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Old 10-09-2003, 21:33   #16
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Lucky bags anybody remember them.Call them kinder surprises now and they are chocolate and not paper.
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Old 10-09-2003, 23:48   #17
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Caramel wafers. Even better these days covered in chocolate. mmmm
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Old 10-09-2003, 23:49   #18
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you can still get lucky bags at woolies £1:99
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You can get cheaper ones. Some 99p then cheap crappy ones for around 50p.
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Old 11-09-2003, 09:48   #20
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Pontifract Cakes..Made me regular :-[[/quote]



Me too!!!!   I loved em, still do but unfortunately can't eat them and be around other people :-[
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Old 13-09-2003, 22:44   #21
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Gob stoppers. Changed colours as you sucked. Blackcurrant lollies dipped in water.
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what about raspberry ruffles and cocoanut mushrooms yum yum
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Old 14-09-2003, 11:59   #23
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Screwballs...
Those ice cream thingies with the bubblegum in the bottom.
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Old 18-09-2003, 17:13   #24
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Anybody remember the Mambo things? Big pyramid things that were either frozen or drunk cold.I think they were called mambos.Not sure it is a long time ago
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Old 18-09-2003, 17:15   #25
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Do you mean Jubileeys???
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Old 18-09-2003, 17:16   #26
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[quote author=Mik_Dickinson link=board=nostalgia;num=1062791687;start=0#23 date=09/18/03 at 18:13:12]Anybody remember the Mambo things? Big pyramid things that were either frozen or drunk cold.I think they were called mambos.Not sure it is a long time ago[/quote]



;D  I remember those, always had em frozen though, and yes, they were called Mambos. When you got to the middle of them, they were too thick to bite through, you had to let them melt a bit.

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Definatly called jubilees. Orange in triangular waxy cardboardie packaging. nice too.
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lettie is not old enough to remember jubilees  
thats what they called them when we were young
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yup I remember mambo's ! we get the same things here called bibo's kids loveum
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