Off Topic Retro Sweets

Is that the one that came with a hammer?

 

They were called Merry maids dahn ere

 

The bon bons were nice, I preferred the Strawberry ones though.

 

I thought Midget Gems were your favourite.

 

Kids' teeth were the hammer.

 

They were named after me.

 

Agree with the midget bit …… not sure about the gem ?

 

I used to like Murray Mints too good to hurry mints
Very buttery and not really very minty.

I was no fan of strong mints though. Would rather have eaten a whole tube of toothpaste.

 

Sweet cigarettes & liquorice pipes

 

The politically incorrect Black Jacks, Opal Fruits and a frozen Jubbly...

 

Spangles !

 

This site does them all https://postedsweets.co.uk/product-category/retro-sweets/1970s-retro-sweets/page/4/

 

Whenever Spangles come to mind I always think of the Goodies on TV.
Not sure why.
Similar typeface?
One flavour of Spangles came in a black packet. They were nice.

When I was a nipper I liked those PEZ things. Tiny little sherbetty tablets you used to put in a plastic dispenser and pop them out of the top.
Then I grew up a bit and moved on to Love Hearts

I think they are still sold, but not under that name anymore. Some kind of PC infringement

 

• Just another manic Monday

 

Aniseed balls, pineapple chunks, gob stoppers. Does anyone remember Jamboree bags?

 

A bag of sherbet with a licorice stick .

 

Sherbet dab

 

I tried a Tobermory Tatty once, It was basically a huge lump of sugar, brown on the outside to look like a potato. ;Other Scottish treats are macaroon bars ( chocolate and coconut) and Edinburgh rock, which is basically sugar. Tablet is the Scottish equivalent of fudge,but slightly more sugary and less buttery.