“Dad I have to interview someone for Food Technology. That person has to be old apparently. That’s you then Dad”
Charming….But sadly very true….
****that’s the thing about Aspergers with Hawklad. He tells it as it is, no filters.****
“Dad I have to ask you about the confectionery you used to eat as a child. I’ve seen the photos, you clearly liked the odd one or two sugar bars…..”
****sadly also very true****
“What were your favourite sweets and chocolates all those many centuries ago….”
Decades boy not centuries…. That would be midget gems, flying saucers, black jacks, milk guns, fizz wiz, pineapple cubes, cherry lips and refreshers. Chocolate it would have been Toblerone, Marathon, Wagon Wheels, Minstrels, Revels,Time Outs, Banjos and Curly Wurly’s.
“Dad why is it that when I ask you about science, history or art you just look blank at me. Yet I mention chocolates and sweets and I can’t stop you talking….”
Got to get my priorities right.
“What’s the biggest changes with current confectionery then Dad?”
Well some of the stuff have disappeared. Some stuff has changed name. What’s this thing called Snicker Bars – it’s a Marathon…. And the sizes. Much much bigger in my day as you can tell from the old photos of my tummy.
“Last question Dad. What was the worst thing about confectionery in your day….”
Well I dread to think what they put in those old sweets and chocolate bars. E Numbers were classed as one of your 5 a day healthy options back then. And then some of the stuff was so wrong. One of my favourite chocolates was pretend cigarettes. They were made to look like cigarettes and even came in a realistic cigarette packet.
“Dad what were they thinking of…”
Getting kids hooked on smoking. Making money and seeing children as a commodity to make money from. Sadly that hasn’t changed….
A nice trip down memory lane. I too never got that snickers thing.
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It was an odd one.
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That is a nice trip down memory lane! My kids always laugh at my dad who still puts ketchup on his pancakes. His alternative when he was growing up was karo syrup. Between the two, we see his choice in ketchup. It is fun to look back and remember the choices we made from what was out there!
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It is fun to look back.
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Snickers has always been snickers. You Brits just had to make things different… like sticking the useless “U” in words like color😉😂
I actually import chocolate from UK. I love the Flake bars and they don’t sell them here☹ probably a good thing they dont. I eat enough Reese’s… the hearts are out now 🍫💕🤤
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Flakes are great especially in ice cream.
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It’s fun to hear your favorite sweets as practically none of them are familiar to me except Toblerone. Yum!! Even our version of a Marathon Bar was chocolate coating over caramel, and it looked like a braid. As an adult, when my ship pulled into England, I learned the magic that is Cadbury chocolate. And I loved the candy cigarettes too. Thankfully only dabbled in smoking for a while in my late teens and early twenties, but quit when I realized I was becoming hooked on them.
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Cadbury’s do great chocolate. Rowntree’s were fantastic until Nestle bought them out.
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I remember those candy cigarettes. You could make them puff sugar smoke if you blew hard enough.
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You could.
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Well written
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Thank you
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Most welcome
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Loved this 😊
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Cool 😊
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Interesting conversation Gary. Things have changed since our childhood yet not much.
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They have changed
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Yes!
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I remember that cigarette chocolate, we had it too and I loved it. So disturbing now that I think about it.
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It was disturbing considering just how nice they were.
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Agreed, how in the world did they get away with that? I remember they made some with chewing gum too.
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Different times xx
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I remember most of these sweets. Just Banjos I don’t know.
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Banjos were great.
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What kind of chocolate were they?
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Chocolate wafer thing.
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This post might amuse an expert on Wagon Wheels: https://derrickjknight.com/2013/11/07/wagon-wheels/
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Thanks Derrick.
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ah, sweets are always our priority, and then – science, history and technology haha
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Sweets first….
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Curly wurlies… YES
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They are just not the same anymore
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I can believe it.
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Gosh, I remember some of those plus how much you could buy for sixpence pre-decimalisation.
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Yes it was a great visit to the sweet shop back then.
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I remember swinging on my garden gate with a pretend cigarette in my mouth. People walked by and gave me strange looks. I also hated the Curly Wurly bar, because that was my nickname at school due to being the only one in my class with unruly curly hair.
