View Full Version : Food that you used to love but can't buy anymore?
DJBenson
24-08-2004, 00:21
Just been thinking with all the food threads - is there anything you used to love which you can't get in the UK anymore?
I'll start with two, both by nasty foodgiants Nestle:
Nestle Lucky Charms (cereal with little marshmallow pieces in)
Nestle Chocolate Pretzels (salted pretzels covered in white/milk chocolate)
Both super delicious but not available (in the UK?) anymore.
Nestle Chocolate Pretzels (salted pretzels covered in white/milk chocolate)
Ahhh, the fantastic Nestle Pretzel Flipz!!!
I was gutted when these weren't sold anymore.
You can buy them imported from the US from CyberCandy, but be warned they aren't cheap at £1.50 per bag, and also they are sold out at the moment too.
I wish Nestle would sell them again, but apparently people have asked and got a flat out "NO!!". :cuckoo:
Used to be able to get this liquid mint chocolate that you would squirt on your ice-cream and it would chill into solid chocolate. Nice stuff, but not seen it since I was a kid!
Used to be able to get this liquid mint chocolate that you would squirt on your ice-cream and it would chill into solid chocolate. Nice stuff, but not seen it since I was a kid!
There is a version of "Treat!" Chocolate sauce that hardens seconds after it's been squirted :D. Asda sell it for about a quid.
I think it's the "Treat!" brand. I have a bottle of the maple syrup in the cupboard in the kitchen but I can't be bothered to go look. It's a blue bottle, with a coloured flip cap. Found in the ice cream topping section thingy.
Edit: Found it
http://www.silverspoon.co.uk/retail/product.asp?id=266
Just for you. :thumbs:
BigDavie2000
24-08-2004, 05:04
Coconut Boosts. We are now only left with the biscuit one.
Puffa puffa rice - breakfast of the gods. Even better in its special-edition form of Sootie stars (Sweep was plugging coco-pops at the time - :gag: )
Ovaltine chocolate bars, MIA since the 80s. Sounds like they would be poo, but they were :luv:
Chocolate-coated garibaldis.
Breakfast slices - rasher-shaped thingies made from reformed bacon and 'nads (or something similar). Very tasty, don't want to know what's in them (see also haggis)
Steve
LordoftheDance
24-08-2004, 06:44
Magnifico ice creams, and Dracula ice lollies.
And flying saucers with the sherbet in them.
BigDavie2000
24-08-2004, 06:52
Magnifico ice creams, and Dracula ice lollies.
And flying saucers with the sherbet in them.
You can still get flying saucers (Asda have them as an own brand sweet)
Anyone remember those crisps called Bitsa Pizza?
Anyone remember those crisps called Bitsa Pizza?
Yep. Pretty nice as well.
I miss KFC mash potatoes with gravy and their American biscuits. Much better then their manky fires.
Pacers
What about things they still make but have ruined:
Mars bars
Milky ways
Fish n Chips crisps
farmroad38
24-08-2004, 07:08
Texan bars. I'm not sure what they were made of, but I'm sure it included rubber from old tyres. My jaw used to ache after eating one, but they were brilliant!
hokers99
24-08-2004, 07:47
Beef flavour Doritos
Seabrooks Canadian Ham (yet to find somewhere that stocks them, though they are apparently still made)
Chocolate coated coconut ice, used to be everywhere, now seriously rare.
Bitsa Pizza were great, cracking advert, I'm in pieces a bitsa pizza...
WildWayz
24-08-2004, 07:52
Tescos used to make some kinda Italian chicken thing... was a pasta dish and was gorgeous!
Also champagne flavour crunchies and toffee feast ice creams
escape_adil5
24-08-2004, 08:19
Tizer Ice - I know not many would agree with me on this, but so what, I liked it.
Banana Rice Crispies - Kellogs made them, might have been special edition, but they were amazing.
Cadburys Nobble - These were only around for a couple years but were absolutely gorgeous.
NicolaUK
24-08-2004, 08:20
Seabrooks Canadian Ham (yet to find somewhere that stocks them, though they are apparently still made)
http://www.seabrookcrisps.co.uk/welcome.htm :thumbs:
anephric
24-08-2004, 08:22
Black Hole lollies (from when the film came out).
Why did they stop making them, eh?
minicooper69
24-08-2004, 08:24
Another one that misses Pacers here, Breakfast Slices too. I was always a fan of TAB cola, I even quite liked the supermarket's own brand equivalent!
banjo banjo, the one for me and you (or something).
best chocolate bar ever :thumbs:
and fish and chip crisp efforts. cant get them around here these days :(
clarkdiggler
24-08-2004, 08:28
pyramints !!!!! pyramid shaped chocolate with mint in the middle of them think they were made by terrys, they were quite big too and they were magnificent hehe
Used to be able to get this liquid mint chocolate that you would squirt on your ice-cream and it would chill into solid chocolate. Nice stuff, but not seen it since I was a kid!
That sauce was called "Ice Magic" !! We used to mad for it as kids !!
Anyone remember "Wham" bars ?? I think you can still get them ???
Spangles.
And that "space dust" which exploded in your mouth and I am sure some versions turned into chewing gum.
Island Swing
24-08-2004, 08:39
Another vote for pacers, I thought I would be the only one!
And that "space dust" which exploded in your mouth and I am sure some versions turned into chewing gum.
you can still get it (http://www.bagofsweets.com/moresweet.php?SID=309)
think they sell it in woolies too
Used to be able to get this liquid mint chocolate that you would squirt on your ice-cream and it would chill into solid chocolate. Nice stuff, but not seen it since I was a kid!
It was called Ice Magic :thumbs:
not availiable now though :(
fothy123
24-08-2004, 08:45
You used to be able to buy a sweet called a dinosaur egg about 18ish years ago. It came in a box and you would have to suck it for days as it lasted that long and it changed colour with each layer. Nobody else i have spoke to seems to remember them.
you can still get it (http://www.bagofsweets.com/moresweet.php?SID=309)
think they sell it in woolies too
I am sure it can't be good for you :-)
You used to be able to buy a sweet called a dinosaur egg about 18ish years ago. It came in a box and you would have to suck it for days as it lasted that long and it changed colour with each layer. Nobody else i have spoke to seems to remember them.
I remember those.
Do you wonder why these foods are stopped being made, obviously some will be due to poor sales, but ever wondered whether the ingredients would be a bit dodgy to include nowadays, due to EU rules?
Pizza rolas - the snack which scalds all the way down :thumbs:
There is a version of "Treat!" Chocolate sauce that hardens seconds after it's been squirted :D. Asda sell it for about a quid.
I think it's the "Treat!" brand. I have a bottle of the maple syrup in the cupboard in the kitchen but I can't be bothered to go look. It's a blue bottle, with a coloured flip cap. Found in the ice cream topping section thingy.
