Old sweets?

Does anyone remember those old chewy, square sweets that were green and white striped and tasted of spearmint (UK) and what were they called? What are your favourite 'retro' sweets. Have you tried to get hold of any old favourites? I'll post a link to a site if I get some interesting answers!

Old sweets?
pacers



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http://www.sweet-shop-online.com/s-pacer...
Reply:spearmint chews.fruit salad.flying saucers .penny arrow bars.. imps coltsfoot rock.. cinder tofee.uncle joes mint balls.coltsfoot rock.I could go on and on.Humbugs.sherbert dips.spangles.frys five boys.pear drops.tiger nuts.aniseed balls mint imperials acid drops..cinder tofee coconut ice.
Reply:they were called pacers ..i loved mojos ,fruit salads ,texan bars,.......i hated black jacks though ??
Reply:pacers

sweet and refreshing
Reply:I LOVE Apple jacks - they were like black jacks, but apple flavour.

I've been hunting and hunting but haven't found any in over 8 years.

Oooh, they were delicious.

I know the ones you mean, at least I think I do, but I can't for the life of me remember the name!

I also loved those chocolate ones, in the little foil cups, that had that really melty chocolate inside. Not seen them in about the same length of time - one shop used to do them, and I still check in there, even now!
Reply:i remember them but for the life of me i cant remember what they are called
Reply:they were called pacers, but i don't remember them, just had this discussion at work the other week, i remembered visa versas but no one else seemed to, they were chocolate like minstrels only had white choc in middle and brown shell and milk choc inside white shell.
Reply:Sorry dont remember them. I used to love fruit salads and blackjacks they were 4 for a penny (old money )
Reply:I think they were called spearmints. I do remember them though I was not allowed sweets any more than once a month. Mmm, I can taste them now.



I did rather go in for space dust at one point. Now I like kit-kat though only for medicinal purposes when I am hypoglycaemic.

Diabetes is a horrible disease but the treatment can be rather pleasant. As long as you do not over do it!
Reply:my favorite retro sweet isn't even all that sweet. it's a breath freshener called sen-sen. little tiny black squares that taste oddly of soap and liccorice. my grandfather always had the tiny gold packet in his pocket, and would always give me one when i would go visit him. when i was in school, long after his passing, i found a local druggist that still sold them!! i bought several packs, as they were only a dime each. when some of my class mates asked for one, i obliged. of course, 98% of them immediately spat them out and complained to the teacher that I was trying to poison them. when the teacher asked to see what I had given them, his eyes lit up!! i ended up giving him a whole pack.
Reply:? remember them - were they called spearm?nt chews?? ---- aha yes ? have found them - they are spearm?nt chews made by taveners , check th?s s?te out
Reply:Pacers, they were lovely. and i used to like spangles, but they made my mouth bleed when i crunched them up,cos they were like chewing glass. tasty tho. and toffos, oh, where are they now!?!
Reply:i know the sweets you mean but can't remember their name , i loved lucky potatoes as a child and sour plooms yum yum
Reply:My favourite was Mint Cracknell! You also used to be able to buy a bar of chocolate which consisted of 2 very thin bars and a bar of milk tray which was a bar with raised shapes of strawberries and hazelnuts etc with those fillings that you now get as a seperate chocolate in a box now.
Reply:im not sure what ur refering to 'cause im from the US, it seems though that over there in the Uk y'all have all kinds of funny sweets. i used to have a pen pal from Kent when i was in my teens and we used to exchange things and she would send me the weirdest candies.



as far as my favorite oldie candy, its def the old wax bottles filled w/that sweet liquad. im still addicted to them



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Reply:I know the ones you mean. Grandad used to get them along with humbugs. I wish I could remember the name. Also, I'm having a hard time finding humbugs and jellybabies in Canada since they closed down Marks %26amp; Sparks here.
Reply:i cant remember the name but i liked torpedo's liquorice sweets and cola cubes
Reply:oh the best were fizzy fish. the ones now are rubbish they were really nice a fizzy when i was a kid now there crap.
Reply:Ok ok, reading all your answers made me think and I guess there are some retro sweets that we have here in the U.S. that aren't on the list, so here goes. Fun Dip, Pop Rocks, Chewels bubble gum, black jack gum, anyone remember Zero bar?
Reply:lemon and strawberry pips, sherbet lemons,cola cubes and cherry lips- 6 ounce of please and don't forget the sherbet dips!!

I remember those chewy mints but haven't got a clue what they were!and why did they have to change a Marathon to Snickers?
Reply:Dear Fozmonkey, they were one of my favourites too! Looking at the list above of answers they were called Pacers.

I love pink shrimps and remember MOON DUST? That stuff that exploded in your mouth! Wow! wasn't that stuff just out of this planet!!!

I remember getting 25p in the 1970's for pocket money on Saturdays. My sister and I would go to the local corner shop (the BOB shop) to buy our sweeties. What a lot of sweeties we would get too! as you got 2 Mojo's for just 1/2p then I think.
Reply:I don't remember these.



But I used to love fruit bon bons and chocolate eclairs and clarnico mint creams.
Reply:They were called Pacers!!! I think i had an addiction! Couldnt get enough of them - used to stuff as many as i could in my mouth at once, then cry when the packet was finished so soon!!! A Secret was my second favourite sweetie!!!
Reply:i remember those, and liquoris torpedos (comfits) and i also remember popping candy it popped when you put it in your mouth it me ages to get the courage to eat it though
Reply:You mean pacers
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traditional, retro sweets.
Reply:I remember them but I can't recall what they were. I liked bazooka joe bubblies, spangles and swizzles necklaces.
Reply:I don't remember either.
Reply:Yes I love old sweets like Cola Cubes and Merry Maids, try looking on www.sugarboy.co.uk for some really lovely sweets.

Uncle Joes Mint Balls are also to die for !