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Blackcurrant jelly babies are an abomination

119 replies

MatildaMovesMountains · 31/05/2025 13:05

.... and need to be abolished, along with pink French Fancies, decaff coffee and jammy red wine.

Prove me wrong.

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TheBig50 · 31/05/2025 14:45

raspberrieswithchocolate · 31/05/2025 13:10

Turkish delight should also be abolished

Does it still exist? One of my childhood horrors. It was supposed to be posh.
Like biting down on congealed boiled animal bones that had been dyed pink and covered in talcum powder.

Oh.

Joolsin · 31/05/2025 14:38

B1anche · 31/05/2025 13:22

This is the most sensible post I've ever read on here.

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It's only taken 56.5 years, but I am finally sensible! 😇 My mother would be so proud!!

Joolsin · 31/05/2025 14:36

MatildaMovesMountains · 31/05/2025 13:16

Literally equal but opposite - I feel there is a lesson here somewhere.

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We are obviously yin and yang!! Could we solve all world problems if we got together, given our coming at things from perfect mirror opposites? 🤔😁

MadisonAvenue · 31/05/2025 14:33

Toddlerteaplease · 31/05/2025 13:22

The green ones are the best. Ditto fruit pastilles

Yes! And green Starburst or whatever Opal Fruits are called these days.

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 31/05/2025 14:30

That moment when you thought the black wine gum was blackcurrant but it turns out to be liquorice <inserts vomit emoji>

pizzaHeart · 31/05/2025 14:29

Blackcurrant jelly babies should be forbidden and all blackcurrants should be moved into blackcurrant Haribo production. They are good for you - rich in vitamin C and the colour is very calming.
French fancies of any colour should be allowed but only if they are using proper butter not palm oil.
As to decaf coffee … wait for a bit at some point of your life it’s the only coffee you can digest without getting anxiety, sleep issues and cystitis 😞
not sure what jammy red wine is. Is it produced from Jammie Dodgers or by Jamie Oliver?

MistressoftheDarkSide · 31/05/2025 14:27

Only butterscotch Angel Delight is acceptable. There is no point in any other flavours.

PorgyandBess · 31/05/2025 14:26

In the extremely unlikely event I ate a jelly baby, it would only be a black one.

Livpool · 31/05/2025 14:26

I hate jelly babies full stop so feel free to eat what you like and I will happily throw the rest in the bin!

Yellow French Fancies are the best ones - wish they did a box of just them. DH likes the brown ones - weirdo!

Dangermoo · 31/05/2025 14:23

IfNot · 31/05/2025 14:21

Yes! I loved those. Except the mint flavour- they were the horrible ones. Oh wait… wasn’t there a liquorice flavour one too? Or have I dreamed that up??
Anyway YABU OP ( except for pink French Fancies).

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Oh yeah, forgot about the mint ones. They were boring. Can't remember the liquorice one.

IfNot · 31/05/2025 14:23

Joolsin · 31/05/2025 13:13

Correct order for eating all jelly-type sweets, ranked from "delicious" to "will only eat as there are no others left": black, red, orange, yellow and finally, green (bleugh).

So, op, YABVVU

This is true. In fact I think it’s a by-law in some places?

Plump82 · 31/05/2025 14:21

YABVU as I like all those things!

IfNot · 31/05/2025 14:21

Dangermoo · 31/05/2025 13:17

Do you remember the gorgeous coloured Toffos? I can't think if there was one flavour I didn't like.

Yes! I loved those. Except the mint flavour- they were the horrible ones. Oh wait… wasn’t there a liquorice flavour one too? Or have I dreamed that up??
Anyway YABU OP ( except for pink French Fancies).

NoisyLemonDog · 31/05/2025 14:17

What?! They are the best jelly babies and fought over in our house. Pink french fancies are second best, after chocolate. On the fence about decaff coffee and the wine.

TheFormidableMrsC · 31/05/2025 14:13

I love blackcurrant jelly babies 🤷🏻‍♀️

ShiningStar3 · 31/05/2025 14:12

Ah yes, pink French Fancies are awful. In fact, I think I should take the liberty of confiscating them from everyone. I can look after them!

SoScarletItWas · 31/05/2025 14:12

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 31/05/2025 13:18

All jelly babies are good jelly babies (unless Haribo). This is a scientific FACT. Blackcurrant jellies babies are the best, but I do accept this is currently (currantly?) unproven. I am, however, prepared to carry out extensive scientific research into this.

Let this be your warning. Tesco jelly babies will disprove that theory. They are VILE.

Oakcupboard · 31/05/2025 14:12

Nooooo! Blackcurrant ones are the best hands down, also pink French are second best, after brown

SoScarletItWas · 31/05/2025 14:10

All blackcurrant sweets taste of old sweat.

I’ll hear nothing against Turkish Delight though @raspberrieswithchocolate!

tripleginandtonic · 31/05/2025 14:08

Wigtopia · 31/05/2025 13:07

Pink French fancies are better than the brown ones, but yellow are the best

This. And black jellybabies are second only to green.

angelikacpickles · 31/05/2025 14:08

I never understand when people ask what the point is of decaf drinks - I love both tea and coffee but too much caffeine makes me jittery, so I drink decaf for the taste. Do other people only drink them for the caffeine and not the taste?

grumpygrape · 31/05/2025 14:07

B1anche · 31/05/2025 13:22

This is the most sensible post I've ever read on here.

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Except if they are all mine I eat the green ones first and saved the best to last.

DoNoTakeNo · 31/05/2025 14:07

Jammy red wine is foul.
Unfortunately DF thinks we like it & gleefully brings a bottle every week or two (thankfully it works well in stews & bolognaise type sauces)

grumpygrape · 31/05/2025 14:06

Dangermoo · 31/05/2025 13:14

JBs are a abomination full stop. Like chewing a condom.

Why have you chewed condoms ? 🤔