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. 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

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That might explain why research conducted by its parent company revealed that 75 per cent of shoppers have fond memories of the Barratt brand, with adults often indulging in the sweets they enjoyed in their youth to escape the grind of adult life. We have fond memories of brands such as Barratt and Bassett, creators of the famous Liquorice Allsorts (Photo: Museums Sheffield) A taste of nostalgia 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.”Cadbury Schweppes merged its newly acquired sugar confectionery operations to form Trebor Bassett Ltd. Forever a favourite with children and adults alike - White Mice is a chocolate treat that nobody can refuse. The smooth and creamy white chocolate texture is hard to beat. We also available have pink and white mice /large-pink-white-mice for a unique and fun strawberry twist or traditional sugar mice /sugar-mice for a true retro classic. These morish mice will always be a fun one to eat! 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?

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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. On top of impressing an eclectic audience of adults on a trip down memory lane and children on the hunt for the next on-trend treat brands such as Barratt also have to make sure their sweets are appropriate in our sugar-conscious era. That involves a delicate balance between doing their bit to lower sugar content while still making sure people feel they are having a treat. Nothing will ever beat the classic Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts! In 1899, a confectionary sale representative dropped a tray of the liquorice delights and mixed them all up (when scrambling them off of the floor to save them). Intrigued by the jumbled-up colourful creation, Bassetts started manufacturing their allsorts on a mass scale and they've been around ever since! Are you a fan?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. Minties 'Minties' is a brand of confectionery originating in Australia and manufactured in both Australia and New Zealand for their respective… 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. British painter Sarah Graham was born in Hitchin, England in 1977 and works mostly with oil on canvas.She completed a BA (hons) in Fine Art from De Montfort University in Leicester 2000, and has been pursuing her passion ever since. From 2001 - 2007 she exhibited her work at independent art galleries and art fairs in the UK and overseas. Graham signed with a major UK fine art publisher in 2007 before her work became widely available as limited edition prints, alongside originals throughout the UK. Hostess Trolley The LG Hawkins company introduced its "heated sideboard" in 1931, but it was 22 years before one of its designers,…

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Goblin Teasmade Now a mid-20th century icon, the Goblin Teasmade - which first appeared in 1936 - was one of the first… It is not a challenge they have shied away from, says Fretwell. They have already switched to all natural colours and flavours – a change undertaken without anyone really noticing. And the reduction in sugar is ongoing. Last year the sugar content in Fruit Salad Softies – a modern twist on the classic Fruit Salad of years gone by – was reduced by 21 per cent, while the dip dab Softie lolly, not on the market yet, will be 38 per cent lower in sugar content than similar products. Not so sweet

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… Pressure group Action on Sugar wants similar rules to be applied to sweets and chocolate, with a ban on multibuy promotions, and a 20 per cent levy on all confectionery.