What do you get most nostalgic about? (select up to three answers)
Total Voters: 87
Loading ...Posted in 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Before my time, Food & Drink, Products, UK & Ireland on Jul 3rd, 2008
Some people chew it, some people smoke it, but no-one seems to sniff tobacco anymore.
In our local pub (very oldy worldy CAMRA type), there’s a rack by the door filled with little metal pots. They have funny flavours written in old school lettering on the lids. This is snuff and you won’t find many pubs […]
Posted in 1990s, Advertising, Food & Drink, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on May 14th, 2008
I can push a Push Pop, can you push a Push Pop?
I remember these Push Pops being advertised at us very cynically during children’s TV shows so much that my mates and I all rushed out to the shops to buy them.
We soon learned that Push Pops tasted pretty horrible and also, probably owing to […]
Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Food & Drink, Products, Toys & Games on Mar 27th, 2008
The best quality Kinder Egg toys were only available in Germany, where the sweet originated. I was given these toys to photograph by an enthusiast, TC, who was brought up in Germany
Posted in 1990s, Advertising, Food & Drink on Mar 18th, 2008
Don’t you just love this classic?
Girl (thinking): I wish, I wish I had a lovely surprise.
Boy (thinking): Something to play with -and some chocolate.
Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Advertising, Australia & New Zealand, Food & Drink, Rest of World, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Dec 3rd, 2007
Nobody really likes them and you get them every Christmas, but somehow Ferrero Rocher exude the aspirations of middle-class housewives everywhere with their gold wrappers and ability to be stacked into pyramids. I have a friend who once mentioned that she was enjoying a particular Ferrero Rocher only to be given an entire box every […]
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Australia & New Zealand, Festivals, Food & Drink, Rest of World, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Nov 28th, 2007
I never quite understood why we had satsumas in our stockings at Christmas and oranges at the Christingle service. It may well be something to do with them being expensive in “the olden days” and so reserved for special occassions like Christmas. However, I always much preferred the sweets, chocolate and other presents inside and […]
Posted in 1990s, 2000s, Advertising, Australia & New Zealand, Festivals, Food & Drink, Rest of World, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Nov 27th, 2007
“Holidays are coming, Holidays are coming”
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Australia & New Zealand, Food & Drink, School Life, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Nov 26th, 2007
They always used to serve arctic roll for school dinners. I don’t know whether arctic roll was especially cheap for some reason, or whether someone just liked making it but I always enjoyed it and could never work out how it was made. Everyone always tried for seconds and thirds when arctic roll was involved.
Posted in 1990s, Fashion, Food & Drink, Music, Products, Rest of World, UK & Ireland on Nov 19th, 2007
Featured on the start of “Could It be Magic?” by Take That in 1992, large plastic dummies were very cool in the early nineties. I had a one made out of sugar -a kind of boiled sweet. Originating in the clubbing scene of large yellow smily faces, the large plastic dummies were worn on string […]
Posted in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Australia & New Zealand, Food & Drink, Products, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Oct 2nd, 2007
Everyone was jealous of those hallow’d few who had a Soda Stream maker. Make you own lemonade! Amazing. My next door neighbour had one with a pump action. They’ve come quite some way since then. Inordinately expensive when compared with the price of just buying a bottle of lemonade from the shop, but infinitely more […]
Posted in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Advertising, Children's T.V., Food & Drink, Personalities, T.V. Shows, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Oct 1st, 2007
In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else […]
Posted in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Food & Drink, UK & Ireland on Sep 25th, 2007
They haven’t been seen in the wild for years, but this depleted species of chocolate bar is determined not to go the same way as the Opal Fruit and Wispa. Have you seen a Ruffle lately? If so, report the raspberry fondant and coconut rarity here.
Posted in 1990s, Food & Drink, News & Current Affairs, Products, UK & Ireland, Uncategorized on Sep 23rd, 2007
I used to live about 300 metres from a Safeway’s store and most of the teenage population of my town worked there. In addition to picking up the groceries I could obtain the entire month’s gossip in the time it took to scan the bread and vegetables.
However, when Morrisons took over, not only did they […]
Posted in 1990s, 2000s, Food & Drink, UK & Ireland, US & Canada on Jul 15th, 2007
All that chocolate, all that chew.
Just right for you, the Riesen chocolate chew!
Such a catchy tune and even better toffee. Few sweets (or lollies for our Aussie readers) have such dark toffee or such a demanding chew. Made by Storck, these delectable chewy treats even have their own games.
Posted in 1990s, Food & Drink, UK & Ireland on Jul 5th, 2007
Starburst used to be called Opal Fruits until 1998. Mars changed the name to bring the UK in line with its international markets. It did the same with Snickers (formerly Marathon) as part of a global branding exercise.
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