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It was a look then.
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Yes, pretend cigarette – felt so addictive then, but now do not know why ! Those days were carefree, happy and peaceful.
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It was a different feel to life.
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Those cigarettes…they were the only cigarette I ever liked. I don’t think they encouraged me to smoke the real thing. I tried once to see what was so wonderful about them. YaaaaYuuk! With so much “confectionery” it’s no wonder English people were known to have terrible teeth!
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That’s so true.
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I remember the sweet cigarettes. The ones they sell as candy sticks now aren’t as good.
I also remember the sherbet you dipped your finger in which turned the skin nicotine yellow.
Mars bars and Marathons (switching back from Snickers apparently) are smaller and not the same.
In fact, most confectionery today is not a patch on what I remember as a kid.
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Maybe it’s the drop in E numbers and sugar.
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Could well be as we didn’t know about such things when I was a kid!!
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We never did think about them did we
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We didn’t have to, or at least I didn’t. We had sweet stuff in moderation the same as any other kids.
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I talk your language of the past sweets 🍬 too, see: Spangles, Fruit Salad, Bar Six, Fry’s 5 Centre, but you have to pronounce that “Currrrly Wurrrrrly” surely? Now we know more about how sweets don’t have to be made of bone juice! Yuck!! So thankfully these are vegan: Starbursts, Millions, Flying Saucers, Love Hearts, Fry’s Chocolate Cream 🍫 Jelly Tots, Sherbet Fountains, Skittles and believe it or not Turkish Delight. Beware however of getting addicted to Goody Good Stuff Sour Mix and Match! They are sooo yum!!!
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I’m sorry … blackjacks …. really? 🤷♀️
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Yes really….
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Yuk 🤢
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More for me….
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I wish that’s how people were … just say as it is ❤️ it’s ok … I’m old too ✌️😄
That’s funny – I don’t recognize any of your candies lol … reminded me of Willy Wonka mentioning all his candies lol ❤️
Are you just getting snickers? Lol
All my American stuff ends up over there but I don’t get to see much of your stuff … although my favorite chocolate is your Cadbury ❤️
Hahaha I remember the candy cigarettes they still sell those in odd little gift shops in old Sacramento 😮
Omg I know lol… I can not believe they pushed that on kids lol …
I also used to love the little wax bottles with teeny tiny juice in them lol they were dumb
And wax lips 👄 lol
Old Sacramento has this candy store with old time candies 🍭
All American things… I have not seen any of yours lol
We should do country candy taste test lol 😄✌️
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 lol
Wait … do you have a flag? Or do you not have a flag now?
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We had cherry lips… forgot about them. ❤️
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Those were a useless candy lol… if you even can “call” that a candy?
I liked them but was weird and I don’t think I actually ever ate the wax lol – therefor useless candy lol… just yummy, fun and nostalgic! 😘✌️
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I’ve never had a Hershey Bar. It’s Cadbury’s and Rowntree (now Nestle) here. ❤️
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Hmm … so first let me describe Cadbury … omg- that chocolate just melts instantly in the warmth of your mouth and then it’s so rich and creamy – oh wow yes I want some!! Yup sold
And Hershey’s is good – it’s just not the same
BUT I do love Hershey kisses ❤️ you have never had a Hershey kiss? 💋😮
There are different levels of chocolate… well to me at least.
Nestle is yummy. They good…
Never heard of your Rowntree chocolate lol
Lindt is really yummy
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All chocolate is good ❤️
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Oh of course… absolutely … all chocolate is good.. but quality and product has ranges…
Sorry but I’m all about Cadbury … I love the way that melts in my mouth and that taste and creaminess is perfect … yeah how you gonna beat Cadbury?
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It’s often all we buy at Christmas
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And Easter and Halloween ❤️
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❤️❤️
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And for women – once a month 😘✌️
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😂❤️
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Love this! 💕
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Thank you ❤️
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We had gum that looked like cigarettes. Of course, we also had cigarettes in vending machines
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It was that the sold them in packets that looked exactly the same as cigarettes
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Looks like pretend cigarettes is ranking highest – most talked about in comments here. I wonder, who invented such an idea !
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Definitely from a different time.
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