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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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Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 31/05/2025 16:23

MatildaMovesMountains · 31/05/2025 15:54

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laban_Seigmenn

The Norwegians have got it right; not a blackcurrant jellyman in sight. Plus they're stretchy.

And, like every Norwegian I’ve ever met, reallly tall.
Im not a jelly baby fan, but blackcurrant ones are best. Remember when Woolies used to sell bags of just Blackcurrant fruit pastilles? My mum used to stockpile them as she thought they were a temporary thing.Order of fps worst to best-red, orange,black, yellow and green. They were also the best fruit gum.
And the Christmas white French Fancies are the bestest, then pink, then brown, yellow last.
Decaff coffee is of course, an abomination.

Lorrymum · 31/05/2025 16:27

Really want a blackcurrant jelly baby now!

MisunderstoodMe · 31/05/2025 16:28

My favourite Jelly baby. Prefer purple and red skittles. My favourite colour though is green but i rarely like the taste of anything green

Purplebunnie · 31/05/2025 16:32

Noooo I drink decaff coffee so I don't spend all day on the loo, love blackcurrent jelly babies although along with the pink French Fancies can't remember the last time I had one. Have they changed flavour to enable this dislike

Clafoutie · 31/05/2025 16:41

Sorry to be ‘that person’ but some people sadly are restricted to decaf for medical reasons. So it is still very much has a purpose as a coffee even if not as satisfying. 😞☕

Newsround · 31/05/2025 16:49

Anything blackcurrant flavoured needs to be abolished. Absolutely disgusting 🤮

MatildaMovesMountains · 31/05/2025 16:59

Clafoutie · 31/05/2025 16:41

Sorry to be ‘that person’ but some people sadly are restricted to decaf for medical reasons. So it is still very much has a purpose as a coffee even if not as satisfying. 😞☕

I'll allow it! As it's you 😊.

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MatildaMovesMountains · 31/05/2025 17:00

Lorrymum · 31/05/2025 16:27

Really want a blackcurrant jelly baby now!

You DISCUST me!!!! 🤢

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JohnTheRevelator · 31/05/2025 17:00

YANBU. I hate blackcurrant flavour in any form, whether it's jelly babies or Ribena. Or fruit pastilles. I always seem to get more bloody blackcurrant ones than any of the other flavours.

MatildaMovesMountains · 31/05/2025 17:00

Lorrymum · 31/05/2025 16:27

Really want a blackcurrant jelly baby now!

OK you can have my 7 discarded ones.

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Foodylicious · 31/05/2025 17:12

I have to say the new Strawberry an Cream French fancies are soon much nicer than the ordinary pink ones.
All Rowntree Jelly babies are good.
Also Haribo mini ones.
Supermarket ones are yuk.

Toffoes? Wierd but loved them.

Opal fruits? They should bin the black current one and bring back lemon.

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 31/05/2025 17:15

@ChooseAtRandom I'm in Canada and I also have trouble seeking out blackcurrant anything, especially jam. I usually end up paying through the nose in a British aisle in a supermarket or at a candy store specialising in British/European stuff. That’s where I usually find tins of travel sweets and Haribo in styles I didn’t know existed!

Nacoesdoesdim · 31/05/2025 17:56

I quite like blackcurrant flavour sweets but really dislike jelly babies, weird texture.
All green sweets should be banned. Never know what the flavour is supposed to be. Perfumed soap?

Threecraws · 31/05/2025 17:59

I agree on the blackcurrant but not the rest.

grumpygrape · 31/05/2025 19:24

Nacoesdoesdim · 31/05/2025 17:56

I quite like blackcurrant flavour sweets but really dislike jelly babies, weird texture.
All green sweets should be banned. Never know what the flavour is supposed to be. Perfumed soap?

This every day. Love Blackcurrant but have never found a green sweet which actually tasted of Lime which I assume they are supposed to be..

Leapintothelightning · 31/05/2025 19:41

Slander! Blackcurrant ones are the best, green and yellow can go in the bin!

MidnightMeltdown · 31/05/2025 21:24

YABU blackcurrant are the best. So are pink French Fancies!

SinnerBoy · 31/05/2025 21:29

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

We've obviously been separated at birth.

ladygindiva · 31/05/2025 22:30

Disagree on everything except the jammy red wine, which should be banned, it's horrific. All jelly babies and french fancies are fabulous and decaf coffee is a great choice after a dinner out if you want to get to sleep before 3am.

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