Author Topic: 70’s Sweetie Help! (Read 7969 times)

« **on:** January 04, 2007, 10:24:31 am »

OK, this is not really chocolate as such, but it's been bugging me for years. In the late 70's, there used to be a brand of fruit flavoured boiled sweets that were a bit like Spangles but round. There were loads of different flavours and they may not all have been fruity. I think the advert featured a cartoon boy and a dog, but that's probably my mind playing tricks on me.

Can anyone help?

loulou · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:02:11 am »

fruit polos?

oldspice · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2007, 06:49:59 am »

There used to be sweets called lemon drops, orange drops, cherry drops and I think they did an aniseed one too. They were round, flat on top but curved at the sides and came on rolls, not bags. I think they were made by Trebor.

goldencup · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2007, 07:55:50 am »

I'd forgotten those! I used to love the cherry ones. I reckon you're right Oldspice - as usual!

« **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2007, 10:09:09 am »

Quote from: oldspice

There used to be sweets called lemon drops, orange drops, cherry drops and I think they did an aniseed one too. They were round, flat on top but curved at the sides and came on rolls, not bags. I think they were made by Trebor.

Yes, this is sounding good. They definitely came in rolls, but I thought they had a collective name? My memory doesn't go back that far.

oldspice · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2007, 08:25:58 pm »

No, the ones I am thinking of didn't have a collective name. If I remember right, the orange ones had a soft centre.

jumppilot · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2007, 10:37:44 pm »

Heres one from the late 70's could this be the answer Double Agents

They were in rolls (tubes) like Toffo and soft mints etc are now

goldencup · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2007, 10:49:55 pm »

Yes it could be Double Agents but didn't they have a sherbet centre?

oldspice · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2007, 06:34:12 am »

I've never heard of Double Agents. They're not the ones I'm thinking of.

Double Agent · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2007, 01:47:28 pm »

There is a website on Double Agents, featuring the wrappers, spy hints and other items such as badges:
www.double-agents.co.uk

oldspice · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2007, 01:53:53 pm »

Blimey, don't remember these at all. Must have been in love or something.

dundeetinker · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2007, 02:11:25 am »

Hi the only thing i remember up here in scotland was sweeties called BLOBS they were round boiled sweets that came in lots of different flavours hope this helps...

Freddie · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2007, 06:23:33 pm »

Quote from: dundeetinker

BLOBS ...

didn't there used to be toffee apple ones or was it apple and something else ?

i'm sure they has a soft chewy centre

dundeetinker · « **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2007, 06:42:11 pm »

Hi freddie thats right they were toffee apple flavoured and chewy in the centre i'm sure their were other flavours too can't rem at the moment though...

Freddie · « **Reply #14 on:** April 28, 2007, 01:13:45 am »

i'm sure there was a strawberry and something flavour..

maybe strawberry and chocolate !!!

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