General Chat

The thing I miss most is the wonderful smell from the chocolate factory in Norwich. It was a couple of miles from my home but if the wind was in the right direction you could tell what they were making,sometimes Caramac for instance. One of our neighbours used to work there when I was small, so plenty of 'Caley's waste' - probably swept up off the floor but I didn't know and it tasted just as good. It used to be Caleys, then Rowntree Mackintosh, and then Nestle, but was closed down a few years ago and over the past couple of years the factory has gone and a new shopping centre and housing opened up - Chapelfied. Can recall most of those sweets you have mentioned and am now trying to think if I have anything yummy stashed away. Liz

I remember them Dee lol numbers on and different coloured wrappers Dx

nanna, i only remember jamboree bags from when my nanny used to buy them for us. must have been in about 1965-6. she would come to visit and bring us those.. I didn't see her after january 1967 as we moved away. she passed away in the eary 70's. this is part of one of those childhood memories that stay with you (hopefully always). i'm so glad i could remember the name.

Jamboree Bags? Wagon Wheels were most definitely bigger!

Nanna, I always used to eat the sad face first, wonder what a psychologist would make of that!!!!!! ;-)))))))

Nanna, that has brought back memories, Fry's five centre bars, and Em where is my share of the Fry's Chocolate Cream Bars, ?? Frys seem to have made a lot of good chocoalte bars, I liked the five boys one Linda mentions as well Gillian, yes I am sure they had numbers on the wrappers, and I am sure you could only ever get them loose ;-))

Thanks Nana - I also want white sherbert !!

During the war (yes I am ancient) my Mum made us some sherbert. It was lovely, fizzed. Being a nosey child, I watched her, so a few days later made some more - Andrews Liver salts mixed with suger. Sadly, I got the ratio wromg, and my litle bruv got the 'trots' Well, these things were rationed, so anything was a 'treat' Anne

Anyone know if you can still get white sherbert? Stella

Cor thanks Gillian - I will get some - yum yum !! Stella

er... i didnt eat them all myself Nana lol have many children and a very sweet toothed hubby :)))

do you know, you can still buy Frys chocolate cream! a local shop was selling them off a couple of weeks ago.... wait for it.... 10 for £1 !!!!!! ( guess who bought 20 bars :))))))

I loved liquorice wood - looked like bits of old twig and you just chewed on it to get the flavour out then threw it away when all the flavour had gone. Stella

OOHHHHHHHH Fry's Chocolate Cream I'd forgotten that one - I remember as a child thinking that it was really sophisticated as more adults seemed to eat it than Kids !

And does anyone else think that Waggon Wheels are smaller ? (Sorry , couldn't resist that one !)

does anyone remember fry's chocolate cream, dark choc with a white fondant centre. I use to love em.. catherine xx

if i remember correctly they were 30p. but now you can get 2 different sized bags.

that's it sam Rainbow drops-are they still going. my word catherine xx

you can still get rainbow drops here in the south my daughter had soon the other day.

I remember Harlequins-Does anyone remember Rainbow Puffs? Multi coloures rice shaped thingys, soft. In a bag with a rainbow on the front. catherine xx