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Penfold

Penfold Report 3 Nov 2010 23:17

And rhubarb & custard .......mmmmmmmmmmmmm :o))

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 3 Nov 2010 23:31

Rhubarb and custard candy??

How have I lived without knowing about that? And now it's too late?

My favourite food in the world is my gramma's rhubarb and custard pie.

Penfold

Penfold Report 4 Nov 2010 00:31

The afore mention supermarket has recently started selling bags of sweets of yesteryear & sells those too Janey. :o)

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Nov 2010 00:34

Do they have a proper/trade name? I would love to get some for my mum for Christmas -- seriously! Might be able to order by internet, you never know.

Otherwise, someone could just volunteer to mail me some ...

Aha, google offers me all kinds of options. I shall go drool.

Penfold

Penfold Report 4 Nov 2010 00:52

I don't know if they have a trade name Janey. They're 68p for a 200g bag.

They can be found on this site (dont know if they ship over seas)

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Sweets/ASDA_Rhubarb_And_Custard_200g.html

Penfold :o)

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 4 Nov 2010 01:06

Thanks! I've found a source in British Columbia ... about as far away from me, but at least in the same country. ;)

I think I'll just call up some fancy/import candy stores around me and ask!

SpanishEyes

SpanishEyes Report 4 Nov 2010 06:45

Anniseed Balls , my younger sister used to love these and whenever we went to buy then the man servivng used oo ask her to repeat what she had asked for......I will leave it for you to figure out what it was she was actually saying!

Gob stoppers, Chunks of broken chocolate of various types, Five Boys Chocolate, Chews, Mars Bars that I remember were huge, I hated and still do White chocolate, My dad used to buy me some lovely toffees and the wraping had a picture of a lady on them and now the name has gone right out of my head,

John

John Report 4 Nov 2010 08:46

Sugar mice, think you could get white or pink.

John

John Report 4 Nov 2010 19:51

Forgot about golden cup.

Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 4 Nov 2010 19:52

I remember the Imps, loved them and those cough lozenges, Victory V's. Sherbet lemons were another favourite, I think you can still get them.

Penfold

Penfold Report 4 Nov 2010 19:55

Blackjacks & fruit salad, used to get 4 for a penny......New pence that is. lol :o)))

Penfold

Penfold Report 4 Nov 2010 19:59

Let us know how you get on with buying the rhubarb & custard Janey........I bought some today...... mmmm ....mmmmmmmm

John

John Report 4 Nov 2010 20:00

I remember 8 for an old penny lol.

Jane

Jane Report 4 Nov 2010 20:08

Tiger Nuts? I think that's what they were called.Wrinkled chewy nutty things.

John

John Report 4 Nov 2010 20:15

Yeah came in little boxes .

Diane

Diane Report 4 Nov 2010 21:19

There is a new shop that has opened were I live and they sell all these and more, it's like going back in time when you go in there, the first time I went in I spent half an hour talking to other customer's reminising about all the different sweet's and as we remembered them we found them on the shelves ( it was half an hour of heaven ) lol.
One of my favourite's was the Golden nugget's in a little bag that when you chewed them became chewy. ( you had to have about 10 nugget's to get a decent amount of chewy )

Diane