Edit: Found it
http://www.silverspoon.co.uk/retail/product.asp?id=266
Just for you. :thumbs:
Ingredients
Hydrogenated vegetable oil, vegetable oil, sugar, fat reduced cocoa powder (12%), emulsifier: lecithin, antioxidant; alpha-tocopherol, flavouring.
Mostly hydrogenated vegetable oil.
roysters crisps, especially the t bone steak flavour, mmmmm
Cabana - coconut and cherry heaven in a chocolate bar :)
sticky vicki
24-08-2004, 09:38
You used to be able to buy a sweet called a dinosaur egg about 18ish years ago. It came in a box and you would have to suck it for days as it lasted that long and it changed colour with each layer. Nobody else i have spoke to seems to remember them.
Yeah I remember those - fantastic things.
I miss chocolate covered pretzels (although less so since watching Mallrats) :gag:
Texan bars. I'm not sure what they were made of, but I'm sure it included rubber from old tyres. My jaw used to ache after eating one, but they were brilliant!
what he said!! Texan bars were the best,
and Seabrooks sweetcorn flavour crisps were fantastic
Trios and United chocolate biscuit bars :shrug:
Trios and United chocolate biscuit bars :shrug:
Yeah! Trios were fantastic! Uniteds were good too!
Alisonsvilla
24-08-2004, 09:52
All chocolate bars taste like pap now!
Does anyone remember maltona drops-they were lush
and what about rissoles. Sparks bakery used to sell them. For the uninitiated they were corn beef and potato brick shaped patties -coated in breadcrumbs and grilled or fried till golden brown.
Tasty, tasty very, very tasty!
How about 80s Mars bars. I know you still get Mars bars but they made the toffee softer and changed the chocolate at the start of the 90s and I dont like them as much.
It's the same with Cadbury's Caramels, why did they make them smoother? I liked them the way they were!
And Whispas! They changed the shape and the chocolate. The chocolate originally had a nice powderiness to it, now it's just pants. :(
Does anyone remember any of the following fantastic treats which are sadly no longer with us?
Wheelz - massive bags of crisps you could buy from KwiK Save with a squirrel on the front - they came in salt and onion flavour (I think) and were fantastic as they lasted forever.
Um Bongo and Moonshine - flavoured drinks with memorable advert tunes (everyone knows the Um Bongo theme tune right)
and now a real blast from the past
Gold Wonder Pot Dessert - crumble style deserts which only needed boiling water and a couple of minutes standing time to be ready - they were FABULOUS, but only lasted a few months on the shelves.
I also miss Fuze Bars - can you still get these?
Oh and my local Home Bargain shop (Liverpool) still sell Fish ' n' Chips in multipack - lovely they are too!
How about those old flat cadbury's chocolate bars, similar shape to the flat milkybars. I remember them in the 80s, the chocolate tasted fantastic. I think they had a flower pattern on the chocolate?
Oooh, 'Toffee Treets' and 'Nutty' bars - nothing even comes close, followed by a Cabana washed down with a can of Quattro :D
JoJo
Thornastor
24-08-2004, 10:28
Quattro drink and Dainties sweets
Pacers definitely - i loved the green stripes.
DJBenson
24-08-2004, 11:20
Um Bongo and Fuse are still around - the latter being one of the best chocolate bars in existence.
Tab Clear was :gag: - went flat as soon as you opened it and tasted nothing like Coca Cola.
Shamaniac
24-08-2004, 11:22
Deutsche Wurst. Deutsches Brot.
:cry: :cry: :cry:
ASDA use to do a Coconut milk drink, sat on the shelf along side the other refridgerated flavoured milks. It was dreamy :luv:
Vice Versas
McVities Wheatables crisps (especially the chilli beef ones)
And another vote for Pretzel Flips
MonkeyboyUK
24-08-2004, 11:28
Gold Bars! (+ another vote for Trios)
Nick dVl
24-08-2004, 11:33
Quaker Crunch
BettyBoop
24-08-2004, 11:34
Cabana - coconut and cherry heaven in a chocolate bar :)
I used to love cabana's...I so wish they still made them. I also liked applause bars :)
ben.bayliss
24-08-2004, 11:37
First one that springs to mind is:
ASDA Tex Mex Mega Combo - 4x BBQ chicken wings, 6x Hot beef parcels, 4x Cheese & Onion Fritters
:drool:
But they disappeared after last summer and havent been seen since :(
jmdomain
24-08-2004, 11:45
Can't remember what they were called but you used to be able to get little coca cola flavoured silver coloured balls years back.
Think they got withdrawn from sale as they were a health hazard (ie. Babies might choke on them)
Also the sherbert stuff that crackled in your mouth and flavoured paper. Yum. :thumbs:
Ski Bars!! They were a strawberry frozen youghurt bar with a strawberry puree type thing on top and then coated in chocolate. they were the shizzle. RIP Ski Bars :(
Gold Bars! (+ another vote for Trios)
Asda were still selling Gold bars a year ago, haven't see Trio's for years or 54321's
cjanderson
24-08-2004, 11:51
I have 2
baked bean pizzas by heinz, they were fantastic. (though i can recreate them at one if i wish)
And clubs - they used to be lovely, with a layer of flavour between slices and now are not for some reason. Bring back the old stylee.
AdamBrunt
24-08-2004, 11:54
I used to love Honey Bear spread. It was a bit like Golden Syrup only it looked "browner" and was thicker. It came in round tub similar the same size as Dairylea 'spreadable'.
Whenever I mention this to friends of my own age ... they all claim they have never heard of it - please, someone on here, prove to me that I am not going insane and confirm this sandwich spread did actually exist ??
Chedderie! Only cheese spread that actually tasted like cheese
GinSoakedBoy
24-08-2004, 12:01
Totally agree about Pacers. Basically like minty Chewits.
Also, Splicers. Fruity chewy bars. Had a cracking advert where a boy was wandering along eating one and everything behind him would change colour as he took a bite.
And you used to be able to buy a bag of sweets that were basically Minstrels without the shells. Like the ones you get in bags of Revels. Anyone know what they were called?
Mojo's were like Chewits bought always in pick and mix bags, never in a pre-made bag.
What was that grapefruit drink called? Carubia or something, in a can, fizzy grapefruit stuff it was great!
Vice Versas were good too.
steven_9709
24-08-2004, 12:10
Barbecued beef flavoured Wotsits....only seem to be able to get the cheesy ones now :(
I really miss Cabana, Texan and Nutty bars. I loved them all.
Does anyone remember Supermouse bars? They were like Milky Ways.
When I saw Jaws at the cinema I got a box of chocolates which contained vanilla and orange ice cream. They were nice, but orange ice cream was a little odd.
