Defunct sweets?

[stuckinthe80's]

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I remember bars of 'Laurel' toffee that was made in Crook Co. Durham (near where i'm from). It was really bright and the bars looked like stained glass. Really nice.

[Heather74]

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Neon multicoloured bars of glass like toffee with psychedellic pattern. Will make enquiries for more information.

Ahh ok, I was wondering if you meant what we called Laser Beams, but yours sound different http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/laser-beams-p-1230.html

[darren]

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mintessa Dark Chocolate filled with mint cream with crunchy bits for that extra kick.
Nutty Rowntree's log like creation made famous by Kenny Everett ...

cant say i remember it.
but it looks very like a seventies version of mintola.

[vanhelsing]

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Neon multicoloured bars of glass like toffee with psychedellic pattern. Will make enquiries for more information.

[Heather74]

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Mintessa

Got to be honest there's no date on these, but with a price tag of 12p.. I think that puts a bit of age to it.

Also mentioned on this thread a few times
Montego

[Heather74]

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What did Laser Lances look like?

[vanhelsing]

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Has anybody mentioned those laser Lances or the tools but in the shape of aliens yet?
The Alien shapes weren't around for very long unfortunately and despiter vague memories, I remember them being green.

[Sly]

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Changing the packaging effects the flavour. I used to be a printer for food packaging and you wouldn't believe how much effort the designers put into packaging food so it tastes as it should when it gets to you. Putting Sherbet Fountains in a plastic tube is like putting fish and chips in a polystyrene tray, it just alters the taste from what it should be.

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I recently had a sherbert fountain and I was discusted to see that they had done away with the old style packaging. What I thought was going to be an amazing re-visitation to my childhood turned into a bit of a damp squib.

Sly - I picked up a 3pk of Sherbet Fountains in Semi-Chem a while back and they were in the old style paper packaging. I must see if they've still got them as they're obviously selling off the last of this stock.

[Heather74]

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Nut Crisp 1989

[Heather74]

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I've never heard of fiendish faces but if you look at the pots of the fiendish feet they do have faces as well



For more http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/fiendish/

[wispa lover]

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An early Double Dip packaging, the guy in the design reminded me of Fred Flintstone for some reason.

http://www.ohnuts.com/UploadedImages...le%20Stick.jpg

Weren't there also Fiendish Faces yoghurts?

[Sly]

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Oh man, it was the skeleton one. My mum used to make me pick between which treat item I could have when we went shopping, which at the time was those yogurts or Gino Ginelli ice cream. Those were the days.

[Heather74]

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Another thing I remember fondly were some yogurts that were shaped like monsters. The chocolate flavoured one was quite possibly the best tasting yogurt in the world. I think they were called funky feet or something, the other 3 flavours were a bit like the other yogurts of the time, but the chocolate one had a delicious bitterness to it that my kiddy self couldn't get enough of.

They were called fiendish Feet http://cobwebbedroom.blogspot.com/se...max-results=20 (cobwebbed room blogspot)

Also If you put it into google Images pictures of the pots come up too

[Sly]

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Well, I just trawled through the whole of this thread and what memories. A lot of them were a bit before my time, but it was still facinating to see how they evolved. I always thought Freddo chocolate bars were just an evolved version of Taz and Wildlife bars.

I recently had a sherbert fountain and I was discusted to see that they had done away with the old style packaging. What I thought was going to be an amazing re-visitation to my childhood turned into a bit of a damp squib.

Reading through this thread reminded me of Double Dips. I did a quick search to see if they were still in production and it turns out that they at least wet on for a bit longer after I had not got them due to a packaging redesign I don't remember seeing before. When I used to get them they had 2 kids on that looked like they belonged in the Dandy comic.



I don't think I'll bother tracking them down if they are still in production, I don't want to be disappointed again.

Another thing I remember fondly were some yogurts that were shaped like monsters. The chocolate flavoured one was quite possibly the best tasting yogurt in the world. I think they were called funky feet or something, the other 3 flavours were a bit like the other yogurts of the time, but the chocolate one had a delicious bitterness to it that my kiddy self couldn't get enough of.