"Foods" you don't see anymore

GaryMunster · 01-10-2011 10:03AM

Dandy Bar and Touchdown bar

The Snipe · 01-10-2011 10:06AM

thebullkf wrote: »

XiledSniper wrote: »

You can get em all in one shop here in Limerick

where ..... sure tis only a spin away from me...:D

Mr. Simms accross from chicken hut

slavetothegrind · 01-10-2011 10:08AM

Cadburys seconds, broken snaks and kit kats, sold by the quarter.

Many's the time i spent my busfare on these and walked home from school.

i have no teeth now but hey...fair trade:p

Faing · 01-10-2011 10:15AM

Spangles

Darkginger · 01-10-2011 10:27AM

btard wrote: »

Vesta Curry meals. The 'meat' was shaped in square blocks. Had a few sultanas thrown in too, which I thought was very exotic. I loved them at the time, but I shudder to think what garbage was in them now.

Also Vesta Paella, which had tiny, dried up little shrimps in it, and wrinkled peas. I think they did a risotto, too. Those meals were my introduction to 'foreign' food, back in the late 70s. Our way of eating has changed so much since then!

volvoman480 · 01-10-2011 11:22AM

Those Campbells Meatballs were handsome yokes but woe betide you if you got the ones in onion gravy by mistake. Awful sh1te altogether..

I used to love chicken flavour Super Noodles too. You can still get them easily, I got a pack lately for old times sake. Bad move, they were crap.

The old Macaroon bars in the white wrapper were a favourite too. Does anyone remember the Freaky Foot ice cream, god I loved those. Golly bars were fantastic too.

Abi · 01-10-2011 11:28AM

volvoman480 wrote: »

I used to love chicken flavour Super Noodles too. You can still get them easily, I got a pack lately for old times sake. Bad move, they were crap.

Remember the ad for them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmlIb5NE3mE

The old Macaroon bars in the white wrapper were a favourite too.

They're still knocking about, half the size though

Does anyone remember the Freaky Foot ice cream, god I loved those. Golly bars were fantastic too.

Yip, remember them. Bring them back!

Caraville · 01-10-2011 11:32AM

Most of the stuff people are saying here are all still available! There are LOADS of these vintage sweet shops popping up all over the place that have most of the sweets mentioned already- there's one in Limerick as was said, one in Wexford, one in Cork, there are THREE in Kilkenny, think I saw one in Athlone or somewhere recently as well. Surely there's at least one in Dublin?

You can order online from this crowd anyway: http://www.slipsweetshop.com/index.php

I miss Sparkles, those orange ice pops. It's really hard to get ice pops now, it's all expensive ice creams or ice pops mixed with ice creams. I know there are Mr. Freezes, but not every shop has them. HB need to bring back Sparkles!

And Crunchos. They were unbelievable, and I haven't seen them in about 10 years

westendgirlie · 01-10-2011 11:42AM

Mikly Ways before they changed to "new and improved". The flyte bars tasted like the old milky way but I haven't seen a flyte bar around lately

Lyons cup cakes. Came in a box of six. 2 chocolate, 2 lemon & 2 orange. Big slab of solid icing on lovely sponge in a silver case. Anyone know how to make that icing?

ukonline · 01-10-2011 11:43AM

1. Puffa Puffa Rice.

2. Heinz used to do delicious burgers in a tin. You had to open both ends of the tin and push them out. They were about the size of Wagon Wheels. (Maybe people were cutting themselves getting them out).

3. Chicken and Bacon filled half-moon shaped crispy pancakes. Can't find them anywhere.

4. Patay that used to come in long tubes the size and shape of tomato puray tubes. Called 'Le Parfait' I think. There was a green or red flavour.

5. Fist sized yellow and pink cube-shaped cakes you'd get from a baker shop.

6. Wibbly Wobbly Wonders.

:P

Gummy Panda · 01-10-2011 11:45AM

Abi wrote: »

Remember the ad for them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmlIb5NE3mE

Showing your age, abi :pac:

I miss Golly Bars

Abi · 01-10-2011 11:50AM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Showing your age, abi :pac:

Well that back-fired

I'm omly 32 >_> Shuudup

Giuseppe55 · 01-10-2011 11:50AM

Hedgehog flavour crisps. They actually got some gyppos to confirm that they tasted like hedgehogs.

i124Q · 01-10-2011 11:56AM

Balfie wrote: »

I remember them Denny Steak an Kidney pies... There are still some around in the tin like that, but none can compare to the taste of the denny one.. I tell ya, slap the pastry lid of one of them things, piping hot with loads of butter on 2 slices of batch bread an it was heaven.. dipped into the sauce of the steak an kidney pie! oh those were the days!

How was the heart-attack for ya?

I miss Rolos with biscuit in them. They were divine! Nicer than munchies.
Then they had the giant rolo version. Yumyum!

Standard Toaster · 01-10-2011 11:56AM

Can you still get Rubble Bubble chewing gum or Desperate Dan bars??

All the Yellow Pack foods from Crazy Prices too.

Black Jack sweets...hmmm

Ghost Buster bars with the yummy green slime...hmmmmm x2

Can you still get Peperami bars?

Now that I think of it I haven't had a rice chrispy cake in years....must sort that out sharpish

westendgirlie · 01-10-2011 11:56AM

Giuseppe55 wrote: »

Hedgehog flavour crisps. They actually got some gyppos to confirm that they tasted like hedgehogs.

