childhood sweeties

[widowpurple]

Can't believe it, I have just been to petrol station and I got a TEXAN bar...so how come it was half the size and not nearly half as lush as I remember??

[pixi]

hi widowpurple i saw a texan bar in the local shop the other day (not seen them for years)  I too thought they were much smaller than they used to be, now you have said they arent as nice im glad i didnt buy one :) 

[boobesque]

my mum says that things like that only look smaller cos we are now bigger! i never had a texan bar as a youngster (i am 25) but tried one the other day, must say i dont know what all the fuss was about lol

[hannahjo]

Never had a texan bar, but had some tutti fruttis a while ago. Blurgh! they're disgusting! How di dI ever eat so many as a kid?!

[dilligaf]

Never mind Texan bars being small What about Waggon Wheels? had to use two hands to hold one when they first came out. Now like a giant chocolate button with filling.

[widowpurple]

Wagon wheels used to be so much thicker as well...know my hands were smaller when I was younger but even my 15 yr old daughter has noticed how much smaller they have become and what is it with the chocolate sauce goo in the middle of them now?? The texan bars certainly weren't as small or as thin and they were more of a nougat than a toffee bar..so disappointed!! I still like tutti fruittis tho...and the new milky jelly babies are scrummy....*sighs* the list is endless...and I wonder why I can't fit into my jeans right now!!!!!!!!!!

[BANTAMS73]

wot about monster munch crisps they used to b massive( hence the monster)

[widowpurple]

omg, monster munch are just so lush but way way tooo small....they oughta change the name to insy winsy tiddly po munch...lol....i used to love em when they were humungous cos they were just better, they don't seem half as 'gratifying' as they used to be!  *sighs*

[Yorky-Pud]

lol  I just saw the new Texan bar yesterday. And it IS tiny compared to how it was. As is the Wagon Wheel. And not only are Monster Munch Smaller, a few years ago they totally changed the recipe. Now thayre not as dense as they were. Sort of lighter and "maizier". Rubbish re-makes if you ask me. And on that subject, include Ringos as well  ;)  P.S. Remember the quote "A last request, Gringo!" :P

[widowpurple]

omg...ringos...lol...yeah, the monster munch are so much more maize than anything else...they used to be a right mouth full..which is amazing in itself...and how come space dust doesn't pop and fizzle like it used to????  Was there something about it causing brain damage...lol...or is that just me on another dimension again???  I brought my sis a texan bar and she was so enthusiastic till she bit into it....BEWARE...IMPOSTERS POSING AS YUMMY SWEETIES FROM OUR PAST!!!!

[hotchoc]

hi boobesque my mum said the same thing about cadburys creme eggs when i said they were smaller than i remember. apparently its my hands that are bigger not the sweets that are smaller!