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Guinness

31-05-2013 13:16

Sweet Rationing

Fascinating little video on sweet rationing...lookout for the Spangles advert at the end....much simpler times before words were hijacked ;)

BBC News - The time when sweets were strictly rationed

jaysay

31-05-2013 17:11

Re: Sweet Rationing

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Originally Posted by Guinness (Post 1061280)

Fascinating little video on sweet rationing...lookout for the Spangles advert at the end....much simpler times before words were hijacked ;)

BBC News - The time when sweets were strictly rationed

Hell I'm glad it isn't now Guinness, a few sweets are the only pleasures I have these days:eek:

Retlaw

31-05-2013 18:39

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Originally Posted by Guinness (Post 1061280)

Fascinating little video on sweet rationing...lookout for the Spangles advert at the end....much simpler times before words were hijacked ;)

BBC News - The time when sweets were strictly rationed

I remember when it came off in 54, the shop in Abbey St near clives barbers, the number of women wi fake fur coats and big hats shovin and pushing commoners out of the way, and loading the back seats of their cars with jars and tins of toffee was disgusting.

JCB	31-05-2013 19:25

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Originally Posted by Guinness (Post 1061280)

lookout for the Spangles advert at the end.

And Spangles were the first sweets I bought when rationing ended . :D

davebtelford

01-06-2013 12:55

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Would have been better for my teeth if rationing had continued !

susie123

01-06-2013 13:15

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Do you remember Old English Spangles, in the black packet?

Guinness

01-06-2013 15:30

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1061407)

Do you remember Old English Spangles, in the black packet?

The Marmite of boiled sweets....definitely on the 'Yuk' side myself

vecrra

02-06-2013 17:32

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1061407)

Do you remember Old English Spangles, in the black packet?

Oh yes. Used to love those. Lasted for ages too :)

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