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jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 19:06

Just let them get on with it Toots

I have been reading it right from the start including all the bits that were deleted. I saw the post she made at 5 this morning but not any of the replies as I have to sleep at some point.

ja...x

Dea

Dea Report 15 Jan 2011 19:08

OOO errrghhhh!!!

I have just remembered the chocolates called 'Good News' (brought back from my previous post !!) - They were 'icky ' too !!!

Dea Xxx

jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 19:12

Were they like the box of chocs/jellys and things called 'Weekend' ?

ja...x

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 15 Jan 2011 19:13

I love Thorntons butter tablet but am not too keen on their choccies. Ooh gotta big bar of choc turkish delight.....scuse me whilst I rip the wrapping orf.

Dea

Dea Report 15 Jan 2011 19:17

Weekend were horrible jax !!

The 'jelly things might have been 'newberry fruits' - now called 'york fruits'!
- my dad's favourites !!! (bless him!)

I saw them in the Supermarket the other day! - I might just go back and buy a box 'in his memory' !!

Dea x

jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 19:25

I remember in the late 60s my dad used to do a bit of overtime and work the odd saturday night and would give mum half a crown or five shillings to buy sweets for her and me. More often than not a box of these horrid sweets were bought

ja...x

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 15 Jan 2011 19:34

My favourite one used to be Rose's coffee cream ummm heaven but they don't seem to have them now or they dont taste the same. Even Galaxy tastes different

jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 19:40

No coffee in Roses now wonder why that is?

ja...x

Dea

Dea Report 15 Jan 2011 19:42

It has been suggested to me many times that the chocolates have not changed but my 'taste buds' have got older!!

However, although I admit my taste buds may have changed, the chocolates have got a lot sweeter and more 'icky' !!!

You could bite into a black magic and it would go 'crack' !! - Not any more !!

Dea Xxx

jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 19:45

I did like 'Mon Cheri' as a child but not the sort of sweets kids now days would eat

ja...x

Dea

Dea Report 15 Jan 2011 19:48

Were they cherries in chocolate Ja....x? or am I geting confused ?

Dea x

jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 19:50

Yeah sort of liquor but not if you know what I mean, lovely shiny pink wrappers

ja...x

edit - Just googled them my mum was feeding my alcahol at a young age lol

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 15 Jan 2011 19:53

OohJax - I used to love those! (BTW - didn't think you'd be old enough to remember half crowns!)

jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 19:55

Ha Ha MC only just remember lol

ja...x

Dea

Dea Report 15 Jan 2011 19:57

Half crowns, florins, shillings,ha'pennies, thre'penybits, even farthings !!!

I am older than you think MC!

Dea Xxx

jax

jax Report 15 Jan 2011 20:01

I can remember all those but farthings may have been out of circulation I know they had a picture of a robin I think on one side

Edit googled again it was a wren and went out in 1960

ja...x

Dea

Dea Report 15 Jan 2011 20:03

Ithink I have got some somewhere - I will have a look in the morning !!

Dea xx

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 15 Jan 2011 20:05

Unfortunately I remember all those coins. OH collects them and I have just relocated his collection. All in display boxes but not on show.

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 15 Jan 2011 20:07

I have searched for a friendthat I lost contact with (due to something silly)over the last 2 years right down to asking for ER lookup for her and everything I think of...

Just spent the last 4 hours with her ...
Fan ...bloody....tastic...

Just like we only saw each other last week and it has been 11 yrs..

Thank you Mr Evans..

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 15 Jan 2011 20:07

Sovereigns.......groats......Fans will know all about those!