The new Mystery Sweet in Revels

[Kevin Mc]

You get the spelling /grammar thing on all the forums. That's one of the things the pedant in me likes about a car forum I frequent - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/ - they often pour scorn on such errors, and god help any kids that get on using text speak

As for the Revels - I love them too. Scoffed a bag of them tonight (with the new mystery sweet), though they didn't hit the sides and I didn't even notice the new one I liked the coffee one too.

[Martin]

Never did like the things. Whatever happened to Treats. Remember Peanut Treats, Toffee Treats etc ? I think I've got that right, sure they were called Treats.

[History]

Never did like the things. Whatever happened to Treats. Remember Peanut Treats, Toffee Treats etc ? I think I've got that right, sure they were called Treats.

I think you're right Martin. The peanut ones were the best Revel's chocolate tastes awful.

[Martin]

History, didn't Treats used to have different colours for each content ? It seems so long ago and I'm struggling to remember the finer details.

[The Hitman]

Never did like the things. Whatever happened to Treats. Remember Peanut Treats, Toffee Treats etc ? I think I've got that right, sure they were called Treats.

Do you not mean Poppets?

[EMDEE]

These were different from Poppets. They were made by Mars, and had a shiny sugar coating on the outside like Smarties. If I remember rightly they were spelt Treets rather than Treats. The ones that were known as All Chocolate Treets became Minstrels, but as far as I know the peanut ones are still available, although they now come in a mixture of colours instead of the traditional chocolate colour, but I have no idea what they are called now. I think the toffee ones disappeared.

I'm one of these stubborn characters that still calls a Snickers bar a Marathon, and couldn't see the point of changing the name.

[Martin]

Yes Emdee, you are correct. I had forgotten about the spelling, but it makes sense now.
I agree about Marathon, it's never tasted the same since the name change ! But then again, wasn't it Opal Fruits that went downhill after a change of name ? Or was it Spangles, or did they just kill them off ?
Oh yes, and what was the chocolate bar that was always in machines at train stations, Bar - something or other.






Bring Back Golden Cup Bars.

[Martin]

PS......Always thought the Orange ones tasted nicest. (Cue Innonsaigh). Whoops, did I say that ? Nuaghty, naughty Martin.

[EMDEE]

Oh yes, and what was the chocolate bar that was always in machines at train stations, Bar - something or other.

Would that be Bar 6? Something like KitKat but with 6 short wafers instead of 4 long ones. The wafer was different as well, as it had chocolate layers inside it.

[Martin]

YES, Bar- Six, that's the one. Thanks for that. It was a Kit-Kat sort of thing as I remember. Do they still make them ?

[EMDEE]

YES, Bar- Six, that's the one. Thanks for that. It was a Kit-Kat sort of thing as I remember. Do they still make them ?

Just did a search for them. Apparently they were withdrawn in the early 1970s.

[chuckiebay]

What happened to Cadbury's Fruit Bar? I think that's what it was called and it was milk chocolate with 5/6 flavours in each bar. There's a lack of that sort of sweetie now. The favourites when sweeties came off the ration in the early fifties were Rowantrees fruit gums because they lasted well and in second place fruit pastilles.

[EMDEE]

Was the Fruit Bar a different thing from Five Centre, which was a version of Fry's Chocolate Cream but with five different fruit flavours along the length of the bar, so that each bit was a different flavour?

[SARID]

When I was wee, I couldn't see past a Mars Bar. I think they were about twice the size they are nowadays.

[Govangirl]

I loved a chocolate bar called an MB Bar. I also liked Tiffins and Caramacs. But best of all were Lucky Numbers!

And why did they ever remove the lime barrel from Milk Tray???