Irish Sweets

Crooked Jack

Im sending a package to a friend in the US.
What sweets etc... do you get in Ireland that you cant get over there?

sbsquarepants

Silvermints yum yum yum:D

The King of Moo

Emeralds. Good, solid, Catholic sweets.

Anything by Oatfield's, really.

davet82

lots and lots of hershey bars... they cant get them over there, your friend will be delighted

Born to Die

Cadbury's, their chocolate is absolute cack.

FatherLen

i dont know if they are irish or if you can get them in the states but get a shit load of macaroon bars. those things are dope yo!

craoltoir

The King of Moo wrote: »

Emeralds. Good, solid, Catholic sweets.

Anything by Oatfield's, really.

Unfortunately Oatfield is no more:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0427/oatfield-to-close-letterkenny-sweet-factory.html

CardBordWindow

Packets of Skips!

super_furry

Klipso bars!

The King of Moo

craoltoir wrote: »

Unfortunately Oatfield is no more:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0427/oatfield-to-close-letterkenny-sweet-factory.html

. Looks like I still have till 27 May to stock up on Emeralds!

kfallon

Send them on Wham Bars, loads and loads of Wham bars!

Laika1986

Couple of packs of lovehearts they're gaylicious

biko

In the US forum there is this thread about what expats miss from Ireland, could give you some hints perhaps.
There more threads about this there if you browse around.
http://www.boards.ie/search/?subforums=1&f=917&q=sweets

CardBordWindow

Blackjacks, Fruit Salads, and Drumsticks!

donvito99

As above;

silver-f*cking-mints

DEFTLEFTHAND

Bullseyes, Apple drops?

pawrick

there's a sweet maker in Athlone - dunnes and supervalue stock their stuff (they're cheap enough and nothing special but still nice) - cough drops, jellies and other boiled hard sweets.


Other then that

Clove drops
Moo Mints
Highland toffee bars (not irish but i like them)
Black jacks
liquorice all sorts

or send them a few spuds dipped in suger and tell them that's what we eat for sweets?

Nothingbetter2d

rhubarb and custard.... strawberry and icream boiled sweets.........ah they bring back memories.

and now to feel really old

half penny toffee mice covered in chocolate.

Pandora2

Have Family over there and all chocolate is welcome as theirs is very different from ours. Curly Wurly's go down well, Cadbury Buttons (milk/white), Sherbert Dib Dab's, any Irish Crisps but especially Tayto, Mint Areo's, Fry's Chocolate Cream.............you will have great fun putting this together!!:D:D:D

GetWithIt

The King of Moo wrote: »

. Looks like I still have till 27 May to stock up on Emeralds!

Not sure if good or bad news but the Oatfields sweet production was outsourced years ago. There'll still be plenty of Emeralds whether you stock up or not.

Caffrey's Time Bars ftw.

ziggy23

refreshers and stinger bars:D

quinny

Anyone know if you can still get those cinnamon lozenges in Ireland? think they were made by ritchies, used to love them as a kid but unfortunately nothing similar sold over here in UK

kelle

Macaroons?

Where To

An elderly relative of mine was asked for 'a small gratuity' when in a restaurant on his first visit stateside last month.

Apparently the look on the waiter's face was priceless when he promptly gave him a silvermint :pac:



*i will share more of his hilarious adventures stateside in other threads where appropriate.

Mr.Biscuits

Caffrey's Snowballs and Tea Cakes!!

http://www.caffreyschocolates.com/

xzanti

Tayto/King crisps
Cadbury chocolate
Lots of tooth rotters (Wham/Dan/Roy of the Rover etc bars

Eggonyerface

quinny wrote: »

Anyone know if you can still get those cinnamon lozenges in Ireland? think they were made by ritchies, used to love them as a kid but unfortunately nothing similar sold over here in UK

I got a pack of them about two years ago in a little shop in Cavan. Hadn't seen them before that day, and I haven't seen them since. They were absolutely disgusting btw

Moros, according to my English OH, who claims they're basically just Boost bars.

cocoshovel

Born to Die wrote: »

Cadbury's, their chocolate is absolute cack.

Cadbury's isnt Irish, if I remember correctly. But yes thats one thing Americans need to taste. Their chocolate is terrible!

SteoL

Star Bar FTW

ascanbe

Milky moos.
They'll get a wee sticker for themselves too.

Palytoxin

Scots Clan, has to be

An Iceberger. Make sure to send it in a well wrapped package.

Princess Peach

Dónal wrote: »

An Iceberger. Make sure to send it in a well wrapped package.

I've been craving an iceberger for ages! There's a beer where I live in Canada called Iceberg and every time I order it I accidentally say Iceberger!

You can get Cadbury's here but its unreal expensive cause its imported. Crisps like Tayto, Meanies, Monster Munch, Burger Bites are great! The Kit Kat chunkies taste weird here, send those. And club milks, and bourbon biscuits and custard creams. Haven't seen any penguin bars. If you could get a battered sausage in there would be great.

What I really want is some dilutable drinks, they don't have them here but can't really post them

And of course the mandatory few Barry's tea bags. Everyone I talk to from home asks how I am for Barry's.

chimmy chonga

Good old Catch Bars http://www.catchbar.comThough I've see them on sale in New York.

Jesus Wept

Cadet cola if you can't get cavan cola.
Pack of banshee bones even though they are sh1te now.

tommyombomb

anyone who would post mints to someone is a bad man. you want cadbury's

bottle of brown sauce and some chef ketchup would be great also

Kamjana

Send them a few crisp sandwiches.

Archeron

Satin cushions. If you travel back in time you can get them in the bamba on talbot street.

Helix

Born to Die wrote: »

Cadbury's, their chocolate is absolute cack.

they have cadburys in america, you know?

Milk & Honey

Gob stoppers. Most Americans could do with a few.

saa

Apple Jacks, don't think they still make them though.

Mr.Chews your man but I think you only get them in the bags with those rubbish Swizzler sweets.

Lisha

Emeralds
Scotclans
Curlywurly bars
galaxy mistrels
cadbury mini eggs

They may sell cadbury's in USA and OZ but in my opinion they are totally different to what we have here. Different fat content so the choc wont melt so easily in the heat.
Hersheys choc tastes like puke as they put in a lot of butyric acid.

Doctor Jimbob

craoltoir wrote: »

Unfortunately Oatfield is no more:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0427/oatfield-to-close-letterkenny-sweet-factory.html

WHAT?!?!?!?! :mad:

Doctor Jimbob

Helix wrote: »

they have cadburys in america, you know?

Yes, however its shite.

Lawrence1895

Lilly O'Brien's :cool:

Lisha

Helix wrote: »

they have cadburys in america, you know?

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Yes, however its shite.

Very well put Doctor Jimbob, you are dead right

elnino35

kfallon wrote: »

Send them on Wham Bars, loads and loads of Wham bars!

And then the number for good dentist!:D

jupiterjack

apple drops..

philstar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIUWvOf3Iwk

Jev/N

Macaroons and Mint-Crisps