Glasgow Mag 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 How do you think todays confectionery matches up to the standards of yesteryear? I reckon standards are slipping. For example, Fruit Gums used to be one of my favourite sweets. Now, todays bastardised version is a pale imitation of the version I used to buy in my youth. They used to have the shapes of the fruits on the top side of the gum, e.g. lime shape on the green ones. SInce they changed to the generic 'grid' pattern on all flavours, the gums themselves are shit. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 How do you think todays confectionery matches up to the standards of yesteryear? I reckon standards are slipping. For example, Fruit Gums used to be one of my favourite sweets. Now, todays bastardised version is a pale imitation of the version I used to buy in my youth. They used to have the shapes of the fruits on the top side of the gum, e.g. lime shape on the green ones. SInce they changed to the generic 'grid' pattern on all flavours, the gums themselves are shit. Discuss. I rarely eat sweeties tbh. Gemmills the man to ask when it comes to chocolate though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26345 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Do they still sell Highland Toffee? I haven't seen that about in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Do they still sell Highland Toffee? I haven't seen that about in a while. aaahhh Highland Toffee ...lost a few fillings with that stuff now Texan Bars ...whatever happened to them *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Wham bars as well used to be notorious where teeth were concerned. I don't think sweets have got sh!tter, we've just got older and pine for things from our youth. Our parents were the same, and the kids today will be exactly the same in 20 years time. The names have got sh!tter. Starbursts and Snickers will always be Opal Fruits and Marathon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Bridge 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Eye Poppers- Bought mainly at Ice Cream vans. Cadburys Secrets were immense too. Snap and Crackle bars. *Swoons* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 How do you think todays confectionery matches up to the standards of yesteryear? I reckon standards are slipping. For example, Fruit Gums used to be one of my favourite sweets. Now, todays bastardised version is a pale imitation of the version I used to buy in my youth. They used to have the shapes of the fruits on the top side of the gum, e.g. lime shape on the green ones. SInce they changed to the generic 'grid' pattern on all flavours, the gums themselves are shit. Discuss. one reason is that hey no longer use colourings that give you cancer back in the early 70's I went round the Smarties Factory - the BRIGHTEST were the ones sold in the UK.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Maybe they seem less appealing because you were more excited about sweets as a child? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 less choice 'n aall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Sweets have definatly shrunk since i was a kid. i also used to love this stuff that i cant remember the name of - it was basically chocolate dust. gorgeous it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 ....Smarties.....fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Waggon wheels were the size of a dustbin lid when I was a kid.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6306 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Waggon wheels were the size of a dustbin lid when I was a kid.... And Curly Wurlys were as long as a 12" ruler!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Countdown to midnight. MMMmmmmmmm...............chocolate............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Countdown to midnight. MMMmmmmmmm...............chocolate............ I thought you could eat it today, ooops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Countdown to midnight. MMMmmmmmmm...............chocolate............ I thought you could eat it today, ooops Body chocolate tastes better at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I used to love fizzy cola bottles when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Waggon wheels were the size of a dustbin lid when I was a kid.... And Curly Wurlys were as long as a 12" ruler!! Aye, Curly Wurly's used to be huge. You're right, they've got smaller. You used to be able to buy a Cadbury's Fudge for about 8p as well. Christ knows how much they are now. A normal bar of chocolate is 45-60p these days. I remember when they were about 20p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26345 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Countdown to midnight. MMMmmmmmmm...............chocolate............ Lent ended at 9 tonight, clearly not a true Catholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie the Geordie 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Old Jamaica Spanish Gold (that coconut baccy stuff) Maynards Milk Bottles + wine gums Sherbet strawberries + lemons Aztec Bars Cola Cubes Pineapple chunks Penny Dainties (mcGowans) Fruit Salads Blackjacks Gobstoppers sour Grapes (chewa) ah the memories ah the dentists anymore anyone..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34461 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Re the opening post and fruit gums - the ones that came in the normal sized packet I'm sure didn't have any fruit patterns on. They were just plain. It was only when you bought cinema type bags of them that they had any patter on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Tizer and later Cola Refreshers...... not even sure you can get Refreshers anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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