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Discontinued foods or items you miss?

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anitagreen · 27/05/2019 18:04

Posted a thread of what were treats growing up to you, and it was a really nice thread, got me thinking what foods now can't you buy that you used to love? Here are some of mine..
Milky Bar Chews
Those plastic drinks with the funny lid you twisted of,
Panda pops
Frufoo yogurts
Turkey Twizzlers
Dream Bar

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ToEarlyForDecorations · 27/05/2019 20:53

Sara Lee chocolate gateau! There's just no alternative that tastes the same.

Great wasn't it ?

onlyhereforthefood · 27/05/2019 20:54

I keep remembering more!

Echo bars.

AtleastitsnotMonday · 27/05/2019 21:02

Bacon crunchy fries ( like bacon flavour chipsticks)
Rolo cookies
Fizzy jerks
All school vending machine staples.

Also Worcester Sauce twiglets
A Heinz pourable salsa which made a fab salad dressing
And the recently discontinued Asda frozen good for you tuna pasta bake.

TheHuntingOfTheSarky · 27/05/2019 21:03

Gipsy Creams
Crawfords Orange and Lemon Creams
Spangles
Pacers
I used to go to the corner shop on a Saturday and buy a quarter of something called Kurly Fruit - that was lush and never seen it since ☹️

SunshineCake · 27/05/2019 21:05

Clutterbugsmum the pound shop does the sauces but I don't know if jerk flavour is one of them.

MumaD · 27/05/2019 21:07

Schwarz bacon and mushroom pasta mix
Salt and vinegar Pom bears
Prawn cocktail wotsits
Roll cookies
Prawn cocktail quavers
Wimpy

onlyhereforthefood · 27/05/2019 21:11

@MumaD I am 99% sure you can still get salt and vinegar pom bears in Waitrose.

cheesenpickles · 27/05/2019 21:12

Secret chocolate bars

MumaD · 27/05/2019 21:14

@onlyhereforthefood Shock they do!!! I just had a quick look online, thank you Grin

AdaColeman · 27/05/2019 21:15

After Eight Mints from years ago were nothing like the pale sickly imitation of today.
The chocolate was rich bitter and dark, and the mint fondant was sharply minty. Today's version is over sweet flavourless gloop.

Bring back the original After Eight Mints!

tinytemper66 · 27/05/2019 21:20

Spangles

ConfusedandContrary · 27/05/2019 21:21

Toffee YoYo biscuits.

happymummy12345 · 27/05/2019 21:24

Cadbury marble
Galaxy dark (though there is now a new one out that is dark and milk chocolate mixed)
The many varieties of Cadbury flake
Twilights dark chocolate (were in a green hexagon shaped box)
Yes to mingles as well as someone said
And someone said wimpy, I'd forgotten about that. I miss that the most

There's more I'm sure but I'll stop there.

Comefromaway · 27/05/2019 21:26

Ready Salted Chipsticks (I hate the salt & vinegar ones)
Smoky Bacon Footballs (crisps)
Blackcurrant Spangles

slipperywhensparticus · 27/05/2019 21:27

Peach angel delight
Spira
Real Cadbury chocolate
Flyte bars?
Original milky way

mintchick · 27/05/2019 21:28

Definitely secret chocolate bars! And Cadbury Fuse. And cremola milk pudding.

KittyVonCatsworth · 27/05/2019 21:28

Ice Magic. If went on as a sauce and ended up a magical chocolate crisp on your your ice cream. It really was magic!

PineappleTart · 27/05/2019 21:29

Proper old milky ways
Potato Puffs
Spira
Proper irn bru

Imsureitsasugaredpoo · 27/05/2019 21:30

Schwarz Garlic bread seasoning. It’s been over a decade since I last saw it for sale.

ThatCurlyGirl · 27/05/2019 21:31

Jarred coronation chicken - was Heinz I think? SO GOOD

Also Fruitangs. Yummy sweets that nobody else seems to ever have heard of, but google tells me definitely did exist.

Namastbae · 27/05/2019 21:31

Sara Lee chocolate gateaux 💔

Heaviestdirtyestsoul · 27/05/2019 21:31

Frufoo yoghurts and Gino ginelli tutti fruity ice cream, zap ice lollies, monster feet yoghurts (the pots had monster faces and little feet), spearmint chew bars that were next to the highland toffee and wham bars, pizza rollers and tangy Tom tomato flavour corn puffs.

paintwater · 27/05/2019 21:32

A Waitrose veggie ‘chicken’ curry ready meal that was only recently discontinued when they introduced their vegan range, only had it a couple of times but it was wonderful

Hippopotas · 27/05/2019 21:33

Pasta n sauce mushroom and wine flavour
Micro noodles
Spira
Pizza flavour walkers

EggysMom · 27/05/2019 21:34

Does anyone remember a "bolognese" quiche that sainsbury's did? It was amazing, my dm used to buy me one every Saturday. It was like cheesy and tomatoey

Yes Smile Smile Smile Was one of my favourite dinners when I was growing up. I wish they made something similar now.

WImpy's beanburgers were great. I'm not a vegetarian, they were the only vegie food that tasted good to me.

Off to hunt my Tesco for an orange/grapefruit yoghurt now ...

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