Barbecued beef flavoured Wotsits....only seem to be able to get the cheesy ones now :(
Can find them in the multipacks, they always go first before the cheesy ones :)
You can still get Vice Versas - they seemingly were relauched earlier this year. Still rather difficult to find but are available in some Morrisons and Woolworths.
Agree with Shamaniac about toast brot - yes it tastes like crap if you use it for sandwiches and not toast but I like it and always insisted my sister brought some back with her. Synders of Hannover cheese pretzels are another - they're delicious and far better than any pretzel over here.
Food of yore:
Pacers - I remember them before the green stripes :eek:
Oil Rigs - best sweets evah. Penny chews that tasted a bit like tablet - last seen in about 1984 :cry:
Original Boost - the coconut ones. The biscuit ones aren't as nice as they used to be either.
Proper Mars Bars - none of this wishy washy sub-old Milky Way rubbish. Even the 1993+ version would be preferable.
Marks & Spencer prairie wheel crisps - best crisps evah. Stopped making them in about 1984 but the prairie wheel design is still used in some of their snacks.
Cheddarie - delicious cheese spread, fantastic in toasties. Now all we have to choose from is plastic Dairylea or Philadelphia :(
Kraft cheese spread - bright orange stuff in a glass jar. V nice.
Alpen Rise & Shine - 'fresh' orange juice. Well, it was powdered actually but it was about as close as you got to fresh juice in the 1970s. Tasted a bit like Sunny D california version before they messed with the ingredients of it.
Wispas - why have Cadburys all but got rid of these in their ridiculous and pointless recent rebranding? The replacement is crap.
All Stars - bacon flavoured crisps from the 70s shaped like a star and with a free football sticker.
TAB - prefer original TAB to Clear TAB but both were quite nice.
How about those old flat cadbury's chocolate bars, similar shape to the flat milkybars. I remember them in the 80s, the chocolate tasted fantastic. I think they had a flower pattern on the chocolate?
You can still get these - look for the kiddie choc section in your local supermarket. Easter egg choc all year round..... yum. :clap:
Mattie F
24-08-2004, 12:45
Also, Splicers. Fruity chewy bars. Had a cracking advert where a boy was wandering along eating one and everything behind him would change colour as he took a bite.
Christ – I didn’t think anyone would mention Splicers – I always thought I was the only one who remembered them. They were a sort of bar of Opal Fruits (sorry – Starburst) all merged together – very colourful and very tasty.
Pacers sort of evolved from Opal Mints – the latter were either white or pale green (as were Tootie Minties) but pacers went for the (Lotus Cortina) white with green stripes look. Remember the advert for them with the ice skaters?
Crisps I miss:
Rancheros, Kung Fooeys, Bones, Fangs, Bats(?), Football Crazy and Fish ‘n Chips of course. Oh and they used to make chicken flavoured Wheat Crunchies (bit odd but quite nice) and bacon flavoured Nik Naks. Come to think of it, Golden Wonder Sausage & Tomato crisps were pretty nice.
Lollies:
Haunted House – white with a fluorescent picture – they were gorgeous, Dracula – black ice with red jelly and ice cream. Thank god they still make Fabs and Zooms. Wasn’t there a lolly entirely made of the yellow bit of a Zoom – called a Jungle Jim or something?
Sweets:
Blobs, Space Dust (and the more violent Rocket Pops), Fruitettes, Toffee Treats, Texans, Tootie Minties.
Drinks:
Cresta, Noggins, Quattro and there were some where the plastic bottle was shaped like a polar bear and you had to gnaw the top off to get into it.
Oh and I remember those Rissole things too – looked a bit like fish cakes – I remember them being quite nice but I don’t know if I’d like them now.
Matt.
basegreen
24-08-2004, 12:46
Marks and Spencer have the terrible habit of making food that I really love, then stop doing them again. They used to do this wonderful pre-cooked pasta with bacon and egg on top. So nice, then they just stop making it.
Chedderie was great too - nearest thing I have found to it, was a Kwik Save own brand effort, but even that wasn't spot on.
Bitz n Pizza were nice crisps - I always used to like those.
Biscuit boosts used to be quite nice, til they packed them full of sugar. The center of those old ones were amazing.
jmdomain
24-08-2004, 12:52
Fish and Chips Crisps
Scampi Fries - Pretty sure you can still get these but your breath was honking after a packet of them!
Fish and Chips Crisps
Scampi Fries - Pretty sure you can still get these but your breath was honking after a packet of them!
Scampi fries you can still get
You can still get these - look for the kiddie choc section in your local supermarket. Easter egg choc all year round..... yum. :clap:
cadbury's animal bars aren't they?
cjanderson
24-08-2004, 12:57
cadbury's animal bars aren't they?
yeah, thats what it sounds like to me
M&S used to do a tuna baguette, lovely it was, and now, no more :cry: why???? it was lovely.
mr starface
24-08-2004, 13:09
Cheddarie was the dogs dangly bits and have hunted around for it but no luck.
Skydiver crisps were cool too.
Rissoles can be had from any chip shop you like when I go back to Swansea and bloody lovely they are too!
And you used to be able to buy a bag of sweets that were basically Minstrels without the shells. Like the ones you get in bags of Revels. Anyone know what they were called?
I think they were Galaxy Counters, I used to love those! They came in a white packet that had a giraffe on it, I think he was called Jeffrey The Giraffe.
Zapp icecream lollies. Toffee icecream with stupid amounts of food colouring. I love them. They definately still make them - I had one recently after 4 years of being annoyed I couldn't find them - but getting hold of them is a problem...
Those crisps that were in the shape of little hollow pigs. Can't remember what they were called but it was about 20 years ago!
Wheelz.
Galaxy Counters.
Haunted House lollies.
Alisonsvilla
24-08-2004, 14:13
Marks and Spencer have the terrible habit of making food that I really love, then stop doing them again.
I Know!
Marks and Spencers gooseberry cheese cake-was deeeelicious! And I'm not a cheese cake person-but it was the tart flavour of the gooseberries that made it work so well!
and the Middlesbrough store had a fresh deli counter and did a lovely chicken breast stuffed with shallots and cherry tomatoes!
Those crisps that were in the shape of little hollow pigs. Can't remember what they were called but it was about 20 years ago!
:clap:
I was just going to post the same thing. What the hell were they called?
cadbury's animal bars aren't they?
You got animal bars but there was another one which just had a flower pattern on, the wrapper was just a plain cadbury's dairy milk wrapper.
Those crisps that were in the shape of little hollow pigs. Can't remember what they were called but it was about 20 years ago!
Piglets - tiny little potatoes pigs with a hollow middle. Baked bean flavour.
http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/bestbefore/arkcresta.htm
You can still get Vice Versas - they seemingly were relauched earlier this year. Still rather difficult to find but are available in some Morrisons and Woolworths.This is perhaps the best news I've heard ever. (Well, certainly in the last few hours or so.) I shall be turning up late for work tomorrow after striding into Woolworths of Reading and demanding they sell me Vice Versas.
