trinidad & Tobago now!:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s0iMw0F7cU

lol! I wasn't too far off with the words !!

DominoDub

Just had my 1st Catch bar in 20 years lol ! great with Tea:D

Those looking for Retro Sweets there is now a stall in the George's Street Arcade ...had to get a BIG TIME bar ..

bobbybouche

Naos wrote: »

Haven't had a look around this thread in a while and thus do not know if this has been posted before, but I've just heard something interesting on the radio:

"I want candy..."

This site has some retro sweets such as Fruit Salads, Golf Balls, Rainblo, Flying Saucers and Edible paper, and yes, they deliver

I also found http://www.pennyjellies.com :pac: Remember Telex bars?????

lollimurphy

Anybody remember Secret bars?? Nestle used to do them, they were my fave treat on the way to school....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_(chocolate_bar)

I've never sourced them since.. sob!

Also, remember when penny sweets were a penny?!! :P

Pittybitty

God i remember them - i used to love them, and these yokes that where dark chocolate pyramid shaped things, filled with mint cream. I was addicted!! I cant recall the name, but i will look!

Anyone remeber the lollypops that were cola / fizzy flavoured and they had a number printed on the inside and if you got a 7, you got a free one?

Pittybitty

http://www.tellyads.com/show_movie_vintage.php?filename=VA0665

Terrys Pyramints

Jimmy9Irons

Nothing like Woppa bars, Time bars, Postman pats, Apple Jacks, Fruit Salads, Blackjacks, Tangys, Stingers, Roy of the Rovers, Refreshers, Sour Eye poppers.... Ah the memories....

bobbybouche

Jimmy9Irons wrote: »

Nothing like Woppa bars, Time bars, Postman pats, Apple Jacks, Fruit Salads, Blackjacks, Tangys, Stingers, Roy of the Rovers, Refreshers, Sour Eye poppers.... Ah the memories....

mmmm, miss the woppas and apple jacks

bobbybouche

bullets wrote: »

I've never been able to find Penny Peaches.

They are a peach/orange coloured foam (but not Marshmallow)
like sweet with a surgery like coating on them. I adored them.
I know there are Jelly peaches but cant
find the foam based ones.

Like these only in Peach!
http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/squidgy-foam-strawberries-p-1255.html


~B

You probably found them already but theres an irish website that shall remain nameless that sells them. The sweets are called coeur fizz. Im sure u could ask just for the peach ones!

Sgt Hartman

Anyone remember those Superman chewing gums which came with a little water transfer tattoo? They were lovely.

Toffee mice were beautiful also although the rock hard toffee would pull out your fillings. The chocolate mice with the red or green fondant filling were gross though.