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can you determine ones age by the sweet/candy nostalgia they have

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microfight · 24/04/2011 15:12

I feel all nostalgic thinking about Texan bars and parma violets, we also ate candied cigarettes complete with red tips and after a few pretend puffs they were munched down with much enjoyment. I was born in the late 60's Anyone else have any candy nostalgia?

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spanieleyes · 24/04/2011 16:10

For all addicts!

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manticlimactic · 24/04/2011 16:25

Lets put it to the test. I miss Mojos how old am I?

gordyslovesheep · 24/04/2011 16:26

38

Mumofaflump · 24/04/2011 16:30

Sour Nerds and Sweet Dweebs, Strawberry Millions.

I loved Fruit Salads and Wham bars too!

Mumofaflump · 24/04/2011 16:30

Oh! And Spira bars.

MissPaintyOeuf · 24/04/2011 16:32

Ice cream flavour Chewits. Rain-blo and (I think) Gold nuggets bubble gum; I had a bit of a gum obsession cos my parents wouldn't let me have any. Rainbow Drops. And, a few years later, mega/sour Warheads that were either hot and spicy or really sour.

MissPaintyOeuf · 24/04/2011 16:32

Spiras. I miss Spiras. Mumofaflump it sounds like you're a similar age to me.

ilovedjasondonovan · 24/04/2011 16:41

Mojos, when they were 2 for 1p!!
Also liked flat circle lollies on sticks, I can imagine the taste now. Can't remember who they were made by though.

Vallhala · 24/04/2011 16:45

Bazooka bubble gum, shrimps, Mojos, black-jacks, Spangles, Caramac bars, fruit salad and lucky bags.

Anyone care to guess when I was born? :)

Mrswhiskerson · 24/04/2011 16:57

I rmeber marathons (snickers) sherbet dib dabs and getti g a ten pence mix up with penny chews and those White mice with the red stuff Inside it was a real treat if you got a twenty pence mix up.
I also remember the days wagon wheels and curly wurlys were huge amd a can of coke cost twenty pence .

marriednotdead · 24/04/2011 16:58

About the same time as me Vallhala Grin
Bovril crisp anyone?

Mrswhiskerson · 24/04/2011 17:01

I loved the dweebs and at school we all had massive gobstoppera
to break our teeth on.

Popping candywas a fave of mine too

microfight · 24/04/2011 17:16

manticlimactic
Okay I reckon you're 39

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microfight · 24/04/2011 17:16

And Cresta 'it's frothy man'

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microfight · 24/04/2011 17:17

Vallhala are you 42?

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bruffin · 24/04/2011 17:26

I am 48 and remember mojos. Also remember when they started bringing out the "expensive" bars of cadbury chocolate ie Old Jamaican rum and raisin, Ice breaker, and there was one with a gingham wrapper that had biscuit and raisins in it.
We used to buy rainbow sherbert and rainbow or cola pips from the corner shop.

chrisonabike · 24/04/2011 17:30

Cabana bars from childhood and Nerds from early teenage-hood. Care to take a guess? Grin

marriednotdead I loved Bovril crisps!

chrisonabike · 24/04/2011 17:32

oh, and Fireball Jawbreakers (had contests to see who could keep them in their mouth for the longest without crying Shock )

Vallhala · 24/04/2011 17:34

microfight, I wish! You're 4 years out.

ginmakesitallok · 24/04/2011 17:34

Chris - about 34?

microfight · 24/04/2011 17:35

chrisonabike are you 35?

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chrisonabike · 24/04/2011 17:36

gin - 10 points!

trubshawe · 24/04/2011 17:41

Nutty bars - why did they stop making them?!!
Strawberry and Cream Blobs
Chocolate-flavoured Hubba Bubba ( you could blow a bubble the size of your head)

I found 50p on Weymouth beach in 1977 and bought 5 mars bars.

God I feel old now!

MissPaintyOeuf · 24/04/2011 18:02

Hubba Bubba! That's the name I was trying to remember. DH swore blind it was Bubblicious, but I knew that didn't sound right.

bruffin · 24/04/2011 18:07

Just remembered Coffee Walnut whips.

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