thegorbals

Does anyone remember "Spangles" and when did they stop selling them?? I remember going up to the hospital to visit my uncle (he liked a sweetie) and I went into a shop and asked for a packet of "Spangles" the man asked me where I had been as they had been off the shelves for years that was a few years ago, felt like an idiot, but anyway when I told my sisters we all had a good laugh.
Amelia

According to Wikipedia Spangles were discontinued in 1984 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spangles
I remember buying them in the '50's

And Opal Fruits are gone too..they're now called Starburst or something. I loved blackjacks, four a penny, and halfpenny caramels, and how many flavours of penny dainty can you remember? Knocking them against a corner of a wall to split them. And a big orange face from a Jubilee..Bazooka chewing gum, with a wee comic strip in it, and Parma Violets...I could go on forever.

How about Highland Toffee and Rock that was brought back from your holidays...Also Snowballs and macaroon bars....all of them rotted our teeth but boy were they good going down...Then there was rhubarb with a wee poke of sugar to dip it it...that was when you couldn't get a sweetie...

Thanks Jimbo for the information about spangles a lot of people talk about how bad the computer is but when you are using it right and looking for informaton it is a great thing.
Thanks again
Amelia x

Hi everybody, on the subject of sweeties what about Murray Mints on TV there was a jingle "Murray Mints. Murray Mints the too good to hurry mints. but the one that sticks in my mind is zubes [good for your tubes] If I remember correctly they came in a wee round tin box or I am I getting confused as usual !! They were supposed to be cough sweets/lozenges ??

Danny

DannyGill

I believe it was an oblong shaped tin box, I think!!

Jimbo wrote:DannyGill

I believe it was an oblong shaped tin box, I think!!

Thanks Jimbo, the auld memory plays tricks on you when your in your Autumn years, some things I remember quite clear and others 'am a wee bit fuzzy about. Thanks again for the reply Jimbo.

Danny

DannyGill

SORRY, You were right, it was a ROUND tin mainly Orange in colour with a red diamond in the centre with ZUBES superimposed in white on the diamond!

Jimbo wrote:DannyGill

SORRY, You were right, it was a ROUND tin mainly Orange in colour with a red diamond in the centre with ZUBES superimposed in white on the diamond!

ThanksJimbo, I had a funny feeling it was round and the red diamond springs back to mind too, thanks pal.

Danny