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Gumdrops
« on: January 21, 2007, 06:34:40 PM »
Can I find them in the UK or an equivalent?
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2007, 06:49:43 PM »
You can buy 'Bassett's Wine Gums' here, which I think are similar - http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/

You can find them in most supermarkets and newsagents.
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2007, 06:57:21 PM »
Quote from: ksand24 on January 21, 2007, 06:49:43 PM
You can buy 'Bassett's Wine Gums' here, which I think are similar - http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/

You can find them in most supermarkets and newsagents.

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Wine gums are EVIL!!!!!! :)

Nothing like gum drops at all! H - do you mean like these?
http://www.brachs.com/products/product.asp?base_code=164

If so, I don't know if you can get them here. Never looked. But I've been meaning to ask Mom to send some!
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2007, 07:00:42 PM »
BTW, National Gum Drop Day is February 15!
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2007, 07:07:02 PM »
yeah wine gums do not=gum drops.  wine gums rip my fillings out!

blergh!
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2007, 07:07:56 PM »
Wine gums!  [smiley=heart.gif]
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2007, 07:12:22 PM »
I love wine gums.  I don't know what gum drops are. 
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2007, 07:14:50 PM »
Okay, I agree that wine gums are awful for getting stuck in your teeth, but that was all I could find when I did a quick online search!
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2007, 07:23:19 PM »
Quote from: madeira on January 21, 2007, 07:12:22 PM
I love wine gums.  I don't know what gum drops are. 

I'm not sure I really know what gum drops are either - even after looking at the picture!
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2007, 07:30:51 PM »
gum drops are soft in the middle with sugar on the outside.  they are awesome!!!!!  they aren't gummy hard...they are soft like biting into...oh i don't know.  hard jelly....ugh i can't explain it

hey i do think wine gums would do the trick visually. it was a good idea! :)
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2007, 08:25:39 PM »
Quote from: Aimiloo on January 21, 2007, 07:30:51 PM
gum drops are soft in the middle with sugar on the outside.  they are awesome!!!!!  they aren't gummy hard...they are soft like biting into...oh i don't know.  hard jelly....ugh i can't explain it

hey i do think wine gums would do the trick visually. it was a good idea! :)

You can get fruit jellies which are similar.  They're softer than gum drops (kind of like orange slices)  and they aren't as sweet.  They will satisfy in a pinch.  I really miss gum drops.  Mmmmmm gum drops.

wine gums are not at all like gum drops.  I like them in their own right!

Did find American jelly beans in the Kosher section!  As well as swedish fish.
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2007, 08:37:35 PM »
Has anyone ever tried American Hard Gums? I used to see those in Sainsbury's and they looked like the old familiar gum drops. Never tried them, although I do love gum drops!
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2007, 08:52:00 PM »
I've never had gumdrops but I think maybe what you're after is Rowntree's fruit pastilles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowntree's_Fruit_Pastilles
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2007, 09:02:21 PM »
Those are probably the closest but they are still too chewy.
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Re: Gumdrops
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2007, 09:04:07 PM »
Fruit pastilles are very different as well. I haven't found anything that is exact although I saw a bag of sweets in the pound shop the other day that looked similar. I'll check tomorrow if I am out and let you know.
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