Fruit Salad and Black Jacks Chews 1 Kilo Bag

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In medieval and Victorian times, sweets were treats for adults, but somewhere along the way the focus shifted to children, says Charrington-Hollins. Thanks to our memories of crunching Kola Kubes and feasting on toffees, our love for certain sweets continues even when we leave childhood behind, she says. “People get very protective about products remaining the same because it’s part of their childhood.”

Traditional English Sweets, our top 10 - A Quarter Of

UK adults eat around 60g of sugar per day, with teenagers consuming as much as 75g. Public Health England says that anybody over 11 should only eat around 30g, or seven sugar cubes, a day. Wine Gums have been a household name for years and were first invented over 100 years ago! In contrast to their name, Wine Gums contain no alcohol, but each coloured sweet is named after a type of wine. Wine Gums are traditionally made in 5 shapes: kidney, crown, rhombus, circle, and oblong (and also in a variety of colours). Which is your favourite shape and colour?Nevertheless, the fact remains that sugar causes health problems. Registered dietitian Helen Bond says: “A spoonful of sugar here and there may seem harmless, but it soon adds up and can boost your daily [energy] calorie intake, and cause dental disease in children. New Coke "New Coke" almost spelt the end for the Coca-Cola empire in 1985. They changed the flavour of Coke and the…

Blackjacks - Do You Remember?

So there are our best traditional English sweets. perhaps we've reminded you of a retro childhood favourite or we've introduced you to a new favourite? For the sake of our waistlines and health, Public Health England (PHE) recommends we should be halving the amount of added or newly termed ‘free sugars’ [sugar that’s been added to food by you or a manufacturer, as well as natural sugars you get in honey, syrups and unsweetened fruit juice] we’re consuming to no more than 5 per cent of our daily calories – that’s around 30g of sugar (or about 7 teaspoons) a day for adults, and less for children, depending on their age. By 1981 Trebor was the UK’s leading maker of children’s sugar confectionery, selling 2.5m sweets each day and now sold over half the mints bought in Britain. Runts – the candy sweet that looks like fruit, making some kids feel like they are getting their 5-a-day whilst rotting their teeth. Well that’s what the tagline should have been. Another of Willy Wonka’s creations (actually Nestle, but they obtained the Charlie and the Chocolate factories rights). These provided a tangy citrus like flavour when you bit into one of these beauties. You can still find them in some of those annoying 20p in and twist machines – which never give you enough sweets for your dollar. Sherbet Fountain The transformation.Space Dust Nobody ate Space Dust because it tasted nice. In fact, most people probably couldn't tell you what it tasted like. It wasn't…

Retro Sweets from your childhood Retro Sweets from your childhood

Balancing nostalgia and people’s reluctance to let go of their childhood favourites with the need to win over a brand new audience is a task for Fretwell and his team. Yet that challenge has not stopped them trying twists on tried and tested classics, such as a new Sour Apple dip dab that riffs on the old-school version, to mark the relaunch.With St George's Day right around the corner on Friday 23rd April, why not celebrate the patron saint of England with our favourite traditional English confectionaries that we all know and love. We're sure that George would probably have a sweet tooth himself and so here are just a few of the sweets that you'll remember from your childhood and that you can still buy at AQuarterOf.co.uk today Sno-Cone Machines In 1967, Hasbro introduced its little icy treat factories to sweaty summer cities and suburbs everywhere. The Frosty Sno-Man Sno-Cone…

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Everyone loves a sweet treat now and again, but traditional sweets provide no nutrition, only calories from sugars – and the type that we should be cutting down on. Three sweets (26g) will provide 20g sugar – that is 67 per cent of your daily maximum free sugar allowance.” During the 1960s Trebor sold well around the world. North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia all performed strongly. Thanks to this export success, the firm won one of the first Queen’s Awards for Industry. Nothing is more nostalgic than these melt-in-the-mouth Raspberry-flavoured shrimp-shaped delights. If you have never had these - don't worry, they don't taste like seafood! Nothing compares to the iconic Bassetts Shrimp. Do you chew yours or let them melt on your tongue a bit first? Pink Shrimps have always been an incredibly moreish sweet.But more than one in five adults eat these bags alone, and more than a third of 16 to 24 year olds.