Crisps

Re: Crisps

Once every six months when I was about 12 I would go to a lady's house that my dad knew along with some other children and sample new crisp products and choose which packet designs I liked the best..........I can remember munching on a bag of salt and vinegar twists and to this day I remember the blue design on the packet I liked the most.

Interesting. She must have worked for one of the companies.

[sixtyten]

Re: Crisps

Good Luck
I can find nothing on them

[darren]

Re: Crisps

not heard of smiths crisps battle bags.

think ill have do some research.

[sixtyten]

Re: Crisps

70's- early 80's is nearest guess

[sixtyten]

Re: Crisps

Now these are new to me!

Don't recall these at all, but look to be 80's or there about. will have deffo date on these soon...

Smiths Crisps Battle Bags

[shilton dipper]

Re: Crisps

Once every six months when I was about 12 I would go to a lady's house that my dad knew along with some other children and sample new crisp products and choose which packet designs I liked the best..........I can remember munching on a bag of salt and vinegar twists and to this day I remember the blue design on the packet I liked the most.

[sixtyten]

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They still sell them in poundland (the ringos) & most SA shops stock Simba

[onthebusesfan]

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Who remembers South African Simba Original Cheese Nik Naks Chips

[onthebusesfan]

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look what i found on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FULL-BOX-3...item3a69265e42

[sweep]

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I think Smiths made French Fries.

[Richard1978]

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I remember the Cruchy Fries being popular when I was at school.

[sixtyten]

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Gotta be

[Heather74]

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Hey Guys!
No one seems to believe me about these crisps, but maybe someone on here can clarify their existence! I cant recall which company produced them and I am not 100% sure on the name, but I think they were called "French Fries". Before you say it, they are not the French Fries by Walkers that we know and love today! They were more like Chipsticks and I seem to remember the packets being long, rather than tall (kinda like a crisp packet on its side).
From what I can remember they came in Salt and Vinegar flavour (in a blueish green packet) and I think Prawn Cocktail (in a pinkish packet).
Oh, and the packets looked like newspaper... anyone remember??

No, Its not either of those :cry:
Here is my memory of them : (Sorry for the crude drawing)!

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The prawn cocktail ones were this kinda colour and the salt and vinegar ones were blueish green.
Its driving me crazy! Lol

Crunchy Fries?

[darren]

Re: parma violets!!

funny enough anew shop opened up in town and it has loads of old sweets.
think its called retro sweets.
going to try irt out in the next day orr so.
And we do have a shop that sells old sweets they are in those big plastic see through screw top containers.

sop has been there at least 40 yrs.

[Trickyvee]

Re: Sweets

Great sweets sold by the quarter such as Kop Kops (my favourite) and Cherry Lips.

I had some Kop Kops for the first time recently. I'd never heard of them but it turns out they are a classic. Very nice they are too. Got them from Morrisons.