I also miss Pretzel Flipz (salt... and chocolate... tasting nice together! Almost as wacky as that final "z" instead of an "s").
Crisp-wise, I sorely miss barbecue flavoured Tuba Loops. To pre-empt the inevitable question (since some people who hear this lament, often unasked, tend to say "Hula Hoops?!" to me): Tuba Loops contained two shapes (one like a Hula Hoop, and one a bit like a Wheat Crunchie) but were made out of the same stuff as Square Crisps. The barbecue flavouring made them delectable.
Marks and Spencer have the terrible habit of making food that I really love, then stop doing them again. They used to do this wonderful pre-cooked pasta with bacon and egg on top. So nice, then they just stop making it.
I'm always falling victim to getting addicted to something they then discontinue:
Tuna pasties (no really, they were very nice!)
Chicken tikka pasties (same again!)
Microwavable breakfast bap
Cinnamon swirl bread
Sweet potato & 3bean wrap (they've still got it but have removed the sweet potato :shrug: )
& they did jars of ready-made bread sauce one christmas which saved a lot of bother & was delicious, haven't seen them in a couple of years though.
I also love Cadbury's Star Bars & they're very hard to find, I'm always thinking they've been discontinued & then I discover a shop with some.
I think it's cos they're similar to Boosts which I see everywhere, but I think they're better.
marmite mini cheddars :luv:
I can't seem to find marathon bars any more, and I used to love them so much
marathon bars are now called snickers and you still get them everywhere
NicolaUK
24-08-2004, 14:44
marathon bars are now called snickers and you still get them everywhere
:notworthy Welcome to the forums :lol: :thumbs:
Caramac bars, maybe you can still get them somewhere remote but not seen any for years.
are you taking the mick eh
coolamoke
24-08-2004, 14:51
Class thread!
I will always miss Ham and Cheese flavour Wotsits - used to be great with a hot chocolate straight after swimming lessons!
This is a fairly recent loss from the shelves but whatever happened to Strawberry Alpen - gave off the image of healthiness and yet still managed to taste good.
Also Mountain Dew - seemed to only last about 9 months before they (Pepsi I think) dumped it.
This ones a bit vague but someone started doing savoury pastries you heated in the toaster (same idea as pop tarts but savoury stuff like cheese and ham or pizza fillings. They didnt last long but were the ultimate in junk fast food.
You can still get Caramac bars I'm positive I've seen them around and about in various newsagents.
Mountain Dew is still available in America as far as I know.
I don't suppose anyone remembers those chocolate bars they used to sell in Woolworths (about 20 years ago lol) they were like crunchie bars but the honeycomb was either strawberry or mint flavour?? YUM!
I can't seem to find marathon bars any more, and I used to love them so much
Across the pond, "Marathon" is the name for Snickers' energy bar variant. It's horrible.
Mattie F
24-08-2004, 15:50
I take it most of you know you can buy a lot of sweets etc of yesteryear here:
http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/acatalog/whatever.html
Matt.
GoblinUK
24-08-2004, 15:51
Mountain dew is all i want please bring it back...lucky i work in london and can go to the Cybercandy shop and buy myself the odd can there.
Caramac bars, maybe you can still get them somewhere remote but not seen any for years.
if these are the toffee flavoured thin bars of chocolate in an orange wrapper then i bought some last week in woolworths. i have never noticed the disappearing off the market :thinking:
Spooky_uk
24-08-2004, 15:56
Seabrooks Canadian Ham (yet to find somewhere that stocks them, though they are apparently still made)
factory here in bradford churns them out ! one of their biggest sellers!!
Might be worth a look for a few of you, especially if you're looking for Ice Magic or Texan bars..... http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food_and_Drink/
Spooky_uk
24-08-2004, 16:03
Does anyone remember any of the following fantastic treats which are sadly no longer with us?
Wheelz - massive bags of crisps you could buy from KwiK Save with a squirrel on the front - they came in salt and onion flavour (I think) and were fantastic as they lasted forever.
yes loved these made by "Burtons" I beleive. wasn't just kwik save though - most of the major supermarkets (Asda, tesco, morrisons etc) used to stock them as well as our local off licence :)
Used to do 3 flavours - plain (ready salted), salt and vinegar and mexican spice flavour. all superb.
BigDavie2000
24-08-2004, 17:16
This ones a bit vague but someone started doing savoury pastries you heated in the toaster (same idea as pop tarts but savoury stuff like cheese and ham or pizza fillings. They didnt last long but were the ultimate in junk fast food.
I think it was pilsbury (the one with the giggling dough man). I think they went from toaster pockets to microwave in a daft cardboard tube (or did they always have a microwave option?), then just vanished.
GreyJackal
24-08-2004, 17:26
Someone mentioned Wham bars earlier - I'm sure those were subsidised by dentists. Not a term went by at school without someone breaking a tooth or pulling a filling out :D
And someone else said Tootie Minties - Fruities were better :razz: :D
instant_miso_soup
24-08-2004, 18:12
Walls Winner Taco. - Nice ice cream.
Old style milky ways.
edit for the person who said Vice Versas: They sell them in my newsagents!
oh, and remember Cadburys Strollers? chocolate covered biscuit, caramel and raisins all in one purple bag. mmmm. Miss them I do.
Someone mentioned Wham bars earlier - I'm sure those were subsidised by dentists. Not a term went by at school without someone breaking a tooth or pulling a filling out :D
My local CO-OP sell WHAM bars.....mmm, delicious! As well as Refresher bars.
cjanderson
24-08-2004, 18:15
wham bars rulled
as did space dust. And wham bars WITH cracking things on ruled them all.
Am sure local shop does it, so ust be able to get from cash and carry. Local shop also does KP chocolate dips with crunchy sticks, yummy.
Walls Winner Taco. - Nice ice cream.
Old style milky ways.
edit for the person who said Vice Versas: They sell them in my newsagents!
oh, and remember Cadburys Strollers? chocolate covered biscuit, caramel and raisins all in one purple bag. mmmm. Miss them I do.
Strollers and winner tacos, good cal forgot about those!
I think it was pilsbury (the one with the giggling dough man). I think they went from toaster pockets to microwave in a daft cardboard tube (or did they always have a microwave option?), then just vanished.
The Pilsbury dough boy cookie dough that you could make 10 fresh cookies out of it. Superb
Thornastor
24-08-2004, 18:34
Hedgehog flavour crisp
Chicklets! I can't understand why they stopped selling these - I adored them. Made by BirdsEye I think.
