Anyone remember these from the 80s? Nostalgic thread needed

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Anyone remember these jelly diamonds put on top of butterfly cakes?? I never see them used anymore and yet the were the finishing touch to a home bake. I'd love a nostalgic 80s thread..

Ah yes I remember those but I didn't like them.

I always remember little ice lollies that must have just been frozen juice cartons as they were the same shape (wider at the bottom than the top). They only cost about 3p.

I remember jelly diamonds and the rock hard silver balls. A birthday party wasn't complete without them.

Yes! I preferred the orange and lemon slices though ❤️

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Anyone remember these jelly diamonds put on top of butterfly cakes?? I never see them used anymore and yet the were the finishing touch to a home bake. I'd love a nostalgic 80s thread..

Did they ever go away? My children think they are a totally normal thing to put on cakes or as a topping for ice cream sometimes. I actually didn't realise they were a specifically 80s thing.

Yes! We weren't allowed sweets very often so me and my brother used to steal these out of the kitchen cupboard along with the silver balls.

It has always perplexed me how those silver balls were actually allowed as a food stuff for kids. Rock hard

@Hellocatshome

Yes! We weren't allowed sweets very often so me and my brother used to steal these out of the kitchen cupboard along with the silver balls.

Us too, along with the glacé cherries and the orange & lemon slices. Every birthday cake worth it's salt in the 80s featured at least one of these (although I never liked the silver balls - they had a weird metallic taste).

Yes I remember don't think they ever went away?

Also silver balls and sugar roses

Round chocolate mousses from the freezer, in plastic pots with cardboard lids which had a tab on the side. What a treat!

@TheChippendenSpook

Ah yes I remember those but I didn't like them.

I always remember little ice lollies that must have just been frozen juice cartons as they were the same shape (wider at the bottom than the top). They only cost about 3p.

Were they the humbug shaped ones? We called them jubblies and were the perfect thing for a hot day. Lasted for hours too.

There was weird green stuff you could sort of slice to make stems for flowers too? I want to say Angelica (but now Imsinging hamilton..). We used ti have sugar flowers and this green stuff and glacé cherries. But only ever a few at a time... not like my kids!

@IFiredUpTheQuattro you can still buy Jubblies, Iceland and Farmfoods sell them .

Yes! I was also going to say angelica.
And making peppermint creams from icing sugar and peppermint essence

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They didn't come with a wrapper. It was just like someone had opened a round carton of juice, peeled the lid off, stuck a lolly stick in it and when it was frozen, pulled the plastic carton away.

Most odd but very delicious!

@LagneyandCasey, I recently celebrated my birthday with a cake, which I iced and decorated with those silver balls! They're not so hard anymore though, makes me wonder if someone lost a tooth and then the manufacturers had to reformulate them...

Angelica is well nigh impossible to find these days, but such is my dedication to it that I spend a fortune buying it online

After seeing this thread, I'm going to make 80s themed cupcakes this week. Excellent! Thank you all!

@musicalfrog

Round chocolate mousses from the freezer, in plastic pots with cardboard lids which had a tab on the side. What a treat!

Super mousse? I loved the strawberry ones. I think you were supposed to thaw them out but we ate them frozen

Possibly @LagneyandCasey I do remember strawberry ones too. Such a treat when Mum sent me out to the garage for one of those!!

I have cola jubblies in my freezer from asda at the moment! I didn't have them first time round but love them!

@musicalfrog

Round chocolate mousses from the freezer, in plastic pots with cardboard lids which had a tab on the side. What a treat!

They were such a treat!

This brings back memories
m.youtube.com/watch?v=rbM4Mc5-jvE