kevindolphin 5 Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 can anyone remember the penny arrow bar ....in the 60s jublies, funny faces ice cream, lord toffingham. 70s....bar 6 cabana aztec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 We had a recent long thread about sweets of our childhoods...I'll try to find it, and post a link. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Olez... http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?sh...hl=penny+drinks Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Quarter of strawberry Bonbons please. Â 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 That looks foreign RR! Â Not one of Ben's establishments! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 The posters are foreign, Dutch? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Let's see if Ben knows what Rossem's Troost is. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 One of his old flames? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 When i was in Amsterdam,,,, old Rossem worked in a VG shop...and Troost me she loved a good smoke,,down by the Canal's..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 It's Dutch for the word 'comfort' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Told you it was one of his old flames! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Ben in 4 words. Â Been there; done that. (even in Holland). 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Go anywhere for a Dutch treat! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 I just put Rossems Troost in the translator, it came back as Big Maud. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 VG began its days i believe in Holland....and somewhere in translation VG in Dutch meant working together ie Wholesaler/retailer Vay,vee,,Jee,,Gee or sumat like it,,,they had their main Office on Sackville street in London...enjoyed my time with them,,,at their Peak they had over 2,000 stores in the UK,,the largest Voluntary group was Spar,,over 5,000 in the UK...The other main Voluntary group stores were Mace,,Alliance,,Vivo,,Wavy Line,,APT and Centro...thought you might want to know that... Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All stores were privately owned,,and it was a fierce battle trying to win over the opposition,,,but great days and nights,, My training at Marsdens in 'Grocery Retail' stood me in good stead for my role at VG...with A.B.Gibsons of Daybrook... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Didn't VG stores have shop fascias with yellowish/blue vertical lines? Or have I imagined that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Yes Jill they did,,,AB.Gibson held the VG Franchise for most of the Midlands,,South.Yorkshire and East Anglia...with depots in Daybrook,,Peterborough and Moxley in the West Midlands....loved my 11 years with them,,,met and worked with so many great characters..with so many funny stories to tell.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Back to sweets of old. I bought some Black Jacks last week and find the product development people have been dabbling with the recipe again. The aniseed flavouring is hardly discernible any more. Whatever test/trial methodology they used to validate the change, it's failed miserably. The current product is light years away from the original I enjoyed as a school kid in the 50s and 60s. Almost certainly the recipe change is driven by the need to cut costs but sorry to say the product is now screwed. I fully expect it to disappear off the shelves as older consumers at least will be less than impressed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Interesting how tastes vary.  I never liked aniseed or licorice and still don't. I can eat almost anything else, but nothing with those two in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 I'm amazed the name hasn't been changed. Hardly pc nowadays, is it?  My sister and I used to love Victory Vs. We bought them from Merriman's shop opposite Berridge Road School. Decanted from a large jar into a little, white paper bag.  Just the smell cleared your head if you had a cold.  You can still buy them but they are no longer the same. They took out the chloroform!  Ruined a good sweet! I'm surprised they're still called Victory Vs. A bit, erm....imperialist-sounding these days.  And what about mint imperials?  They'll be off the menu. Connotations of colonialism!  Hands off our sweets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 I like whitebait but does that now have have racial connotations? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Black Jacks or Fruit salads, 4 for an old penny. That's 960 for a quid. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Black pudding? My neighbour has it delivered by the boxful. Yech! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Another one was Barnips. Little squares of rock hard something that cleared your sinuses, loved 'em. Another one was Zubes. Did find both of them in Boots, Norwich, about 4 years ago. Must have been in a time warp. Jill, there's nowt wrong with Black pudding. You should try it sometime, (your cats would like it too). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 Black pudding is a gourmet’s delight. White pudding is disgusting. But then I’m prejudiced! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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