Fozzybear
24-08-2004, 19:35
Tesco chilled Chilli Lasagne. Used to be pure manna from heaven but my local store stopped getting it in and then Tesco pulled the whole range. :cry: A chilled lasagne (about 400-500g) with chilli instead of bolognese sauce and with crushed tortilla chips on top - fantastic! I've tried the Chicago Town frozen version and had a major IBS reaction (but had same with other CT products), so at least it went on a high note and I didn't have to go through seeing in the shop but knowing I couldn't have it! It's bad enough with rice pudding.
:brickwall :doh: :help:
ferris57
24-08-2004, 20:10
I don't for the life of me know what they were called but I remember a pyramid chocolate thing about the size of a walnut whip. Filled with chocolate fondant (poss orange). Came in a gold wrapper? They were quality.
also:
Magnifico ice creams
Sky Ice creams
orange aero
Lemon cremola foam (the red one was :gag: )
Lemon sparkle ice lollies
Black forrest Cadbury's chocolate mmmmm
Someone mentioned caramacs, funnily enough I always remembered them as being gorgeous. Had one a few months ago and it was the sweetest, most vile chocolate I've ever tasted. Just shows you how you grow out of some things.
Cornetto King Cones!! Especially the Black Forest Gateau flavour
Wagon Wheels, i swear they have changed them at some point, the biscuit just doesnt taste as good, they not as nice as they used to be when i was a kid i'm sure. Plus i also rememeber them being bigger! - altho that could just have been cos i was smaller back then :thinking:
wham bars rulled
as did space dust. And wham bars WITH cracking things on ruled them all.
Am sure local shop does it, so ust be able to get from cash and carry. Local shop also does KP chocolate dips with crunchy sticks, yummy.
:thumbs: Wham Bars were the dogs nads.... with bits of different coloured sour bits in them.... man a tooth killer but great....
Beer Bottle Sweets - they were great...
lol I can just remember half penny sweets as well... "black" jacks....
Top Deck Cans of drinks.... lol... pretend to get drunk on the cider variety. Are these still around?
Another drink.... Cherry 7up anyone? :D
awwww... "memories"
Mark
Shop near me still sell Cherry 7up, I thought it was called ZUP, when I was young:)
lol I can just remember half penny sweets as well... "black" jacks....
:eek: I can remember 4 for a penny, things like the little dainty toffee chews. My mam used to give me 5p for the collection plate at Sunday School, I would spend half at the sweet shop on the way there! My 2 1/2p would buy me some chews and a roll of Parma Violets.
Ringos crisps. I haven't seen them anywhere, I am pretty sure they were made by Golden Wonder.
instant_miso_soup
24-08-2004, 22:34
I can never seem to find Golden Wonder crisps. Walkers have taken over the crisps market far too much.
:cry:
Orange Duck
24-08-2004, 22:57
I used to love Honey Bear spread. It was a bit like Golden Syrup only it looked "browner" and was thicker. It came in round tub similar the same size as Dairylea 'spreadable'.
Whenever I mention this to friends of my own age ... they all claim they have never heard of it - please, someone on here, prove to me that I am not going insane and confirm this sandwich spread did actually exist ??
I remember Honey Bear spread, not seen it for years though. We also miss Nestles Lucky Charms, and I remember years ago Apple Strudels it was a big foil apple shaped packet filled with dehydrated apple pieces dipped in chocolate they were great :luv:
White dog poo.
Ah, the reason you dont see this is due to a change in the ingredients of dog food or something. The white colour was caused by calcium. Dont knoe all the details but it's true you used to see white dog poo quite often. Havent seen one for years.
Orange Duck
24-08-2004, 23:15
Ringos crisps. I haven't seen them anywhere, I am pretty sure they were made by Golden Wonder.
I saw these in Sainsburys last night, they have just been re-released and until 22nd September they are on a special offer 6 pack variety is 69p each :) They are made by Golden Wonder, and all the shops up here in Scotland sell Golden Wonder crisps all the time. :)
NicolaUK
24-08-2004, 23:22
I can never seem to find Golden Wonder crisps. Walkers have taken over the crisps market far too much.
:cry:
They're still available, very cheap at Makro :thumbs:
Cheese and onion Ringos were :luv: :luv:
jolt I don't think the filter picked up on one of your words, quick edit ;)
Re Ringos (no, not that one...)
I saw these in Sainsburys last night, they have just been re-released and until 22nd September they are on a special offer 6 pack variety is 69p each :) They are made by Golden Wonder, and all the shops up here in Scotland sell Golden Wonder crisps all the time. :)
They were also relaunched briefly about three years - however, rather than the old style of yore these were just your bog standard maize crisps. Original Ringos always had a distinct cheese and onion flavour as well.
Pacers sort of evolved from Opal Mints – the latter were either white or pale green (as were Tootie Minties) but pacers went for the (Lotus Cortina) white with green stripes look.
Very early Pacers did *not* have a green stripe, they were white.
And whoever mentions chicken tikka pasties - try Morrisons balti pies :luv:
alphatyrant
25-08-2004, 00:04
HP Sweet & Sour sauce :( Used to be great...then they got rid of it completely!! They still keep churning out stinky Barbecue and lame Curry :mad:
Al.
downhillbiker
25-08-2004, 02:07
Mountain Dew. I loved that stuff, and despite emails to Pepsico, they're not planning to introduce it to the UK. Rubbish.
BettyBoop
25-08-2004, 07:38
I think we should all start mass-campaigns to get our favourite foods re-released!
To the person who mentioned jubblies...they sell a version of them now in most supermarkets calypo ice or something, not as big as the originals but still nice.
Ah, the reason you dont see this is due to a change in the ingredients of dog food or something. The white colour was caused by calcium. Dont knoe all the details but it's true you used to see white dog poo quite often. Havent seen one for years.
I scooted in some in Brussels a while back :(
I also love Cadbury's Star Bars & they're very hard to find, I'm always thinking they've been discontinued & then I discover a shop with some.
I think it's cos they're similar to Boosts which I see everywhere, but I think they're better.
These are my favorite choc bars - and they are available in some places. Best bet is to go to Macro and buy an outer of them. I got one for Xmas and I still have a few left!! :D
cardinal biggles
25-08-2004, 09:46
Orange C-Vit
mmmmmm
marathon bars are now called snickers and you still get them everywhere
praise the lord of chocolate :D
great, I will now go and purchase a snickers bar. But I don't like the sound of the yukky energy bar across the pond.
So I will get a felt tip and write over the top of it.
I used to love them chocco krispies also? they were breif, not sure why they didn't keep them going....
;)
These are my favorite choc bars - and they are available in some places. Best bet is to go to Macro and buy an outer of them. I got one for Xmas and I still have a few left!! :D
Yeah I was thinking of doing just that.
mmm.. Star Bars! :luv:
I scooted in some in Brussels a while back :(
Scooted? :?:
AdamBrunt
25-08-2004, 10:55
I remember Honey Bear spread, not seen it for years though.
