tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post4183029283543490813..comments2023-11-05T09:33:34.696+00:00Comments on The 'Spill: The Very Temple of DelightBlimpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062521891682719767noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-7691109541300560742008-10-30T23:31:00.000+00:002008-10-30T23:31:00.000+00:00... and it was Joan Collins in the Cinzano adverts...... and it was Joan Collins in the Cinzano adverts with Leonard Rossiter. Lorraine Chase <EM>was</EM> in the Campari ads.<BR/><BR/><EM>Were you truly wafted here from paradise? Nah, Luton airport...</EM>ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-5410605020041183292008-10-30T23:25:00.000+00:002008-10-30T23:25:00.000+00:00Cinzano Bianco, fp - and for the men (this is the ...Cinzano Bianco, fp - and for the men (this is the 70s, so I'm allowed to be sexist!) we'll have to have Double Diamond...ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-45008186079902467862008-10-30T18:56:00.000+00:002008-10-30T18:56:00.000+00:00May you are cracking me up! Babycham! Oh yes. And ...May you are cracking me up! Babycham! Oh yes. And what was the series of adverts with Leonard Rossiter and Lorraine Chase? Was it Campari? He always ended up with the drink on him. We need some of that too.........https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459690684592261821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-26640345002511464062008-10-30T15:10:00.000+00:002008-10-30T15:10:00.000+00:00Most of my childhood sweet-related memories are to...Most of my childhood sweet-related memories are to do with making stuff - peppermint creams, fudge, cornflake cakes, flapjacks, ginger beer etc. Commercial products like Club are forever associated with visits to my grandparents (who still bring out such things when I visit), and my mother's scarcely hidden annoyance that we were being fed such stuff. I find them all far too sweet these days; yet another reason for making your own.Abahachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007129278000634520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-27755800369984050432008-10-30T13:26:00.000+00:002008-10-30T13:26:00.000+00:00@ abahachi - Club Biscuits are still doing the rou...@ abahachi - Club Biscuits are still doing the rounds (or rather thr oblongs). It's probably just my ageing taste buds but they just don't taste the same these days. Raisin and orange are still my favourites though...ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-56470703783837586842008-10-30T13:25:00.000+00:002008-10-30T13:25:00.000+00:00My younger daughter is particularly fond of making...My younger daughter is particularly fond of making Oreo smoothies - ah, the decadance of youth...ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-30842549008515342862008-10-30T12:03:00.000+00:002008-10-30T12:03:00.000+00:00Likewise the TUC cheese sandwich things that were ...Likewise the TUC cheese sandwich things that were possibly repugnant but granted the thrill of that ever so gentle twist to displace one of the outer crackers without placing a blemish on the rectangle of moulded reconstituted cheese-flavoured paste. The aged Stilton of disgusting teatime snacks, to paraphrase Lily Allen's hapless PR (has anyone read this? - http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2008/oct/29/lilyallen-celebrity?showallcomments=true - it's <I>hilarious</I>!).<BR/><BR/>Mind you, proudfoot, while it's fair to say that oral biscuit deconstruction is an instinctive response to Custard Creams, Clubs, Bourbons and Treets (precursor to M&Ms but with a looser shell so you could retrieve the peanut without it having first entered your mouth), Oreos are now overly marketed on a twist-separate-dunk basis and the way my kids eat them is consequently a learned process.<BR/><BR/>My, but we filled our life with crap growing up. Can't remember any of the French or Latin I learned at school but this goo...?May1366https://www.blogger.com/profile/16866631487529467391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-26458473352272670452008-10-30T10:30:00.000+00:002008-10-30T10:30:00.000+00:00Quite a art, 'clubbing',wasn't it. Quite often the...Quite a art, 'clubbing',wasn't it. Quite often the chocolate on one side was much thicker than the other.<BR/>Have noticed, since having kids, that you can give an Orio or Custard cream to a child who has never tasted one before and they will <I>automatically</I> prise it open and gnaw the filling. (Adopts awed/hushed Attenborough voice) No-one has taught them how to do this, it's just animal instinct.Proudfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419467979245035598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-49109945740673989462008-10-30T08:40:00.000+00:002008-10-30T08:40:00.000+00:00Has no one mentioned Club biscuits yet? Came in a ...Has no one mentioned Club biscuits yet? Came in a wide range of flavours, at least at the time I was eating them, most notable for the fact that, because of their construction, you could eat the chocolate off all four sides, and in cold weather occasionally from the top and bottom as well, before consuming the biscuits and filling.Abahachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007129278000634520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-63116259389367488962008-10-30T08:22:00.000+00:002008-10-30T08:22:00.000+00:00I'm surprised how many of the tooth-botherers from...I'm surprised how many of the tooth-botherers from our childhood have survived. My local still stocks Wham bars and Dip Dabs and the Odeon's pick'n'mix still has most of the usual suspects (coconut logs, flumpy bananas, candy necklaces, drumstick lollies, raspberry bootlaces etc)<BR/>Some things are best left unmourned IMHO. Outer Spacers (99% rice paper, 1% amphetamine sulphate), pink shrimps...Proudfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419467979245035598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-21818626990760426232008-10-30T00:43:00.000+00:002008-10-30T00:43:00.000+00:00fp, while you've got your pencil out, there probab...fp, while you've got your pencil out, there probably ought to be a line in snacks and desserts that were short-lived rivals to enduring brands. For example, King