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Old 09-04-2007, 15:06   #91
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Ah yes, Margaret, but which sort ? ... the rainbow type which left yer palate without its top layer of skin, or the pink American Soda but had a tendency to give you flatulence
There was only one sort in the 1940's - bright yellow crystals - made tongue and lips look jaundiced
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Old 09-04-2007, 15:24   #92
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ohhhh i used to love american soda, havent had that for years with one of those kojak lollys you cant get anymore
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Old 18-04-2007, 00:22   #93
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An ice cream cone with a Cadbury's Flake stuck in it. And at Christmas the selection boxes!!!
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cinder toffee love it getting stuck to my teeth
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Old 24-04-2007, 21:24   #95
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mine was something called imps i don,t nowe if you rembber them they was like tiny spannish bits in a little tin
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oh yeh little pieces of hard liquorice, they ruddy horrible...lol
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coltsfoot rock n sarsaparilla tablets....u cant beat em!
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and....bettabars too!!
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coltsfoot rock n sarsaparilla tablets....u cant beat em!

ummmm lush im with you on this one .. but not so much the sasparella s.....
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anglo bubbly
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also cheery lips, now they are horrible
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also cheery lips, now they are horrible
LOL .. Cherry lips ya' daft apeth .. see my post #78 ...
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oh sh.......sugar spelt it wrong....lol

'daft apeth'....havent heard that for yonks...lol
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Love coltfoot rock. Imps, an aquired taste, haven't seen them in ages.
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Old 02-05-2007, 19:05   #105
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i liked the little ice lollys you could buy from corner shop, cost about 2p, also a bag of mojos and other stuff for 10p bag....you got loads!!!!! half penny sweets...lol
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