Thank you Orange Duck for proving I am not insane ;)
Orange Duck
25-08-2004, 15:42
No problem AdamBrunt :thumbs:
Neon Nerds! where are they nowadays? I cant find them no more either! I used to love them! :luv:
Lamb & Mint Brannigans, they were the best flavour ever. I've tried the Walkers ones but they are very bland tasting. Didn't Brannigans have the skin on the crisps before? They seem intent on taking the taste out of everything.
Why has this thread changed from food to sweets?
Anyway its breakfast slices for me, and I still check the shelves of Sainsbury's every once in a while to see if they have been re-introduced :shrug:
Discovery Fajita kits. They still do the brand in Asda and what not, but they used to do a 'Chinese Style' one. Can't find them anymore for love nor money.
serdar13
26-08-2004, 09:19
TUBES - crisps!
All this talk of food has made me hungry.
Not going too far back for this one, but Jacobs launched a Chilli cracker about 3 years ago. Only lasted about 6 months - but they were absolutely fantastic. Then one day, they were gone.....
A week ago, I'd have said "Chelsea Whoppers", but I went home last weekend and my brother had secured a box of the things from somewhere or another. Yay!
Why has this thread changed from food to sweets?
I'd imagine that the demographic of this forum combined with the shelf life of products, would point to our sweet buying phase as most likely to contain forgotten treasures.
Another for Smiths Bovril Crisps. I would give anything for another pack of these!
Also McVities Go Ahead Crinklins Spring Onion crisps in the big tube. Absolutely covered in flavour.
Asda used to do a sweet & sour sauce that was just like the McDonalds version.
Fizzy and sour apple slices. Sourest sweets ever made. I ate a whole pack in one sitting and made my mouth numb for hours once!! :D
All now gone but never forgotten.
fwoodroffe
26-08-2004, 11:48
Can find them in the multipacks, they always go first before the cheesy ones :)
'Fraid not.
The multipacks now contain 'Flamin' Hot' and the twisty Wotsit multipack currently available contains 'BBQ' flavour (Yuck), not 'BBQ Beef' (Yum).
Why must Walkers always do this sort of thing?
If it hasn't already been mentioned Texan bars. mmmmmmm
fwoodroffe
26-08-2004, 11:53
Whoops!
fwoodroffe
26-08-2004, 11:54
With regard to the person who mentioned Birds Eye Chicklets, I would say, absolutely!
Chicken, potato and herbs, 'chop' shaped and coated in pale breadcrumbs. I did write to Birds Eye but heard nothing.
Also Birds Eye Cod Fries from around the same period. Balls of cod in batter. Sounds simple I know, but nothing else tastes like 'em.
McDonalds indian special that they did - the McChicken Korma Naan was phenomenal, I think I ate out of there every day for a month until they stopped the promo
thomasc1982
26-08-2004, 13:23
marmite mini cheddars :luv:
I loved these too
Puffa Puffa RIce ( As MrSteve mentioned earlier) was the best cereal ever.....
Burger Bites (Crisps) were good too
................ I did write to Birds Eye but heard nothing.
How rude!
Cheeky Monkey
26-08-2004, 18:11
Trophy Bars...two finger wafer chocolate covered bars in a blue wrapper (if i remember correctly) They useed to melt in your mouth.
Rancheros...smokey bacon flavour snacks.
Bones or Fangs...Salt'n'vinegar/salted snacks in the shape of bones and fangs (belive it or not)
Nutty Bars (as mentioned prev)
mmmmmmmmmmm bring back the seventies/early eighties please.
DJBIGJAY
26-08-2004, 18:53
Proper Walls Vienetta-none of this new crap
Grapefruit Tango-i hate grapefruit but liked this.
Flintstones Crisps by Sainsburys-tasty brontosaurus rib flavour.
Mars drink when it first come out and you could only get it from the milkman.
Crazy milk by Unigate.
Tongue/tangle twisters by Walls ( they make one of these now but one of them they stopped )
Frijj before they changed the recipe. When it first came out it tasted fantastic. now it tastes like watered down gnats pee.
Munch Bunch and Mr.Men Yoghurt a staple of my school lunch box.
Space Dust - Yes, I know I can buy packets of them online, but I want to be able to walk into a high street shop and buy them whenever I want!
Chocolate-covered Garibaldi - Yum!!
"Marks & Spencer prairie wheel crisps - best crisps evah. Stopped making them in about 1984 but the prairie wheel design is still used in some of their snacks."
I agree, I think they were replaced by the simlar waffle squares but these seem to have disapeared in the last couple of months :(
Cider Barrel ice lollies for me, can you still get lemonade sparkles?
what about birds appeal that powdered orange drink?
There was a ben and jerries with peanut butter and peanut butter filled pretzels in it yummy!
I moved away from the midlands as a Kid and really miss potato scollops from the chippy, a slice of potato, like a huge chip battered.
OXO ready made minty gravy in a carton was nice.
realy miss pacers too, bring back pacers.
Although I haven't eaten a burger for years, in my teens I was saddened by the replacement of burgerkings bbq bacon double cheese burger, with the bacon double chilli cheese burger which was inferior, recent times have seen the introduction of the upmarket rodeo (pron: rho-day-oh) burger which shares much dna with the original bbqbdcb.
Noodle Doodles and alphabetti spaghetti both seem to have disapeared, replaced by Steps pasta shapes or tweenies pasta shapes or whatever is flavour of the month. Bring back Noodle doodles as well as pacers.
Oh and one last one, that frys chocolate with all the differnt colour/flavour segments.
oh and cadburys creme eggs with blue, yellow, red and GREEN wrapping.
and erm M&S walnut whip copies with the extra walnut inside.
sorry got carried away there.
Royal Scott Biscuits for when I wanted to spoil myself. Nothing else really tastes the same.
Cider Barrel ice lollies for me, can you still get lemonade sparkles?
Last saw these two in action in the early 90s in a local freezer shop. Both still tasted good.... Was surprised to see them still available, but both now lost in the mists of time.
Check this site (http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/group2.htm) for three pages of good hard facts and piccies of Lyons Maid ice lollies....
They've got a pciture of the old "haunted House" lolly wrapper. Had forgotten those.
BTW, anyone remember Dalek ice lollies? Half chcoclate, half mint ice cream. Didn't taste at all nice, but as a Doctor Who fan....
Steve
Snack-A-Jacks........stupid quaker or whoever decided recently to stop making these and come up with "Mini Bites" which are the same thing only they have next to no taste now and are like eating cardboard half the time.
Dolmio Lasagnes - used to really like these, then they vanished overnight.
I really used to love Ruffle bars.. they were lush!!
Also i used to be quite fond of space biscuits (no not those sort) they were a pack of three biscuits that looked like custard creams but were Green, Red, Blue, etc and had really strange ceam filling like orange and cherry and stuff...
