Off topic - just curious, old sweeties

[hamble99b]

In the early 60's we used to buy Spanish Gold which looked like old fashioned rolling tobacco.

can anyone tell me what it was msde of and what flavour was it?

[Hidden]

I am pretty sure that it was mainly coconut,with a brown favouring I cant quite place the flavour though. sue

just Googled it and guess what? you can still buy it,

keepitsweet.co.uk

[hamble99b in reply to Hidden]

thankyou just looked

[Fibrofoggiest]

Wow sue, what a find, you've given me an evening of fun, filled with looking for sweets I remember such fun

Foggy x

[Ginsing]

what did you find did you find midget jems?

[Fibrofoggiest in reply to Ginsing]

Yup indeedy the midget gems are there

[Ginsing]

Hurrah I love it and sherbet dib dabs! I used to try and make one last fo hours while dad watch the rugby"

[Hidden]

They don`t have my favorites, Barley sugar sticks they cost threepence and lasted me all day. They do have peanut sweets though salty sweet with copped nuts in the middle.

scuse me I go look for barley sugar sticks.

found the recipie for them. That will do.

[hamble99b in reply to Hidden]

we used to call them sharleys ! ( swapping the first sounds over as in belly jeans)

[hamble99b]

pm me for somewhere that does have them

barnetts-sugar-free-barley-twist-3kg-jar.html

[anbuma]

black jacks fruit salads 8 for an old penny.gobstoppers.flying saucers!

[hamble99b in reply to anbuma]

Fruit salad Anbuma? me too! Rainbow sherbert, apple tarts

[TheAuthor]

HI hamble99b

I sincerely hope that you are feeling as well as you possibly can be today? I remember this, and I use to love it. I do not personally know what it was made from, but I am going to have a look at the link that mayrose54 put on for you as I would really like some if I can get it?

Take care

Ken x

[gracesgrandma]

Hi hamble you won't believe this but we have a new old fashioned sweetie shop that has just opened up and I had some of the sweet tobacco and a packet of black jacks and milk sweets. I couldn't tell you exactly what the tobacco flavour was but definitely coconut :o)

[anbuma in reply to gracesgrandma]

milk bottles and false teeth.sugar mice.white mice.chocolate tools.licorice pipes.jars and jars of weight out sweets.smiths and golden wonder crisps in allsorts of flavours-pickled onion and Bovril.

[hamble99b in reply to gracesgrandma]

Must seek one out

[anbuma]

there was an old fashioned sweet shop in my town but it only opened fro a short while.

[Hidden]

My favourite was the penny chew, I think you can but it now, it costs 5p and is a 1/4 of the size

[fibro]

I'm pretty sure it was coconut. Havent seen it for years though, but there are a few online 'old fashioned' sweetshops that may find it for you i hope so xx

[ninjananna]

Ok here we go!!! Pacers, Chuckles, traffic light lollipops, rainbow/sherbet-pips, cola/pineapple cubes!! Hehehe! Oh the good old days.....ninja..xx

[hamble99b]

Opal mints and spangles.

[anbuma]

I remember spangles loved the old English ones.ninja-pacers I believe were opal mints originally.remember 1975 's prices-I worked in a confectioners/newsagents and maltesers and mars bars were 4 1/2 new pence.weight out sweets 10 p a quarter.candy shrimps and sweet and chocolate bananas.