Soft fruit jellies

Faith

Had a conversation with Mr Faith where we were reminiscing about sweets that you'd always find at someone's hospital bedside many years ago. One was the box of 'soft fruit jellies' - they were very soft in texture, came in a box and had an insert to keep them all separated (like a box of Milk Tray or something). Can anyone remember the brand?

Lady Haywire

Were they not Oatfield? Same ones did bags of jellies.
In a sort of beige box with pictures of the jellies on it.

verycool

I sort of remember these... and a quick image search brought up this. Which is probably not at all what you were thinking of!

Faith

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Were they not Oatfield or Lemons? Same ones did bags of jellies.
In a sort of beige box with pictures of the jellies on it.

Yes, I think they were Oatfield! I couldn't find a picture of the box I remembered when I just searched "soft fruit jellies", but I think these were them:

leahyl

Yup that's them - they're still around - usually around Christmas. I got them in Supervalu just Christmas gone, a fiver a box

RacoonQueen

Yep Oatfield were what I was going to say. You can get them in bags too and they are delicious. So soft and fruity.

caviardreams

I think Lemons may have done some too - Orchard jellies?

maximoose

York Fruits too



Always a box floating around at Christmas

Thud

caviardreams wrote: »

I think Lemons may have done some too - Orchard jellies?

same thing just not in the box anymore, Tesco have their own brand version too
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=253946418

Alun

maximoose wrote: »

York Fruits too



Always a box floating around at Christmas

I remember those, I think they used to be made by Terry's, hence the York name?

confusticated

Not sure who made them but I definitely remember them coming in a box called Juicy Jellies. Same as the ones in bags now but looked much fancier in the box!

vicwatson

ALDI have these in a bag for 79c as a regular buy

Dizzyblonde

Mr. Dizzy has a box of Orchard Jellies here since Christmas, they've only lasted this long because I don't like them. It's not the flavour, it's the texture - they're very soft.

Here's a shot of the inside of the box - I guess the green ones aren't so nice :pac:

woodchuck

Eurogiant does a really good bag of soft jellies. I have no idea what the brand is, but they're proper soft jellies!

Faith

Dizzy, I can’t stand the texture either! I was remembering them in an unpleasant way

Lady Haywire

I'm another one that hates the texture, it's just wrong. Like biting through something tht should be hard but your teeth are able to melt it or something. It's weird!! I did get around it as a kid by freezing them though

BuboBubo

Faith wrote: »

Dizzy, I can’t stand the texture either! I was remembering them in an unpleasant way

Yes - the sugar scraping your teeth!

Faith

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'm another one that hates the texture, it's just wrong. Like biting through something tht should be hard but your teeth are able to melt it or something. It's weird!! I did get around it as a kid by freezing them though

I feel the same about fudge. I expect the resistance of toffee or firm caramel, and it ends up being like biting into sugary butter :eek:

Lady Haywire

Faith wrote: »

I feel the same about fudge. I expect the resistance of toffee or firm caramel, and it ends up being like biting into sugary butter :eek:

YES! Nobody else in the family understands why I dislike fudge but it's just deceiving sweetness. I don't mind scottish tablet though, which is quite similar, maybe a bit chalkier.

kylith

I love soft fruit jellies, my grandad always had them. Jesus, I’d destroy a box of those right now.

B0jangles

3rding the fudge hate - it's like toffee gone wrong :mad:

Dizzyblonde

Me too regarding the fudge, but I find Scottish tablet just as bad. None of them come close to the horror of the soft jellies though.

Tree

Orchard jellies are wonderful! This thread had me tempted to go out and buy a (few) bag(s)

(so is fudge, proper super smooth fudge, better than the crumbly stuff)

jellybear

These jellies always remind me of my dad! He loves them! Also, for the record- fudge, not the cheapo stuff you'd get in the pick and mix, is amazing!! 'Man of Aran fudge' in particular is lovely!:D

Sysmod

Is there any source for jellies like the Meltis Berry Fruit jellies - soft with a liquid filling? I tried the Oatfield at Christmas but they're fairly artificial and not particularly soft.

Ideally with real fruit flavours.
Brown Thomas in Grafton St. had some lovely ones but v.pricey.

Next time I'm in Dublin I'll check Leonidas.


Old thread, but let's see if there's anyone still following.

Day Lewin

I LOVE the grainy textures!

Creamy fudge is just like...too-thick sauce, or something: yes, like butter: almost slimy.

I prefer the faint resistance of minute sugary/nutty crystals in their caramelised matrix.

The York Fruits likewise - part of their charm is the thick crunchy outside crust of sweet sugar, giving way to the softer, citrussy, juices-flowing jelly interior.

Mmm, confectionery porn....

looksee

I had an uncle who would not eat green sweets - the box of Orchard jellies with the green ones left reminded me. I never got an explanation at the time, it was something to do with the colour rather than the taste. I think it was possibly a left over from the Victorian practise of dying things green with an arsenic based dye - fabrics, wallpaper, even food, which people absorbed through swallowing, breathing or contact with skin. Its a really interesting story.