Sweets and crisps article in Sunday Independent

BrianD3

There's an article about old sweets, crisps etc. in the magazine section of today's independent, Macaroon bars, Tayto, Red lemonade etc.

One thing I found hillarious is there's a picture of an ad for HB ice cream and in it there's a picture of a "Golly Bar". Not very politically correct! And the ad doesn't even look that old.

Dudess

Oh class! Hate that paper but going to try and blag me a copy for that article. Brilliant!

abelard

Yeah I read that article earlier and really enjoyed it. i picked up on the Golly bar thing too, but i was more shocked to be reminded of just how little ice creams cost back then. I'm not at all old at 19, but even i rememer sub 20p loop-the-loops. Really makes me feel we get ripped off these days. And bring back the Mint Choc ice cream I say!

Dudess

I remember Cornettos being 50p and the biggest luxury ever.

the Shades

NOooo birng back the Mint Feast first! yummy yummy

Wishbone Ash

I have a Tatyo bag marked 3p. What year would that have been? circa 1975?

Ruu_Old

3p. :eek: Cornettos were a luxury item when I was a lad, very rare that I would get one of those.

challengemaster

what century are you from! :eek:

Wishbone Ash

Ruu wrote:

Cornettos were a luxury item when I was a lad, very rare that I would get one of those.

Same here. The first one I got was as a treat coming from hospital after getting the top of one of my fingers sutured back on. I had cut it off earlier. I was about 9 or 10.

mike65

3 penny Tayto bags were mid 70s maybe earlier. I remember the cheapest crisps were King, not as good as Tayto.

Speaking of which http://cgi.ebay.ie/KING-CRISPS-Cheese-Onion-6-pack-eBay-Ireland_W0QQitemZ4422853935QQcategoryZ79631QQcmdZViewItem


Mike.

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mike65 wrote:

Speaking of which http://cgi.ebay.ie/KING-CRISPS-Cheese-Onion-6-pack-eBay-Ireland_W0QQitemZ4422853935QQcategoryZ79631QQcmdZViewItem

That is just genius. Fair play to them.

Dudess

challengemaster wrote:

what century are you from! :eek:

Less lip from you young folk! Yep, Cornettos were launched in the mid to late 80s (I'm thinking about '86) and they were a major luxury since 50p was considered a huge amount to spend on a confectionary item.

constitutionus

Dudess wrote:

Less lip from you young folk! Yep, Cornettos were launched in the mid to late 80s (I'm thinking about '86) and they were a major luxury since 50p was considered a huge amount to spend on a confectionary item.

i remember when the magnums were lauched with the extortionate price of
80p , i dont think you can get a choc ice for less than a euro now.

never really was fond of cornettos, mainly because they felt like a rip off. you'd get way more in a real ice cream cone that you'd get out of a van. but i miss the golly bar like hell, no chance of it comming back though too un PC . kinda like the KIA ORA adds that used to be on telly (remember " i'll be your dog" !) or UM BONGO.

Ruu_Old

constitutionus wrote:

i remember when the magnums were lauched with the extortionate price of
80p , i dont think you can get a choc ice for less than a euro now.

never really was fond of cornettos, mainly because they felt like a rip off. you'd get way more in a real ice cream cone that you'd get out of a van. but i miss the golly bar like hell, no chance of it comming back though too un PC . kinda like the KIA ORA adds that used to be on telly (remember " i'll be your dog" !) or UM BONGO.

"Just one cornettooooo, get itttt to meeee". Horrible ads.

Wishbone Ash

Dudess wrote:

Cornettos were launched in the mid to late 80s (I'm thinking about '86) .

I left school in 1986 but I remember eating Cornettos way before that!

Dudess

Maybe they didn't reach Cork til '86!

Brian Capture

Dudess wrote:

Less lip from you young folk! Yep, Cornettos were launched in the mid to late 80s (I'm thinking about '86) and they were a major luxury since 50p was considered a huge amount to spend on a confectionary item.

Cornettos were launched the year I was born, 1976.

I remember seeing the advert with the guy singing on the gondola when I was three or four.

Dudess

Wow! Could have sworn I remembered them coming out as a new item. Maybe they were repackaged or something.

crosstownk

Wishbone Ash wrote:

I have a Tatyo bag marked 3p. What year would that have been? circa 1975?

The shop in school sold Taytos for 3p. That was in 1977. Snax were 2p - same as the bus fare!!!

Grem

Thats so crazy! 2p for snax?! mmmmmmm Snax are so good.

CrowdedHouse

constitutionus wrote:

but i miss the golly bar like hell, no chance of it comming back though too un PC .

I could have sworn I saw some the other day.

Ruu_Old

CrowdedHouse wrote:

I could have sworn I saw some the other day.

Probably, are they not just called "icebergers" or something now?

constitutionus

nah, icebergers are the one thats like a sandwich. legend in their own right, never could actually figure out what the hell they're made of. presumed its some kind of composite biscuit in the end. kinda half bourbon and half digestive with a wedge of ice cream in the middle.

poor old golly bars long gone

CrowdedHouse

constitutionus wrote:

poor old golly bars long gone

No - definitely saw them today.I'll buy one tomorrow and take a pic

Nevyn

They are still called Golly Bar but are in a plastic wrap and not the blue folded paper cover that had gollywogs on them.

r3nu4l

Anyone remember Kojak ice-pops? I remember having one when my Auntie bought her newly-built house in River Forest in Leixlip and we were walking back to my house in Lucan.

They were a black coloured, flavoured ice-pop. Looking back now, I wonder were they called Kojak because they were black? :eek:

I also remember buying a packet of taytos for 3 and a half pence but not 3 pence. Late 1970's inflation huh? :rolleyes:

Drag00n79

r3nu4l wrote:

Anyone remember Kojak ice-pops? I remember having one when my Auntie bought her newly-built house in River Forest in Leixlip and we were walking back to my house in Lucan.

They were a black coloured, flavoured ice-pop. Looking back now, I wonder were they called Kojak because they were black? :eek:

No, I don't remember the Kojak ice-pop. The only black one I can remember was the Dracula one. It was black on the outside and red ice (or blood as I used to imagine!) in the middle.

Hagar

r3nu4l wrote:

I also remember buying a packet of taytos for 3 and a half pence but not 3 pence. Late 1970's inflation huh? :rolleyes:

I remember Tayto for 4d and Perri for 3d. That's old pence, so you could get 60 packs of Tayto or 80 packs of Perri for £1. But who ever had a £1? 6d was my limit then.

Dudess

4d? Hagar, you're surely not my parents' age?!

Hagar

Check my profile.
I was born in black and white, I had no colour in my cheeks until i was eight.

Dudess

Ah you're ten years younger than the auldies.