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Iced Gems

corblimey · 2015-08-26 17:01:24

Had a hankering for a bag of these pure sugar at the weekend, but couldn't find them in either of the Tescos I tried, and later, in Dunnes. The gaw is gone now, but I'm interested in why they've disappeared (in my very limited experience) - were they finally considered a health hazard?

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26-08-2015 6:01pm

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corblimey

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Had a hankering for a bag of these pure sugar at the weekend, but couldn't find them in either of the Tescos I tried, and later, in Dunnes. The gaw is gone now, but I'm interested in why they've disappeared (in my very limited experience) - were they finally considered a health hazard?

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#2 26-08-2015 8:42pm
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I'm sure I saw some lately - in Dealz or a two euro shop, and I was going to but some but I thought about all the sugar
My grandmother used to buy them for me when I was little so I get a hankering for them now and then too.

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#3 26-08-2015 9:05pm
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Blast from the past, didn't think these were still around.

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#4 27-08-2015 10:42am
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Jacobs make them, although you don't often see them here and they're not the same as the old ones. They also make choc gems which aren't very nice.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jacobs-Iced-Gems-25G-x/dp/B00BHFB4U2

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#5 03-09-2015 4:28pm
fussyonion

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I love the chocolate ones! I used to bite the chocolate off, swill some tea in my mouth, let the choc melt and do away with the biscuit bit:D

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