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Peggy's Leg....?

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  • 13-07-2008 3:32pm
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    abelard
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    Maybe one for the slightly more mature enjoyer of confection this, but....

    Peggy's Legs have been referenced in that ad for AIB (or some bank) recently, so....what exactly was a peggy's leg?

    Wikipedia knows nothing, nor does google (though Peggy's Leg was apparently a band too...), so can anyone here remember?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Weren't they those rock sticks?


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    Catari Jaguar
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    Another favourite sweet in Ireland was called "Peggy's Leg" which was a stick of boiled sweet something similar to the sticks of rock sold at seaside ...

    There ya go!


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    Archeron
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    They were also really horrible and were usually odd shapes. I suspected that they were actually just sticks of rock that had gone wrong, so they gave them a different name so they could sell them.

    As they were always sold at the beach, my over riding memory is that they always had sand on them. Blech.


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    Hagar
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    They were definitely not rock gone wrong.
    AFAIR They were caramel flavoured and coloured as opposed to white/red and minty flavoured.


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    dogmatix
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    And they where really sticky - the closet thing to edible super glue a kid could get his teeth around, am I right in remembering that?


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    Archeron
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    Hagar wrote: »
    They were definitely not rock gone wrong.
    AFAIR They were caramel flavoured and coloured as opposed to white/red and minty flavoured.

    Please don't say my parents have been lying to me and my lifelong hatred of Peggy's legs has been misguided!!! Wars have started for less.


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    Raven_k42
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    I remember them too....all the old corner shops had them....small sticks of rock in an insipid skin/caramel colour

    K


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    Dizzyblonde
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    They always seemed stale for some reason - I think because I expected them to be crisper.


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    #10
    sweetiepye
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    Does anybody know who originally made peggys leg


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    Sooopie
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    my granny used to buy me these!

    like a crumbly rock!


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    MacOwen
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    ye should google mollys mixtures. i got great sweets and they are v reasonable too!!


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    iCailin
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    Peggys Leg is back! Bought some on return to UK and forced my kids to eat them telling them of my 70s memories! 1 euro in Wrights of howth in the airport. Some were like chalky and some were like seaside rock, all carmel and peppermint...same as the old days except longer. Think a place in Athlone has resurrected them. :D


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    iCailin
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    oh and they had "Peggy's Leg That Never Wore a Garter" on them!


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