Author Topic: Do you remember? (Read 17131 times)

Sparkly · « **Reply #20 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:27:20 »

Quote from: Borlotti on August 12, 2009, 21:28:08

Cup of bovril or was it Oxo after swimming in the outdoor pool near the rubbish dump in Barrowell Green. Sherbert dips. Showing my age now. ??? ???

Don't mention bovril!! I used to love the stuff as a kid until I had a cup followed by a cup of limeade. The combination was not good!!!!

richardh5678 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:35:17 »

someone made me a Bovril and cheese sandwich once, it was wonderful (at the time, so i thought)

richardh5678 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:36:41 »

What happened to Trebor mints? used to eat them by the barrow load.

lushy86 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:38:30 »

We used to sing a rude song about trebor mints at school - well, not that rude by todays standards ;D ;D

Lushy x

richardh5678 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:41:43 »

I remember that song too, Lushy!

lushy86 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:43:03 »

;D ;D ;D

mike77 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:44:22 »

proper pork scratchings fro the pub whatever happened to them? hate those crappy things they tend to sell now >:(

richardh5678 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 12, 2009, 22:52:12 »

I guess they went the way of golden wonder crisps

Deb P · « **Reply #28 on:** August 12, 2009, 23:27:10 »

I was having this conversation with my OH the other day; growing up in London, on the tube platforms there were always chocolate machines with strangely sized chocolate bars in them, Dairy Crunch was always one type and some Nestle bars that I can't remember the name of. We used to play a game that we had to run off the train at some point of the journey, get a choc bar from the machine and get back in before the train went, often with your mates holding the doors open for you if you left it a bit late! Can't do it now of course with the modern trains.....sigh!

Also, does anyone remember Mint Cracknell? It splintered and shattered in your mouth and used to cut your tongue and lips if you weren't careful! :o

banshee · « **Reply #29 on:** August 12, 2009, 23:45:20 »

Used to love Mint Cracknell ;D What about Pacers, green and white striped chewy sweets, similar to opal fruits (if I remember rightly) or Bar Six - similar to a kit kat, but had 6 shorter, chunkier fingers and made by cadbury.

jonny211 · « **Reply #30 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:05:21 »

I remember pacers... I loved those as well as spangles.

Do they still do those sweets in the shape of prawns? didn't know they were called but thought the choice of shape was very random.

shirlton · « **Reply #31 on:** August 13, 2009, 08:12:21 »

I remember the chocolate machines on the tube stations Deb. I used to like the neapolitan one with the 3 different layers of chocolate. I would die for a palm toffee bar, 3d they were

macmac · « **Reply #32 on:** August 13, 2009, 09:35:15 »

Dairy crunch and bar six two of my favourites(really) that I'd forgotten.
On the subject of Bovril,when I've got the kettle on down the lottie many people decline the offer of tea, coffee, hot chocolate but when I mention Bovril they're queing up. :)

cornykev · « **Reply #33 on:** August 13, 2009, 17:06:46 »

Tin Shed, Dad's Cookies were our favourite, :P I often tell the other half about them but she says she's never heard of them, sent a tingle down my neck that did.
Fry's chocolate cream
Black jacks & Fruit salads
Sherbot lemons
Army & navy
Bomboms
Cola cubes
Pear drops
Chocolate bananas
Nut crunch
Sweet peanuts
Butterkisk
Toffee strip
What about the broken biscuits, was they in woolies. :-\
And did anyone used to have the Alpine lorry and come round with about ten different flavoured drinks.
;D ;D ;D

manicscousers · « **Reply #34 on:** August 13, 2009, 17:47:09 »

no wonder we have so few teeth ;D
we had the alpine lorries, used to buy it for my kids :o

saddad · « **Reply #35 on:** August 13, 2009, 18:14:00 »

OH is from York...

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What about the broken biscuits,

there's omly so many Rowntree mis-shapes and broken biscuits you can take... :-X

flossy · « **Reply #36 on:** August 13, 2009, 18:27:21 »

Spanish wood [ liquorice root ] ' black stick but yellow inside, :o

saddad · « **Reply #37 on:** August 13, 2009, 18:29:54 »

I know a place you can still get that Flossy... :)

flossy · « **Reply #38 on:** August 13, 2009, 18:31:17 »

Noooooo, where, where saddad,? ;D

shirlton · « **Reply #39 on:** August 13, 2009, 18:39:06 »

I also like the flying saucers but you can still get them ;D

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Author Topic: Do you remember? (Read 17131 times)