Defunct sweets?

[the-peoples-poet]

Re: Defunct sweets?

Just out of curiosity, does anyone on here think that any of the chocolates/sweets etc that you can buy now, that were available 'back in the day' still taste the same as they used to? For me, the only thing that tastes the same as it used to is a Galaxy Ripple, Galaxy chocolate in general. I don't even think that Dairy Milk tastes the same as it used to. It is still yummy though.

[Beach Life]

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Did you know the clip of the following made a limited edition comeback in 2009? I am gutted I didn't know this. As I loved them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=_mbn_tu1rlw

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Treets are a brand of confectionery sold by Mars Limited in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France and Germany.
The original product consisted of peanuts coated in milk chocolate with an outer shell of dark brown glazed candy, and appeared in the UK in the 1960s; these were later marketed as Peanut Treets, (sold in a yellow packet), together with Toffee Treets (sold in a blue packet) and Chocolate Treets (sold in a brown packet). All three shared the same glazed coating, but the filling of the button-shaped Chocolate Treet consisted solely of the milk chocolate which surrounded the peanut or toffee pellet in the other versions. All three were marketed with the slogan "Melt in your mouth, not in your hand" which was first used in 1967.^[1]
The brand was discontinued by Mars in 1988. Chocolate Treets had already been replaced with the similar Minstrels. Peanut Treets were discontinued in favour of the multi-coloured Peanut M&M's. Toffee Treets were later sold as Relays, before being dropped altogether.
Mars reintroduced the Peanut Treets brand in the UK, France and Germany in July 2009. Peanut M&Ms continue to be sold in the UK alongside Treets.

[darren]

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your so bad mate.
teasing me i could only watch a minute of it i started feeling a bit funny.

and yes those wee chocolates in the colour containers in post 1273 where bneautiful and i do remember them so well.
hope they still taste as good but unlikely if u go by other old sweets that are still around.

Life is a beach.

This for all you sweet lovers out there. Watch this........................Life Is Sweets..........mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p00y4hd1/

[Beach Life]

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This for all you sweet lovers out there. Watch this........................Life Is Sweets..........mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p00y4hd1/

[Beach Life]

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I remember them but only around christmas time.

Hope they were worth the Christmas treat. Which reminds me I want to buy them for Christmas as they have made a return! I think they are called Foiled Ice Cups they give you a cold feeling (in a good way) lol.

[Heather74]

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Anyone remember these cute chocs think they were around in the eighties. Wonder if they still taste as nice?

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I first saw these in infant school, our Head Teacher gave them as a reward. I remember standing there thinking how special they looked. I loved them, but think I only ever received two maybe three.

[battyrat]

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I remember them but only around christmas time.

[Beach Life]

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Anyone remember these cute chocs think they were around in the eighties. Wonder if they still taste as nice?

[Beach Life]

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Hope you don't mind me asking does this book (The Great British Tuckshop) mention chocs/sweets from 70/80/90's? Is it more picture based or do they write about the chocolate? Is the Banjo by Mars in it?

[DemonEyeX]

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they are definitely the closest thing to the Bitz which is available today !!

Yes, I would probably agree with that, not exactly the same as Bitz, but the closest thing you can get in the UK.

[w00ster]

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Definitely remember the Bitz bars myself and absolutely LOVED them when they were last around !! Don`t you think that the Matchmakers available today (in the Orange and Mint flavours) are just the old Bitz bars divided up into little sticks ?!?!?!?! ......... they are definitely the closest thing to the Bitz which is available today !! ...... and the Mint ones are ALWAYS on my Christmas List !!! Leaving all of this to one side, though, my absolute favourite sweet of all-time has to be the crisp, papery, sherbetty Flying Saucer and I bought a HUGE drum full all for myself recently from a site I found which specialises in retro sweets.

[darren]

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great to see they are still around they truly are scrumptous.
one of the nicest sweets along with bitz which are basically the same

Snap.. Bought box of Orange Matchmakers myself yesterday

[macster123]

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Yes I remember mint maltesers! I sent an email to the malteser web site for information on them but they only confirmed that they sold them in the 60s.

[sixtyten]

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Snap.. Bought box of Orange Matchmakers myself yesterday

[Richard1978]

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I mostly remember having Matchmakers at Xmas.