Author Topic: Reward (Read 6882 times)

smurfboy · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2005, 06:03:20 pm »

It was years before I was born, back in Ireland. She gave her pub to her eldest son because she disapproved of her younger son going off with an older woman who had a daughter. Then it turned out he was actually marrying the daughter. Meanwhile the son who had the pub kept all the money for himself, and it was my uncle and his new wife who ended up looking after my great-grandmother. I think it played on her mind that she had let her son down.

goldencup · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2005, 06:06:42 pm »

Aww, that's VERY sad.

smurfboy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2005, 06:10:24 pm »

I know, and of course in Ireland in the 60s, it was considered very scandalous. The pub is still in the family though.

Bunny · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2005, 11:25:44 pm »

I remember Reward but can't recall what the centres were like. i used to like the old Black Magic assortment because they had unusual centres like butterscotch and a dreamy cherry one. They have changed a lot since then though.

I remember a Cadburys assortment called Something Special that came in an unusual box. There was also a strange assortment by Terrys with a date as its name (1847 or something like that) and they had funny shaped chocolates - long thin ones and round flat ones - some just plain chocolate and some with fillings. Am I going made??

i don't remember Harlequin but that could be because they are more recent and I no longer buy boxed chocolates.

loulou · « **Reply #19 on:** July 29, 2005, 01:33:14 am »

smurfy that was a sad story but I think it was nice of you to share it with us. I like to hear about Mr.Binder best. When are you starting on your book?

smurfboy · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:35:48 am »

Does Biarritz still exist?

loulou · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2005, 07:27:24 pm »

I don't think so.

Bunny · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2005, 08:15:23 pm »

They were very nice

loulou · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2005, 08:15:59 pm »

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #24 on:** August 18, 2005, 11:39:27 am »

Biarritz were good. And I loved the blue trianguar box. They remind me of my Nan - she gave me a box of Biarritz for the Christmas before she died.

Cadbury used to do a box of chocolates called Vogue - they were before my time but my Gran has a Vogue box she keeps some old photos in.

« **Reply #25 on:** August 18, 2005, 12:11:38 pm »

I'm sure I saw them Christmas 2003, but not sure about last year.

oldspice · « **Reply #26 on:** August 18, 2005, 02:25:05 pm »

I have never heard of Vogue. Must be before my time. It's lovely to keep old photos in an old chocolate box or biscuit tin. Did anyone have a treasure box as a kid?

smurfboy · « **Reply #27 on:** August 18, 2005, 02:51:39 pm »

My mom still keeps her foreign coins in an old Mackintosh's Quality Street tin.

loulou · « **Reply #28 on:** August 19, 2005, 12:00:11 am »

My mam has a Quality street tin that is her button tin. Does anyone else's mam have a button tin?

goldencup · « **Reply #29 on:** August 19, 2005, 09:21:39 am »

Yes, my mum also has a Quality Street button tin! I have a very small one that only contains boring white shirt buttons as my husband and two boys are always losing them off theirs.

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