Cone (which wasn't Cornetto) and Break-In (which wasn't Breakaway). <BR/><BR/>Item #653: We've got Babycham for the wine list, haven't we? Cydrax for the designated drivers.May1366https://www.blogger.com/profile/16866631487529467391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-54133632438618488562008-10-29T20:53:00.000+00:002008-10-29T20:53:00.000+00:00DsD, I think we should explain that Tunnock's teac...DsD, I think we should explain that Tunnock's teacakes are the chocolate-covered marshmallow jam and biscuit thingies, not the other kind of teacakes (which are buns).treefrogdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668655760960757921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-29513435939040939212008-10-29T20:12:00.000+00:002008-10-29T20:12:00.000+00:00Scribbling it all down!Scribbling it all down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-15862699315072221012008-10-29T19:35:00.001+00:002008-10-29T19:35:00.001+00:00... and Kit Kats of course - but then they're time...... and Kit Kats of course - but then they're timeless.ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-48064180128647848352008-10-29T19:35:00.000+00:002008-10-29T19:35:00.000+00:00My Granny was famous (in our family anyway) for pr...My Granny was famous (in our family anyway) for producing cake tins full of chocolate biscuits whenever we went to see her. I'm sure there were more but I particuarly remember that Penguins (of course), Blue Ribands and Taxis featured high in the list.<BR/><BR/>We need all of these on the menu, fp.ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-34931690255558638582008-10-29T19:09:00.000+00:002008-10-29T19:09:00.000+00:00Mine were definitely yo-yos. Incidentally I had m...Mine were definitely yo-yos. Incidentally I had my very first Tunnocks caramel wafer only last month at the End of the Road festival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-59200695234884245292008-10-29T19:01:00.000+00:002008-10-29T19:01:00.000+00:00It's Viscount biscuits I was thinking of. I think ...It's Viscount biscuits I was thinking of. I think they were meant to sound posh. I bet you can still get them....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-15830409872684064852008-10-28T23:43:00.000+00:002008-10-28T23:43:00.000+00:00donds for strawberry angel delight and i just ate ...donds for strawberry angel delight and i just ate a tunnock's caramel (4 million sold every week!!)Blimpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062521891682719767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-56422944312739394652008-10-28T22:31:00.000+00:002008-10-28T22:31:00.000+00:00Gareth's also correct re Viscounts. LOATHED Carama...Gareth's also correct re Viscounts.<BR/> <BR/>LOATHED Caramac! Was *very* car sick after stubbornly eating a whole Easter Egg one once. Ugh.<BR/> <BR/>Tunnock's TeaCakes are a staple at our house, thanks to DarceysMam. Personally, I preferred my marshmallow a little firmer as a kid; those ones you could pick the chocolate off the outside and then the biscuit off the bottom to see how much jam had been used as glue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-57925689982712496262008-10-28T20:27:00.000+00:002008-10-28T20:27:00.000+00:00When I was at the Scottish Museum of Childhood bac...When I was at the Scottish Museum of Childhood back in the summer, they had some books in the shop, featuring individual decades. Each one simply consisted of pictures (I'm talking really high quality photographs) of products (foods, games, magazines etc.) from the relevant decade. The 70s one was an absolute treat - it had a double-page spread dedicated to sweets and chocolate from the 70s - all the stuff we've been talking about and more.<BR/><BR/>Stupidly, I didn't take a note of the titles. Ring any bells with anyone?ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-21836943816257752302008-10-28T19:07:00.000+00:002008-10-28T19:07:00.000+00:00I can't remember yo-yos, but I'd have said the equ...I can't remember yo-yos, but I'd have said the equation is:<BR/><BR/>Green wrapper + mint topping + chocolate coating = Viscount<BR/><BR/>The last time I saw Nouvelle Vague, one of the singers was channelling the spirit of Josie Lawrence, and frankly it was not the time or the place for it.GarethIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049307897945686705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-27095352949673103322008-10-28T17:46:00.000+00:002008-10-28T17:46:00.000+00:00& don't forget Walker's Nonsuch toffee...& don't forget Walker's Nonsuch toffee - that comes in an unbreakable slab. Made in Wigan, I think.Shoegazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828201930225840725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-59262198111948823762008-10-28T16:39:00.000+00:002008-10-28T16:39:00.000+00:00You're right about the wafer biscuit, tfd - still ...You're right about the wafer biscuit, tfd - still very much with us, as are Tunnock's tea cakes. A bit like Tom Jones, it seems, Tunnock's. Playing to a new young audience having skipped a couple of generations since its heyday.<BR/><BR/>However, I think there's a bit of a Mexican stand-off going on in the collective memory between Tunnock's Caramel, Cadbury's Caramel, Nestle's Caramac, the perhaps apocryphal rock-hard Carmel bar and the crypto-caramel, equally teeth-chastening Dime bar. I'm also feeling a bit sick.May1366https://www.blogger.com/profile/16866631487529467391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-63827868056132775922008-10-28T16:20:00.000+00:002008-10-28T16:20:00.000+00:00@TFD, that be them! Maybe, keeping them in the fri...@TFD, that be them! Maybe, keeping them in the fridge was not a good idea.Shoegazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828201930225840725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-89407357136393132762008-10-28T15:36:00.000+00:002008-10-28T15:36:00.000+00:00Shoey, you're not by any chance referring to Tunno...Shoey, you're not by any chance referring to Tunnocks Caramel Wafers, are you? made in Ulverston and now featuring a plain chocolate version? because if so, it must've been very old stock or something.treefrogdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668655760960757921noreply@blogger.com