Bloody hell! That was a long, long time ago! I was in primary school. They were really gross tasting too <puke>

mackg · 01-10-2011 12:00PM

Wayne Victorious Gymnasium wrote: »

Campbells Meatballs
They came outta the can like dog food till thy warmed up and you got your protein. From select cuts no doubt

Poor Mother still blushes when we remind her of the sh*te she used to feed us

I ate a tin of them for breakfast this morning

Pandora2 · 01-10-2011 12:04PM

Caraville wrote: »

Most of the stuff people are saying here are all still available! There are LOADS of these vintage sweet shops popping up all over the place that have most of the sweets mentioned already- there's one in Limerick as was said, one in Wexford, one in Cork, there are THREE in Kilkenny, think I saw one in Athlone or somewhere recently as well. Surely there's at least one in Dublin?

You can order online from this crowd anyway: http://www.slipsweetshop.com/index.php

I miss Sparkles, those orange ice pops. It's really hard to get ice pops now, it's all expensive ice creams or ice pops mixed with ice creams. I know there are Mr. Freezes, but not every shop has them. HB need to bring back Sparkles!

And Crunchos. They were unbelievable, and I haven't seen them in about 10 years

One in Drogheda too!! Gave it a body swerve yesterday:D Damn diet!!

Anyone remember the potato salad and coleslaw (with peas!) out of a tin?? Heinz I think....My mum thought cracking open a tin of each was really living:D First time I saw mayonnaise, I was learning to make it, Saturday job at the local restaurant:D

mackg · 01-10-2011 12:11PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Meanies

They are on offer in Centra the whole time 6 for a euro multipack

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Micro chips.

You can buy them in Dunnes

phasers wrote: »

Does anyone remember that pink and blue popcorn? I used to get it in the mid 90s but one day it just disappeared

Savage altogether, truly missed

:(

DANJOMULL wrote: »

Chewits - i can still taste the ice cream flavoured edition. Candy sticks/cigarattes deserve a mention too.

As far as chewits you can get them in Centra, Extreme sour apple chewits ftw

The Findus pancakes in the OP are now sold as supermarket brand pancakes.

What about Winner Tacos the ice cream, still the best ice cream ever

Mister freezes seem unavailable in Cork at least, except the supermarket ones which are not half as nice

Tangy bars mmmmm... luminous

Paparazzo · 01-10-2011 12:12PM

You can still get those denny pies. Fray Bentos steak and onion are the best though. Never mind the meat, its the pastery and gravy that's nice

Gummy Panda · 01-10-2011 12:18PM

Paparazzo wrote: »

You can still get those denny pies. Fray Bentos steak and onion are the best though. Never mind the meat, its the pastery and gravy that's nice

They're not the same. The pastry wasn't dry it was a soggy mess that you scoped up with chips.

mr.jingle · 01-10-2011 12:28PM

The big bag of Rainbow Drops! Then a Big Time Bar and then a Wham Bar and a packet of Banshee Bones! I used to love leggin it for the Icer outside the house like a headless chicken with my big silvery punt and come in with an armful of crap! Good oul days!

i124Q · 01-10-2011 12:31PM

mr.jingle wrote: »

The big bag of Rainbow Drops! Then a Big Time Bar and then a Wham Bar and a packet of Banshee Bones! I used to love leggin it for the Icer outside the house like a headless chicken with my big silvery punt and come in with an armful of crap! Good oul days!

Whats with Wham bars being so small these days?

Its the same with all those kind of bars. Why oh why did they shrink?

Karona · 01-10-2011 12:46PM

i124Q wrote: »

Whats with Wham bars being so small these days? Its the same with all those kind of bars. Why oh why did they shrink?

Our hands got bigger

01-10-2011 12:49PM

i124Q wrote: »

Whats with Wham bars being so small these days? Its the same with all those kind of bars. Why oh why did they shrink?

'cos they're getting more expensive, so rather than raise the price they make 'em smaller!

mikemac · 01-10-2011 12:50PM

Not a food but I don't see Sodastream anymore
Such a brilliant device and this was before every shop in Ireland sold bottled sparkling water

You could buy flavours too

mikemac · 01-10-2011 12:55PM

Colilfc wrote: »

Golly bars

Banned
They turned Irish children into racists :eek:

mikom · 01-10-2011 12:55PM

mikemac wrote: »

Not a food but I don't see Sodastream anymore
Such a brilliant device and this was before every shop in Ireland sold bottled sparkling water

You could buy flavours too

I should think so.
Don't think too many kids would've enjoyed sparkling water.

Caraville · 01-10-2011 01:24PM

mikemac wrote: »

Not a food but I don't see Sodastream anymore
Such a brilliant device and this was before every shop in Ireland sold bottled sparkling water

You could buy flavours too

mikom wrote: »

I should think so.
Don't think too many kids would've enjoyed sparkling water.

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=13352&langId=111&searchTerms=sodastream&authToken=

Flippin €15 more for the red one! For that I'd want the original orange and white one: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTHNTfL1VMhJDWNPyBHevDIWuf5ylIVLHS6yojQmtAmW7mbjSx_F0mdSASnAQ

We had one of them, dunno if the mother threw it out though...

kraggy · 01-10-2011 03:07PM

Sunkist orange drink.

"Foods" you don't see anymore

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