70's sweets

[Gaijin]

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I always remember my dad coming back from the shipyards with a huge bag of cinder-toffee and a can of Strike Cola. I used to LOVE Strike Cola because the cans were made from aluminium (the first ones to do so). I had no idea of this at the time, since I was only about 5 or 6. All I knew was, when my dad gave me a tin of Strike Cola, after I finished it, I could crush the can in one hand. I always thought I was so strong. Dad didn't have the heart to tell me it was because the can was aluminium.

Post-edit: Oh and Parma-Violets. Apparently they're still around and they even do GIANT Parma-Violets.

Just had a flashback. At our caravan site there was a farmhouse right up on the moors - about a 15 minute walk away. We used to trek up there because the lady used to sell us Traffic-Lights lollies for 1p each. They started red, then as you sucked them, they turned yellow, then green. Ah happy days.

[HIPPIEDAVE61]

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Sweet tobacco was spanish gold.

[Richard1978]

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I remember my friend having floral gums, & they seemed very strange tasting.

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Sweet tobacco is still available. i had some last week. got it online. yum still tastes the same

Floral Gums, Chewing Nuts, Chocolate Tools and Aniseed Balls are all available on ebay.

Personalised Pink Panther bars here "The Pink Panther" Personalised Loot Bag Chocolate Bars on eBay (end time 29-Sep-09 22:00:00 BST) Don't know if they're the original pink chocolate, they were yummy

[Timeslipper]

Re: 70's sweets-ALMOND ISLANDS?

Nestles Almond Islands chunky chocolate bar with almonds and toffee, wasn't around for long, cant find anyone who remembers it.

[the double deckers]

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Who still daydreams about 'sweet tobacco', chewing nuts, pink panther choc bars, chocolate tools, aniseed balls, and floral gums??????? luv 2 hear from u!!

Sweet tobacco is still available. i had some last week. got it online. yum still tastes the same

[sixtyten]

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Saw some Coltsfoot for sale in a sweetie shop today, but I'm sure last time I bought some it had a different name?

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I don't think I did like it that much Kaz, can't remember who kept buying the stuff but hey, it was sweet so I'd eat it

[kazboot]

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I'd forgotten all about this stuff! Coltsfoot Rock, liquorice/aniseed flavour.

Urrgh! I don't remember that, but it sounds horrid. Did you like it Claudine?

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I'd forgotten all about this stuff! Coltsfoot Rock, liquorice/aniseed flavour.

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does anyone remember "IMPS"
they were tiny squares of very strong hard liquorice

Here you go Ceg56 mighty imps, Home Garden items at low prices on eBay.co.uk

I'm a Victory V girl myself.

[kabrluja77]

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Loved chewing nuts and sweet tobacco, does anyone remember "IMPS"
they were tiny squares of very strong hard liquorice and were sold in small boxes - have done a search on them, but cannot find anything on them (where are you Daz and Oggy - search Kings of DYR!! )

Another sweet I remember and you use to be able to buy them loose, was small soft chewy toffee lumps with coconut mixed in the toffee - can't remember what they were called, really nice though

omg, I found some 'IMPS' in a shop in Blackpool.......couldn't believe it, I hadn't seen them for about 30yrs+, just had to buy them!

[justkim]

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Loved the sweet tobacco and saw it being sold loose in a shop last weekend. One of those shops that sold the old fashioned sweets in the large jars. Only thing was some of the sweets looked as though they had been there since the 70's, shame they had some really good ones as well.

THis stuff was called spanish gold.... i lovvvved it !

[Optimusprime]

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I got a cool retro hamper for my 30th Birthday

[Mischief]

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Have a look at this website, they have lots of retro sweets for sale!

http://www.keepitsweet.co.uk