But the best chocolate of all is by far the Gold Bar which i am pleased to say is still available... thank the lord!
I really used to love Ruffle bars.. they were lush!!
Also i used to be quite fond of space biscuits (no not those sort) they were a pack of three biscuits that looked like custard creams but were Green, Red, Blue, etc and had really strange ceam filling like orange and cherry and stuff...
But the best chocolate of all is by far the Gold Bar which i am pleased to say is still available... thank the lord!
I saw a Green Ruffle bar in a shop yesterday, so must be still going
Chuckman
27-08-2004, 10:44
Some things that I miss:
Maverick choc bars - they were gorgeous!
Super Krunchies (they only cost 10p!)
Funny Face ice lollies
Canada Dry Coke
Tutti-Frutti ice cream
Puffa Puffa Rice
Frisps in single packets
Snack - a - Jacks are available round here, had a barbeque one yesterday.
Flyte tastes a lot like the old-style Milky Way, not bad at all.
@Lorne.t: Why would you want to buy white dog poo? Enquiring mind wants to know.. :thinking: :n0rty:
BettyBoop
27-08-2004, 11:34
[QUOTE=Stu1210]I really used to love Ruffle bars.. they were lush!!
QUOTE]
I recently brought a pack of these from Morrisons, have a look you might find some...and they are still as lovely!
Tesco sausage & egg muffin! They used to be in the frozen section but I think they have disappeared. They were good when I was too lazy to make brekkie. :p
Tesco sausage & egg muffin! They used to be in the frozen section but I think they have disappeared. They were good when I was too lazy to make brekkie. :p
Another food that I loved, they were superb, always had to eat 2 at a time though
Chorlton
27-08-2004, 13:06
Things I miss:
White Kit Kat Chunkys
King Size Snickers (Much better than the current so-called 'Big One')
Top Deck (Cider and Lager Flavours)
Quattros
Cabanas
Question - why do manufacturers produce limited editions. It is pointless - if you like them you don't want them to be limited so I have stopped trying them!!!
Happy memories!!
Can you still get Golden Cup? A local newsagents used to have them in but not seem 'em for a while. They were gorgeous (soft gooey toffee covered in chocolate bar).
Kellogs Banna Bubbles, banna favored Rise Crispys how i used to love them. I wish they would still make them
"Banna Bubbles The Cerial that thinks it's a milkshake" - great advert.
DJBIGJAY
27-08-2004, 15:46
Gino Ginelli ice cream, mmmmmmm.
LordoftheDance
27-08-2004, 17:31
Edible rice paper!
mikegray
27-08-2004, 17:49
You can still get edible rice paper.
You can't, however, get Quirks (like Smarties, only bigger and minty), those mint things that looked like Ferrero Rocher but had liquid mint in the centre, or indeed single packs of Salt 'n' Vinegar Quavers (and I ain't buying no multipack)
Pisces Iscariot
27-08-2004, 19:24
Kraft cheese spread - bright orange stuff in a glass jar. V nice.
Were the lids to the jars green, orange or red depending on the type?
LordoftheDance
27-08-2004, 20:24
Dagnabbit... I keep putting things down that people on here are telling me are still available.
I must be shopping in the wrong sweetie shops. :(
hongkong_uk
27-08-2004, 22:56
Logger chocolate bars-used to have a tree bark design engraved on it. Very nice.
Chivalry
27-08-2004, 23:08
dont spose anyone remembers a Drink made by Libby`s ... called moonshine?...... was similer packaging to um bongo... but was purple i think,,,,, and had the most amazing taste ive ever come across.... used to lift me off my feet and turn my face inside out it was so strong/Sour :)
Does anyone remember Splicer bars? The best way to describe them would be to imagine a multi-coloured multi-fruit flavoured bar (not dissimilar in length to a Texan bar, but slightly wider and thicker) that had the same consistency as opal fruits/starburst. Seen around the mid-late 1970s and I miss them so ... :cry:
Did anyone else used to love a frozen dessert called mousse that was toffee and caramel and vanilla mousse with biscuit and toffee pieces that you defrosted. I used to be able to eat a tub of that on my own! That is until Iceland and everyone else stopped selling it about 15 years ago :(
d.boyd1uk
28-08-2004, 08:45
I miss
Mars bar
cadburys cream egg
Marathon
The ones from 25 years ago, they where huge!
mcallisterian
28-08-2004, 09:34
Trios and United chocolate biscuit bars :shrug:
Are these not made now?!
Coconut Boosts. We are now only left with the biscuit one.
MMMMMMMmmmmm werent they the original version of a boost?
TTTTTTRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOO.
TTTTRRRRIIIIIIIOOOOO!!!!!
I want a trio and I want one now.
Ive been looking for these all over but still cant find them.
mikegray
28-08-2004, 10:57
I miss
Mars bar
cadburys cream egg
Marathon
The ones from 25 years ago, they where huge!
No. 25 years ago, you were smaller. ;)
Not sure about the Creme eggs, but Mars bars were definately bigger then. I'm sure of it.
I miss the old style ring pull on cans, who else used to rip it into two bits (the ring and the bit of the top of the can, and use one to flick the other like a flying frisbee thing) :D
Ah remember you used to get mousses in small round containers? I think they were frozen not sure, they were ace. Used to get them at school.
I got a raspberry Ruffle bar yesterday in a shop in edinburgh so they're still going.
DJBIGJAY
28-08-2004, 11:22
Ah remember you used to get mousses in small round containers? I think they were frozen not sure, they were ace. Used to get them at school.
I am sure Iceland still do them.
Snack-A-Jacks........stupid quaker or whoever decided recently to stop making these and come up with "Mini Bites" which are the same thing only they have next to no taste now and are like eating cardboard half the time.
No shortage of these round here last time I looked (couple of weeks ago..?). If you like them you should try the Asda own brand ones - the cheese and onion ones are better than proper Snack-a-jacks IMHO.
Cadburys Choclolate cake, used to come in a purple carboard box and was a chocolate cream filled cake and then covered in milk chocolate man that was nice.
The white meringue chocolates similar to ferrero rocher, were made by the same company. Last time I saw them was in prague in 2000.
razorsharp192
28-08-2004, 17:12
Birdseye Fish Feast, really nice but they stopped doing it years ago.
pompeyfan
28-08-2004, 17:52
Chocolate:
Cabana - similar to bounty but had bits of cherries and toffee in it.
Bandits
Banjo
Rum & Raisen bar
Cadbury's Silk - Strawberry flavour chocolates
Crisps:
Smith's Salt N' Vinegar
Muyrphy's Worchester Sauce
KP Beef
All so much better than the insipid Walker's rubbish we get nowdays.
