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British candy
« on: September 30, 2007, 04:14:47 PM »
What are your favorite candies that you didn't even know existed until you came to Britain?

I'd say my favorite is jelly babies :D  I could eat those all day!  They're so fruity and squishy and sweet... it's like fruit slices but better!  I wonder why I never found these in America.  lol.  Soooo yummy...

If you haven't tried jelly babies yet, go get some :D
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Re: British candy
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2007, 04:21:05 PM »
Kola Kubes.  Yum!
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Re: British candy
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2007, 04:22:40 PM »
Minstrels.
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Re: British candy
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2007, 04:26:47 PM »
I enjoy all things Cadbury but also enjoy the occasional Turkish Delight.  :P
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Re: British candy
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2007, 04:39:31 PM »
candy as opposed to chocolate?

my favourites would have to be ginger creams and lucky tatties!
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Re: British candy
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2007, 04:55:38 PM »
ditto on luckie tatties and I'll add Edinburgh rock, Millar's Pan Drops and Trebor Extra Strong Mints

can I include Europe? then I'll add gummie bears and marzipan ANYTHING.

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Re: British candy
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2007, 05:07:02 PM »
Where did you live in the US that you never had jelly babies, gummy bears, Turkish delight and  marzipan in the US?
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Re: British candy
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2007, 05:08:27 PM »
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles and Turkish Delight (I like M&S's the best).  Also, I wish that Cadbury's would get with the program and make a Fruit and Nut bar in Dark Chocolate instead of milk choc. 
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Re: British candy
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2007, 05:17:06 PM »
Quote from: Elliejean on September 30, 2007, 05:08:27 PM
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles

I was just about to say Fruit Pastilles! They're great! I also have a thing for black currant flavoured Starbursts. I wish I could have a whole bag just of that flavour!
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Re: British candy
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2007, 05:19:42 PM »
Quote from: sweetpeach on September 30, 2007, 05:07:02 PM
Where did you live in the US that you never had jelly babies, gummy bears, Turkish delight and  marzipan in the US?

I lived in various cities and towns all over California
and i never saw any of these things before i came to the UK , apart from gummy bears.
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Re: British candy
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2007, 05:34:35 PM »
Quote from: Q-G on September 30, 2007, 05:19:42 PM
I lived in various cities and towns all over California
and i never saw any of these things before i came to the UK , apart from gummy bears.

Maybe New England is a bit more like 'old' England because we definitely had access to all of those things!  ;D
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« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2007, 05:39:02 PM »
Quote from: chary on September 30, 2007, 05:34:35 PM
Maybe New England is a bit more like 'old' England because we definitely had access to all of those things!  ;D

I never heard of jelly babies before coming here and I lived in NYC and Boston.

I can't pick just one thing tbh ;D
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Re: British candy
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2007, 05:41:45 PM »
Remember when the Beatles first came to America and said their favourite sweetie was jelly babies, but no one in America kent what a jelly baby was in those days so the Beatles got pelted with rock-hard jelly beans!

Or so the legend goes...
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Re: British candy
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2007, 05:55:30 PM »
Quote from: Q-G on September 30, 2007, 05:41:45 PM
Remember when the Beatles first came to America and said their favourite sweetie was jelly babies, but no one in America kent what a jelly baby was in those days so the Beatles got pelted with rock-hard jelly beans!

Or so the legend goes...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_baby

It's true, so says Wikipedia! ;D
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Re: British candy
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2007, 06:08:37 PM »
Quote from: sweetpeach on September 30, 2007, 05:07:02 PM
Where did you live in the US that you never had jelly babies, gummy bears, Turkish delight and  marzipan in the US?

Lived all over and the German gummie bears are not like any gummie bears I have had here or in the US.

I didn't think the US was country fond of Marzipan. I know you can buy marzipan but I have never seen it made into candies or incorporated into cakes and candy.
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