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igor

igor Report 25 Feb 2009 22:05

can anybody remember some of the products on sale in 50, 60, 70, that you dont see now i e Jubblies, spangles, horlicks tablets
igor

McB

McB Report 25 Feb 2009 22:10

Don't forget the fruit gums mum!

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe Report 25 Feb 2009 22:11

Hi Igor

mmm, I remember Jubilees, Potato Puffs too, luved those.

Rhubarb and Custard
Sherbet Dips
Black Jacks

Going to bed, will be back tomorrow, tis a good thread lol!

xxx Shimms xxx

Jane

Jane Report 25 Feb 2009 22:15

Mil Par (for constipation).In a dark blue bottle.

igor

igor Report 25 Feb 2009 22:15

oh and bazooka joes, caramac,robin starch, smiths crisps with the twirly salt sachet( igor singing now" memories like the corners of mind"
goes all nostalgic

GRMarilyn

GRMarilyn Report 25 Feb 2009 22:15



Cant remember ever seeing Tide washing powder ??

jgee

jgee Report 25 Feb 2009 22:22

i use to use tide powder..

what i miss today is square fizzers in lemon strawberry and orange flavour use to have six a day lol

McB

McB Report 25 Feb 2009 22:23

IZAL !!!!!!

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 25 Feb 2009 22:31

Hai Karate aftershave
Vim (can you still buy it!)
Bri-nylon shirts
Party 7

igor

igor Report 25 Feb 2009 22:32

1d bubblies,mc gowans toffee, archie andrews lollies (by the way did that guy really have that dummy on his knee when he was on the radio )
food for thought there good people
igor

Captain Pugwash

Captain Pugwash Report 25 Feb 2009 22:36

Vim is still avaiable but now in a plastic tub !! (who remembers the rust marks where the canister had stood!!) Izal is still on sale, saw some in Mo-------ons only the other day, in the flat pack !!

igor

igor Report 25 Feb 2009 22:48

think they still do camp coffee(No pun intended )

Sue in Somerset

Sue in Somerset Report 25 Feb 2009 22:59

My favourite crispbread to have with cheese was called Vita weat .

It was made by Peek Freans and I haven't seen them for years.

I just googled and discovered that they still have a version of them in Australia
http://www.arnotts.com.au/varieties/Vita-Weat.aspx

I wonder if they still taste as good?

Here's a good site for nostalgia.

http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/

Sue

Helen1959

Helen1959 Report 25 Feb 2009 23:18

Sparkling Sandie,
I think you must be thinking of Ajax instead of Vim,
Used to love Jubblies, espeacially the apple ones, what about Ciderette lollies, and chocosticks, they were like wethers sweets but in a long twist with chocolate running down the middle.
What about Parma violets, everlasting Toffee strips. Flash Powder, Victory V lozenges, Rainbow Crystals.

Will have a think and see what else I can remember.

Helen

Emma

Emma Report 25 Feb 2009 23:23

Blackjacks, Fruit Salads, Caramacs, Flying Saucers, Sherbert Dips and Parma Violets are all still going :)

Cheeky Monkey

Cheeky Monkey Report 25 Feb 2009 23:34

pacers (white and green stripped sweets mint flovour)

WhackyJackieInOz

WhackyJackieInOz Report 26 Feb 2009 05:11

½d Spanish (Liqourice)
It was just a small hard stick that you dipped in your Calie (Sherbert)
Not the bigger ones with the flat spoon on the end you can still get those.
Even the Chemist sold the small ones was supposed to be good for you to keep you regular lol

Everlasting Strips
Poor Bens
Parma Violets


Not sweets but the Ice Cream Sandwich that they made themselves at the shop
They had a metal frame they put the first wafer in then spread Ice Cream in with a wooden Spatula then the other wafer on top. It came out like a Sandwich. Oh you felt so grown up if you had one of those instead of a Cornet only adults ate those usually.

Happy Days

Sue
I buy Vita Wheat all the time. They are a really Hard Crispbread. They have diffrent Varieties of them now but all equally as good.
They even have a larger Sandwich size now too. I love them I like anything that's crunchy. Hubby compains when I eat them as he says he can hear me crunching lol

Jackie in Oz

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 26 Feb 2009 05:14

I HAVE NEXT TO PC
A INDIAN SQUAW,,FREE WITH SOAP POWDER
IN 50'S

& IM EATING PARMA VIOLETS

WhackyJackieInOz

WhackyJackieInOz Report 26 Feb 2009 05:22

ohhhhhhhhhh Dizzy how nice Parma Violets
Wish we could Cyber pass I would ask you to send me one

Yummm


Jackie

~~~Foxylady (with silverhair)~~~

~~~Foxylady (with silverhair)~~~ Report 26 Feb 2009 07:32

Hi the other stuff like VIM was AJAX,
Now i'm going so as not to ag myself further!!!!!

Sue