Double Deckers

Dominic

I remember those........the pineapple bit was horrible ;at least I think it was Pineapple
Anybody remember AZTEC ?

hollywoodrox

wibble said:

CHRISB50 said:

You knew you’d eaten a chocolate bar with the old ones. My jaw used to ache from all the chewing. 

Really want a Double Decker now! 

Texan bars were the ones that gave your jaw a workout!

The original was undoubtably one of the finest pieces f confectionary ever 

hollywoodrox

Philly_Q said:

Rob1742 said:

I remember working in a newsagents when I was 18 and Mars Applause came out. That really was the start of bars that didn’t hang around too long.
 

Maverick.
Fuse.
Snickers Cruncher.
Time Out.
Spira.

I'm trying to remember one which was two sticks, wafer, caramel on the top, quite chewy... I think it began with R but that could be wrong...?

Drifter

hollywoodrox

chillidoggy said:

I’m gonna trump the lot of you.

I give you....Fry’s Five Centres bar.

End of thread.

I used to love a fry’s five center , or a rowntree mackintosh golden cup, bar 6 was better than kit Kat . Old Jamaica rum n raisin bar , rum n raisin toffee’s ,arrow bars  ,the wide range of McCowans chews and toffees including egg and milk, and Brazil nut 

Philly_Q

chillidoggy said:

I’m gonna trump the lot of you.

I give you....Fry’s Five Centres bar.

End of thread.

Dominic said:

I remember those........the pineapple bit was horrible ;at least I think it was Pineapple
Anybody remember AZTEC ?

I think the lime bit was the one I didn't like.  I can sort of remember it now.  I don't think any of the five flavours actually tasted like they were supposed to.

I'm going to be heretical and say I think I preferred Chocolate Cream to Five Centres.

I remember Aztec but I can't really remember what it tasted like.  I think it was a bit like Mars... and similarly Super Mousse was a wannabe Milky Way.

HAL9000

CMW335 said:

Love them. Anyone remember the first boost bars which were coconut based or Secret bars? Yum!!!

Secret bars were great. Boosts are probaby my favourite at the mo.

HAL9000

PhilW1 said:

DD's - put them in freezer for an hour or so, effing great, or is it me ?

Not just you; all chocolate is benefits from a spell in the cooler. Mrs9000 thinks it’s madness though.

HAL9000

Dominic said:

Anybody remember AZTEC ?

I assume that names like Aztec aren’t politically correct these days. Wasn’t there an Inca bar too?

Philly_Q

Anyone a fan of minty chocolates?  It's an absolute crime that they stopped making Mingles.

SPECTRUM001

Philly_Q said:

Anyone a fan of minty chocolates?  It's an absolute crime that they stopped making Mingles.

After Eights or nothing !

Philly_Q

SPECTRUM001 said:

Philly_Q said:

Anyone a fan of minty chocolates?  It's an absolute crime that they stopped making Mingles.

After Eights or nothing !

Yeah, but you can still get them.  And the little square ones which used to be called Mintola.

When we had After Eights we used to eat the chocolates but leave the little paper envelopes in the box.  Every now and then you'd find a surviving chocolate when you thought the box was empty.  What a thrill that was!

SPECTRUM001

Philly_Q said:

SPECTRUM001 said:

Philly_Q said:

Anyone a fan of minty chocolates?  It's an absolute crime that they stopped making Mingles.

After Eights or nothing !

Yeah, but you can still get them.  And the little square ones which used to be called Mintola.

When we had After Eights we used to eat the chocolates but leave the little paper envelopes in the box.  Every now and then you'd find a surviving chocolate when you thought the box was empty.  What a thrill that was!

Ha ha - I still do that !!!!

Perdix

All this chocolate is all well and good but I would much rather have a pack of Toffos. Plain ones would do but could murder a pack of the flavoured ones. mmm.

Rob1742

HAL9000 said:

CMW335 said:

Love them. Anyone remember the first boost bars which were coconut based or Secret bars? Yum!!!

Secret bars were great. Boosts are probaby my favourite at the mo.

Secret bars were incredibly complex looking chocolate bars if I recall. Great product, but they didn’t hang around. 

scrumhalf

Mint Cracknel. Like a Dime bar but with crystalline minty stuff in the middle. The advert said it "takes you somewhere cool and green", "somewhere you've never been". The mind boggles. 

EricTheWeary

SPECTRUM001 said:

Philly_Q said:

Anyone a fan of minty chocolates?  It's an absolute crime that they stopped making Mingles.

After Eights or nothing !

I am notorious within the Weary family for my love of After Eights so I would often get bought Mingles ( people assuming they were similar enough). But they were like chocolate topped with toothpaste. So wrong. Not missed by me. 

sev112

Philly_Q said:

Rob1742 said:

I remember working in a newsagents when I was 18 and Mars Applause came out. That really was the start of bars that didn’t hang around too long.
 

Maverick.
Fuse.
Snickers Cruncher.
Time Out.
Spira.

I'm trying to remember one which was two sticks, wafer, caramel on the top, quite chewy... I think it began with R but that could be wrong...?

Time Out - the filling killer

Philly_Q

EricTheWeary said:

SPECTRUM001 said:

Philly_Q said:

Anyone a fan of minty chocolates?  It's an absolute crime that they stopped making Mingles.

After Eights or nothing !

I am notorious within the Weary family for my love of After Eights so I would often get bought Mingles ( people assuming they were similar enough). But they were like chocolate topped with toothpaste. So wrong. Not missed by me. 

Wow, interesting.  I honestly thought Mingles were awesome, but maybe I'm the only person who liked them.  Which would explain their early demise.

Now I'm off to see if I've got some Lindt and some Colgate....

hollywoodrox

Perdix said:

All this chocolate is all well and good but I would much rather have a pack of Toffos. Plain ones would do but could murder a pack of the flavoured ones. mmm.

They were a staple as a kid if you wanted something that would last a while 

hollywoodrox

Can anybody remember when dairy box and milk tray had proper centres instead of all this mocha type stuff that just tastes the same . I used to like weekend and carousel too , Roses are not so good now either. The only proper ones left are quality street