At primary school break time we could troop down to the office and buy; Quarterbacks, Meanies, Skydivers or all manner of strange flavoured Benson potato crisps - I reckon' they got these weird flavours cheaper from the cash and carry...

I noticed Quarterbacks are erm back in the corner shop last night and bought a bag - a very poor imitation of the 80s ones.

When they brought back Ringos it was a travesty - no relation whatsoever to the flat powdery originals - just dogmuck ten a penny maize onion rings.

Not seen Smiths Salt 'n' Shake for ages...

In normal circumstances I never eat crisps - but doing so much sitting on my arse of late I think it's only right to be troughing on  empty calories as well...

Warby's did excellent crisps at one time - only available from Hampsons, or did I imagine that?

2 minutes ago, SatanGreavsie said:

Would you admit to Parma Violets?

Yes, but only with an accompanying packet of those multi flavoured ones in the same size pack and form - name escapes me...

Cherry lips and floral gums strictly for the girls and doing skipping with the girls lads.

1 minute ago, Youri McAnespie said:

Yes, but only with an accompanying packet of those multi flavoured ones in the same size pack and form - name escapes me...

Cherry lips and floral gums strictly for the girls and doing skipping with the girls lads.

Any sweets that taste like flowers deserve the bin. 

7 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Were potato puffs those flaky offcuts that went everywhere?

They did look like a by-product but I was assured once by a Burtons employee they were bespoke.

They had a picture of the American Dennis the Menace on the pack iirc.

Salt and Vinegar, Beef and the utterly pointless Plain (not even Ready Salted if I think back) and were there Cheese and Tomato ones? Very rare those.

They were tipping crisps - no other sensible option.

7 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

Any sweets that taste like flowers deserve the bin. 

Parma Violets taste of Parma Violets.

I've never tasted violets, I think they're mildly toxic even, but I bet they don't taste like their namesake toffees - which are a unique taste.

Hedgehog

19 minutes ago, ZicoKelly said:

as were S&V Discos

 

They probably just trumped S+V Smiths Square Crisps in the 'steeped in battery acid' stakes.

4 minutes ago, Spider said:

Hedgehog

All the rage for one year...

Marmite/Bovril Crisps, Curry Crisps, Turkey and Stuffing...

These need bringing back.

16 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

They did look like a by-product but I was assured once by a Burtons employee they were bespoke.

They had a picture of the American Dennis the Menace on the pack iirc.

Salt and Vinegar, Beef and the utterly pointless Plain (not even Ready Salted if I think back) and were there Cheese and Tomato ones? Very rare those.

They were tipping crisps - no other sensible option.

The plain were pointless. Also it was always the.slightly smelly kid who seemed to eat them.

23 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

Yes, but only with an accompanying packet of those multi flavoured ones in the same size pack and form - name escapes me...

Cherry lips and floral gums strictly for the girls and doing skipping with the girls lads.

Apparently these have always been called 'fizzers' - I ate these on a regular basis as a kid and never called them that - they were always Swizzels...

2 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

The plain were pointless. Also it was always the.slightly smelly kid who seemed to eat them.

Puffs or plain puffs?

Plain puffs did smell a bit like (god/allah forgive us) the class tramp(s) - maybe a chicken/egg scenario?

Edited January 9, 20215 yr by Youri McAnespie

45 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said:

Anyone remember Dundee biscuits? They where huge shortbread, with chocolate on one side and sugared on the other? Noone other than me seems to remember them from the tuck shop. 

I remember them

1 hour ago, bolton_blondie said:

Tangy Tom's or chipsticks with a picture of a beaver on the front are what I remember. Take roof of your mouth off with the flavour. 

Had a packet of tangy toms Yesterday 😁

And can still get Dundee biscuits as well they had them in home bargains other week 

1 minute ago, Mr Grey said:

Daughter is now Celiac, so only crisp in the house are those lightweight Teddy Pom-Bears.

Never really been a crisp mon, but I do love a big bag of walkers sensations chille with a bottle of vino 🍷 👌

Lethal those things. Start of thinking I'm not gonna eat them all, then I always eat them all. 

Just now, Escobarp said:

Had a packet of tangy toms Yesterday 😁

And can still get Dundee biscuits as well they had them in home bargains other week 

No way. I'm off to home bargains! 

Took longer than I expected, somebody referring to them as 'crisp'.

Crisps. Fucking crisps. Plural, not singular.

When Morrisons was where Kwiksave then Iceland now the bus station is they used to sell these massive French chocolate sandwich biscuits - kind of like nicer Rich Teas with a chocolate filling, big packet/tube but light as a feather, with white corrugated card around them in the pack - they were belting.

My mam would drag me into the 'trampy' Hanbury's over the road - but would entice me with a promise of a pack of Stax.

These long pre-dated the yank rubbish that are Pringles - they should've sued.

Edited January 9, 20215 yr by Youri McAnespie

Mammoth Bites. They were like wotsits but sausage and bean flavour 

5p a bag too. 
 

epic snackage

Family shopper next to Bolton Castle have a massive batch of past sell buy date £1  a bag brands

just got quavers , cheesy wotsits , pickled onion monster munch

4 bags for a quid

8 minutes ago, crawshawbooth said:

Family shopper next to Bolton Castle have a massive batch of past sell buy date £1  a bag brands

just got quavers , cheesy wotsits , pickled onion monster munch

4 bags for a quid

A few years ago they were selling 1kg bags of seconds chocolate bars for about £1.50.

About 20 bars worth of malformed  Mars Bars, Drifters, Lion Bars, Kit-Kats etc. I used to pass there on a daily basis for a while and always bought a bag if I popped in...

I'd often eat half a bag without thinking, would never have ate the equivalent in normal bars.

Turned into a reet fat chewatt.

Took about a month of this to put on about two stone.

 

Edited January 9, 20215 yr by Youri McAnespie

these are the daddy - Tesco do 'em (or did  a year ago anyhow)

2 hours ago, bolton_blondie said:

Tangy Tom's or chipsticks with a picture of a beaver on the front are what I remember. Take roof of your mouth off with the flavour. 

You mean Nibbit Wheelz? Onion and vinegar or Mexican spice flavours. They were ace

9 minutes ago, SatanGreavsie said:

these are the daddy - Tesco do 'em (or did  a year ago anyhow)

Lidl have them right now mate 

1 hour ago, Youri McAnespie said:

Yes, but only with an accompanying packet of those multi flavoured ones in the same size pack and form - name escapes me...

Cherry lips and floral gums strictly for the girls and doing skipping with the girls lads.

Swizzles ? Also available as lollies. 
 

Always liked a packet of Love Hearts ( not for messages). 

2 minutes ago, Ani said:

Swizzles ? Also available as lollies. 
 

Always liked a packet of Love Hearts ( not for messages). 

Factory used to be in new mills If my memory serves me correctly. Dad used to bring home big bags of stuff when he delivered into them. 

17 minutes ago, Ani said:

Swizzles ? Also available as lollies. 
 

Always liked a packet of Love Hearts ( not for messages). 

I always thought they were 'Swizzles' - apparently they've always been 'Fizzers' (since 1933 or sommat)...

As Esco wrote Swizzles-Matlow is the maker but I thought Swizzles was also the name of those sweets that I'd eat in a one-er.