Paging Whinging Courier...

Found them if you're interested...

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/texan-bars-texans-p-1139.html

 

Good grief - I never thought they'd re-release those. I'm almost tempted
to order some.

 

Don't.

They're nowhere near as good as they used to be. They are using a REALLY
cheap 'n nasty couverture and the nougat inside is like eating sticky
saccharine. Really disappointing imho.

 

I'm on the brink of ordering a kilo each of sherbet pips and sarsaparilla
tablets - although the latter look like a knock-off version, rather than the
original, flatter, non-frosted variety.

 

Oooops too late!

Oh well we shall see. I treated myself to some other nostalgia sweeties
like Drumsticks and Barley Sugar Twists. My dentist will kill me.

 

Funny, that's exactly how I remember them ...

 

To be fair they were probably *always* like that!

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Dan White belched forth and ejected the
following:

Thanks, Dan.

I found some in a nearby shop.

They're a lot harder than I remember and as my mouth wasn't full of
dental work back then I didn't notice how tooth-pullingly sticky they
were.

I /might/ buy another but I just can't risk the "stick".

Thanks though, if I hadn't found them I'd have bought one or two.

<Looks at the rest of the site>

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Paul Corfield belched forth and ejected the
following:

Maybe I haven't looked hard enough but I used to love fruit salads and
black jacks.

 

If you haven't already found them on the site Dan gave you:

http://www.mrsbrowns.co.uk/acatalog/TOP_10_OLD_FASHIONED_SWEETS.html

 

Bloody hell, they've gone up a bit

used to be 4 for an old penny

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, raden belched forth and ejected the following:

1/2p each from the ice cream man is where I got mine.

I notice they have flying saucers, too.

Cor, *and* rhubarb and custards!

<Slurp>

 

On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:54:32 +0000, Jackie

[old sweets]

And here is one especially for WUN.

http://www.mrsbrowns.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_WERTHERS_ORIGINALS.html

I love the description ;-)

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Paul Corfield

<places bulk order>

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