wasnt the clacker removed cos of injury and thier appearence being similar to a marital joy joy aid
the wooooooooooooooooooooooo whirly tube thing was about the same time
A moment of Nostalgia
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Antie Em wrote:Northern Lass wrote:cakemorebloke wrote:they were diffo coloured tubes that when whirled round ye head it made awoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sound
out at same time ish as then knocker balls
Clackers!!
Yeah NL - something like that anyway
now ye talkin em i used to eat it mixed with parmoviolets so the inside of my gob would explode n turn purple
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Can you still get parma violets? Haven't seen them in years.
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
snoopysue wrote:Can you still get parma violets? Haven't seen them in years.
Yes think so, I saw them in a traditional sweet shop , unless they were very old stock.
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Annie wrote:snoopysue wrote:Can you still get parma violets? Haven't seen them in years.
Yes think so, I saw them in a traditional sweet shop , unless they were very old stock.
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Antie Em wrote:Annie wrote:snoopysue wrote:Can you still get parma violets? Haven't seen them in years.
Yes think so, I saw them in a traditional sweet shop , unless they were very old stock.
Annie
Teddy Grays in Dudley
If only I'd known that on saturday!!
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
You don't mean you visited Dudley and didn't pay a visit to Teddy Grays - you could've filled yer boots !!
Blackjacks, Cherry Lips, Floral gums, Pineapple Rock, Acid Drops, Barley Sugar, Strawberries and Cream, Rhubarb and Custard and my favourite coconut ice and coconut mushrooms.
You can but them online here : http://www.aquarterof.co.uk
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Blackjacks, Cherry Lips, Floral gums, Pineapple Rock, Acid Drops, Barley Sugar, Strawberries and Cream, Rhubarb and Custard and my favourite coconut ice and coconut mushrooms.
You can but them online here : http://www.aquarterof.co.uk
Yummmmmm
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Antie Em wrote:You don't mean you visited Dudley and didn't pay a visit to Teddy Grays - you could've filled yer boots !!
Blackjacks, Cherry Lips, Floral gums, Pineapple Rock, Acid Drops, Barley Sugar, Strawberries and Cream, Rhubarb and Custard and my favourite coconut ice and coconut mushrooms.
You can but them online here : http://www.aquarterof.co.uk
Yummmmmm
that sounds like the sweety shop by us so tempting and also their different ice creams.
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Antie Em wrote:You don't mean you visited Dudley and didn't pay a visit to Teddy Grays - you could've filled yer boots !!
Blackjacks, Cherry Lips, Floral gums, Pineapple Rock, Acid Drops, Barley Sugar, Strawberries and Cream, Rhubarb and Custard and my favourite coconut ice and coconut mushrooms.
You can but them online here : http://www.aquarterof.co.uk
Yummmmmm
Well, we were on the way to a wedding!
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Antie Em wrote:You don't mean you visited Dudley and didn't pay a visit to Teddy Grays - you could've filled yer boots !!
Blackjacks, Cherry Lips, Floral gums, Pineapple Rock, Acid Drops, Barley Sugar, Strawberries and Cream, Rhubarb and Custard and my favourite coconut ice and coconut mushrooms.
You can but them online here : http://www.aquarterof.co.uk
Yummmmmm
And they send to europe too. That one's been saved to my favorites!!!
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
There's an old-fashioned sweet shop in Cheap Street in Frome in Somerset run by a couple of steam engine buffs and in Regent Street (I think) in Pocklington in Yorkshire, the one in Pocky does Tiger Nuts, one of MrsSRDs favourites.
Currently investigating the Hillmans of Sussex.
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
SRD wrote:There's an old-fashioned sweet shop in Cheap Street in Frome in Somerset run by a couple of steam engine buffs and in Regent Street (I think) in Pocklington in Yorkshire, the one in Pocky does Tiger Nuts, one of MrsSRDs favourites.
Oh - forgot them - they're lovely
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
Don't forget the Cream Pies !.......Never found out who made them !
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Re: A moment of Nostalgia
SRD wrote:There's an old-fashioned sweet shop in Cheap Street in Frome in Somerset run by a couple of steam engine buffs and in Regent Street (I think) in Pocklington in Yorkshire, the one in Pocky does Tiger Nuts, one of MrsSRDs favourites.
Been to the one in Pocklington they have a good selection.
Annie