Ice Cream:
Tubs of Italiano - Strawberry and chocolate chip were best
Mint Chocices
Ice cream chocolates - mint and orange flavours
Ski yoghurt icecream bars - Strawberry was lovely
Orange coloured and flavoured segments, usually in the penny sweet sections alongside the jelly-welly wellington boots with a light dusting of icing sugar :thumbs:
Pink Panther bars - :notworthy
Ranchero crisps :notworthy
Iced cups - cool tasting chocolate in a little foil cup :luv:
They don't make them like they used to!
That sauce was called "Ice Magic" !! We used to mad for it as kids !!
Anyone remember "Wham" bars ?? I think you can still get them ???
We loved ice majic too - lots of flavours
I thought WHAM BARS had gone for ever until we went to MAKRO and now we've a huge box full :clap:
Something else that got smaller - WAGON WHEELS :(
DJBIGJAY
28-08-2004, 19:08
WHAM BARS , they use to rip out fillings for fun.
They were so hard and once chewed could pull full teeth out.
The modern day version does not have the same capabilities.
come to think of it they are smaller too but it's been so long since i've had 1 i'm still happy
fizzy chocolate drink (think it was made by Ribena)
mikegray
29-08-2004, 00:25
Crisps:
Smith's Salt N' Vinegar
Still made. 9p a bag at our local Home & Bargains (and yes, they're in date!)
Two by Ginsters:- Sausage and Baked Bean slice, and Spicy Pork slice. V. tasty!
Has anyone noticed Mars bars have changed in the last few weeks. Not so stodgy now.
hongkong_uk
29-08-2004, 22:33
As an update on the ice cream sauce that hardens-Silver Spoon have introduced two new flavours-white chocolate is one and Vanilla is the other. Saw them in Asda last night. No mint yet though :(
Has anyone noticed Mars bars have changed in the last few weeks. Not so stodgy now.
They haven't been 'stodgy' since they changed them last year. They're now rather insipid and, other than the toffee, taste a bit like old Milky Way.
They also got smaller in weight yet the calorie count stayed the same. Hmm :suspect:
One thing I couldn't find for years and years were Toffee Crumble ice-creams - I was convinced they'd stopped making them. Then the other day I walked into Safeway, and what was staring back at me through the freezer cabinets? Packs of 4, perfectly preserved Toffee Crumbles. I bought 20. My housemate and I devoured them all within 3 days.
They haven't been 'stodgy' since they changed them last year. They're now rather insipid and, other than the toffee, taste a bit like old Milky Way.
They also got smaller in weight yet the calorie count stayed the same. Hmm :suspect:
That means more fat.
Bring back the 80s Mars bar PLEASE!
hermione_viola
30-08-2004, 01:53
You can still get Roysters - hadn't seen them for ages but our work sandwich van had some last week.
Another vote for brontosaurus rib Flintstones crisps from Sainsburys - very yummy. And the Chinese/Tandoori/Thai (?) multipacks of Skips.
Can you still get Cadbury's Spira, mango and mandarin Lilt and prawn flavour Monster Munch?
I thought Discos had been phased out but I saw some last week. Not found Cheetos in this country for a few years though.
barcelona26051999
30-08-2004, 05:36
No. 25 years ago, you were smaller. ;)
The original mars bar weighed 68grams, now weighs 62.5g I think. Chicken tikka pies can be found at morrisons. What about Relays? Like a chewy round sweet in a bag. Can still find the equivilent in a bag of revels.
DJBIGJAY
30-08-2004, 06:27
I thought Discos had been phased out but I saw some last week. Not found Cheetos in this country for a few years though.
Salt and vinegar Discos are :thumbs: , i still see Cheetos about, i often see their delivery lorries about too. There was a knobbly variety ( Niknak style ) and a normal ( Wotsit style ) once upon a time. think they only do one type now.
Does anyone remember Robinsons Orange and Cola cordial. Truly rank
Never mind S&V Discos, what about the spicy ones? I forget what the official flavour name was (or was it "spicy"? :)) but I last saw them in the library coffee bar at York university about 10 years ago. When I went back there a couple of years ago I had a look but alas to no avail :(
And Heinz Beef Soup! None of this broth nonsense, proper beef soup in a tin. Not seen that since mad cow disease came to light! ;)
la_folie
30-08-2004, 08:17
5.......4..3...2..1.....5.4.3.2.1!
Wham bars - were like glue for teeth
Hedgehog flavoured crisps
Anyone remember Striker choccy bars? Kinda wafer choccy biccy styleee
gazthomas
30-08-2004, 12:45
And you used to be able to buy a bag of sweets that were basically Minstrels without the shells. Like the ones you get in bags of Revels. Anyone know what they were called?
Counters later to become Galaxy counters
Headstar
30-08-2004, 12:48
You can still get Roysters - hadn't seen them for ages
Can you still get Cadbury's Spira
my local Spar sells both :thumbs:
used to get Klix Chicken Soup at school and one of my mates used to drink it through a Spira! :gag:
gazthomas
30-08-2004, 12:55
I can never seem to find Golden Wonder crisps. Walkers have taken over the crisps market far too much.
:cry:
Walkers bought out a few crisp companys and various brands years back - including smiths crisps...Golden Wonder have been re launched again and include the ringo in their list of brands
...
Johnny Shaker
30-08-2004, 12:58
What happend to Blackcurrant Tango? Haven't seen it around for ages :(
The Falcon
30-08-2004, 14:10
Havent been through all 11 pages , so apologies if already mentioned howeever :
what about a Aztec Bar ( the original Purple & Gold wrapper)
I think they tried to relaunch a couple of years ago however tasted nothing to compared with the original
Fatbloke
02-09-2004, 08:19
For all those seeking out those long lost treats, have you tried the on-line sweet shop http://www.aquarterof.co.uk
BFG 9000
02-09-2004, 08:32
Yoghurt Whirl.
It was kind of like an instant whip powdered mix that you added milk to - but it was yoghurty. Black Cherry was my favourite.
TTFN
BFG
I used to love Tesco's Tex Mex dips (the nacho cheese was like crack) until they changed the recipe - now all four dips taste putrid.
The words "Great new taste" on food packaging always fills me with dread, because it usually means they've ruined it.
Biscuit Boost used to be my favourite choccy bar, but then they added glucose and it became too sickly sweet.
And didn't Shreddies used to be bigger and more malty tasting than they are now?
Anyone remember the original Special K (with thin crispy flakes of rice) before it went malty?
mr starface
02-09-2004, 09:22
Couple more that have come to me:
Pasta Twirls - These were great, crisp style snack made from Pasta that not only tasted great but were low in fat. Only ever saw them in Whistlestop and MIA for years now. Shame as with an emphasis on healthy snacks could have sold well.
Poppadom Bites - Tubes of pringle stlye poppadoms, the Chilli flavour ones were lovely but not seen them for a while now
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