martoon Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 The 54321 chocolate bar/biscuit was mentioned in the Scottish Clubs in Europe thread and got me thinking of other confectionery that has been discontinued. 1989 in this case. The one I miss most from childhood/younger days were these bad boys which disappeared in 1992, apparently. What's you're long forgotten favourite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Cadbury's answer to the Mars - tasted better iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I've been in mourning since they changed the Milky Way to the abomination that it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Spira Secret Fuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jambostuart Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Mars Midnight with dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. Was beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11_2NL Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) I'm going back to when I was a laddie living in Muirhouse 1975. There was a papershop opposite the Spar in the shopping centre but can't recall the name. Edited July 28, 2021 by EH11_2NL . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousset1 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 The original 16 minutes ago, IronJambo said: I've been in mourning since they changed the Milky Way to the abomination that it is now. The original Milky Way recipe was used in the Flyte bar. Sadly this was discontinued some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Der Kaiser Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Star Bar Yes...you can still get these and they're delicious.....but they're not the same. They were much harder and chewier back in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 31 minutes ago, felix said: Cadbury's answer to the Mars - tasted better iirc Loved that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 39 minutes ago, Der Kaiser said: Star Bar Yes...you can still get these and they're delicious.....but they're not the same. They were much harder and chewier back in the 80s. The Star Bar is a genuine beaut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Summit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozi Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 50 minutes ago, Der Kaiser said: Star Bar Yes...you can still get these and they're delicious.....but they're not the same. They were much harder and chewier back in the 80s. Absolutely, it was my favourite when I was young but what is now called a star bar is the old Peanut Boost....the old star bar was more like a peanut Lion bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozi Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Also does anyone else remember these beautys? Loved the pyramint, dark chocolate with the sweet minty fondant 😋 And the Bitz were a mix weren't they? With wee bits in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) Bitz was essentially just Matchmakers in slab form instead of wee sticks. Spira were great. As were Secret Edited July 28, 2021 by Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, felix said: Cadbury's answer to the Mars - tasted better iirc Oh yeah. Big favourite in our house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Savage Vince said: Just about to post this. Nearly broke my teeth on one but bloody lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Savage Vince said: 20 minutes ago, Dagger Is Back said: Just about to post this. Nearly broke my teeth on one but bloody lovely I remember they were a test of endurance. Very chewy but lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Rousset1 said: 1 hour ago, Savage Vince said: Those two. And this fella... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Salad Fingers said: Spira Secret Fuse I didn't realise the Fuse bar was discontinued until tonight. Five years ago, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Duncan’s hazelnut chocolate bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Boof said: Those two. And this fella... Great call. The Nutty Bar was magic. Probably be an outcry if it were launched now for being a tooth destroying health hazard. Such is the modern world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Morgan said: Summit. Don't recall that at all, Morg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Used to love these from the 90s. Also gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Golden Cup. Munchies. Star Bar. Oh yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointon Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Rowntree Macintosh Golden Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Bourneville dark chocolate bar. Gold wrapping inside. Best pic I can find. Was very tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnunb Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Star Bar fan here. Not sure about any difference though, probably because they don't last long enough to notice 😁 Texans were always my favourite though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandjambo3 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Savage Vince said: Yes…..yes….yes….. I was just about to post a picture of this…….I used to put this in the freezer first before I snapped it and ate it (the reason defeats me) but I loved it………I’m sure the advert (a cartoon) mentioned “Texan, the big one” lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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highlandjambo3 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, HMFC01 said: Bourneville dark chocolate bar. Gold wrapping inside. Best pic I can find. Was very tasty. Met wife…..mentioned to mother in law I loved these….she flooded me with them….. off them now, wife’s fault 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck berrys hairline Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Are Drifters still on the go? Not seen one in yonks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 46 minutes ago, highlandjambo3 said: Yes…..yes….yes….. I was just about to post a picture of this…….I used to put this in the freezer first before I snapped it and ate it (the reason defeats me) but I loved it………I’m sure the advert (a cartoon) mentioned “Texan, the big one” lol I remember the ad with the Texan granted a last wish by the Messican firing squad whole all feel asleep as he took so long to eat it. No racial stereotyping at all, there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 hours ago, I P Knightley said: I remember the ad with the Texan granted a last wish by the Messican firing squad whole all feel asleep as he took so long to eat it. No racial stereotyping at all, there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 6 hours ago, highlandjambo3 said: Yes…..yes….yes….. I was just about to post a picture of this…….I used to put this in the freezer first before I snapped it and ate it (the reason defeats me) but I loved it………I’m sure the advert (a cartoon) mentioned “Texan, the big one” lol I still do that with chocolate. Frozen curly wurly. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I remember a bar back in the early 90s. The individual pieces looked like a mountain. It had milk chocolate with white chocolate at the top of each piece (to look like snow) and a praline centre. I don't know if they were on sale for long but they were dynamite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrisps Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Fuse. So good. Spira. Awesome. Maverick. Short-lived Fuse rival from Nestle. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 9 hours ago, jambostuart said: Mars Midnight with dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. Was beautiful. Mars would occasionally release batches of 'Dark & Light' for limited periods but can't recall the last time I saw them. Mint Wispa was superb and should definitely make a return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Didn't get one of these very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) MB bars. Always seemed strange to me as they were sold unwrapped. Couldn't possibly happen today and amazed it happened back then. Always seemed a bit home made and imperfect. Edited July 29, 2021 by martoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, martoon said: MB bars. Always seemed strange to me as they were sold unwrapped. Couldn't possibly happen today and amazed it happened back then. Always seemed a bit home made and imperfect. Some shops still sell them. Usually wee newsagents. Don't know if they still taste the same though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamstomorrow Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Probably a favourite with priests. . . .allegedly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, Salad Fingers said: Some shops still sell them. Usually wee newsagents. Don't know if they still taste the same though. Unwrapped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast_blood Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 9 hours ago, martoon said: Used to love these from the 90s. Also gone now. Vice Versas made a return a few years ago but seem to have disappeared again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Jamstomorrow said: Probably a favourite with priests. . . .allegedly! Some sweets were just made for Celtic fans weren't they...I do remember buying and enjoying these back in the day. My favourite however was the much-missed Texan bar - got your money's worth there and that mattered at the time. Also remember Munchies were extremely expensive but a real treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Another one I remember buying was confectionary cigarettes and cigarillos. Unbelievable that these got made. Couldn't find the actual UK ones as a pic but the Aussie ones were even called Fags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 11 hours ago, Savage Vince said: Can just image the damage that would do to my teeth chewing that 40 years on 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Салатные палочки Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, martoon said: Unwrapped? No, in wee cheap plastic bags now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, mrcrisps said: Fuse. So good. Spira. Awesome. Maverick. Short-lived Fuse rival from Nestle. Lovely. I was addicted to Maverick bars for a while, probably the best result for my waistline that they were discontinued, but I was in mourning for a while when they were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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