Oddfellows - traditional Scottish sweets 250g

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They had to be kept clean because you’d come home and they were always stinking from the aromatics.” My sister worked there too and when she used to fill the sweet jars up I used to pour them all out so she’d have to start again! Ruby, who made Oddfellows for nearly two years, said the best part of the job was munching on the job. Approaching the shop you were greeted by a proverbial riot of coloured gems, and that was just from the shop window. When you got inside the jars spread out before you like a crazed alchemist's dream. Every Scottish child's favourite person. The owner of the local sweet shop and purveyor of many a delicious treat. Picture: TSPL

Soor plooms, cola cubes, lemon sherbets, penny toffees... probably the most important choice a 6 or 7 year old would have to make that week. Stir-up Sunday 2023: when you should make your Christmas pudding this year - and best recipes to try Alternatively from our newest collection, grab yourself a traditional Victorian style clear plastic jar either in small which is 380ml or large which is 500ml in size.

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Hell yes they were, now made to the original recipe by equally old company Ross’s of Edinburgh, and bought from the retro sweetie shop across the street. I walked inside and by the time I’d taken two steps I was three feet tall again with a fringe and leather brogues. Visits to shops like this should be prescribed on the NHS for morale.

Coming in a rainbow variety of colours, the ubiquitous Bon Bons were loved by children and adults alike. Strawberry and lemon were the most popular flavours and the powder coating almost always ended up covering faces and hands.I was introduced to them in 1972 at a house where my Granny was the home help. On summer holidays at Granny’s I would tag along and the old lady who lived in the house would give me a sweetie, always an Oddfellow. I was hooked for life. The sugar plantations in the West Indies made many Scottish merchants rich. The history of Scotland’s newfound wealth during this time is riddled with cavities. During the late 18th century cities such as Glasgow were home to many extravagant parties, flamboyantly showcasing wealth in get-togethers such as the infamous Pig Club [2]. Adding to this, Scotland was at the forefront of the Three Way Trade, a global trading system where ships sailed from Scotland to Africa to collect slaves and send them to the West Indies to work in the sugar plantations [2]. Want a sweetie from Candy Kate? In 1949, jam production ceased with the concentration moved solely onto sweet production and thrived before going into receivership in the late 1980s. And no one remembers the buzz of the factory and the smell of the sugar boiling as well as Wishaw’s original oddfellows Ann Eley and Ruby McGuinness – who worked for King’s at the height of their success.

But nearly three decades on, it’s clear that King’s Sweets still holds a special place in Wishaw hearts and minds after all these years. Althoughthis product informationhas been provided by the manufacturer, please be aware that ingredients may change therefore Flossy Treats is unable to accept liability for any incorrect information Scottish sweets don't come much more iconic than the Highland Toffee bar. More Scottish than haggis and tartan, the sweet toffee bars were soft and chewy unlike regular toffee, and the sheer joy on someone's face as the clenched their teeth and pulled trying to take a bite always resulted in hilarity. These sweets are approx 2.2 cm long by 2.2cm wide by 0.6cm deep and weigh approx 5g - 7g per sweet with an average of 6g giving you approx 28-34 sweets per 200g weigh out bag. - sizes/weights may vary per batch and per sweets, (approx size/weight guide only). Or go BIG with our square 2.5 litre sweet Jar to keep all your favourite sweets at hand for longer!happy memories returned eating these of holidays long ago, i still love them thank you so much they still taste just the same The Candy Man Song Sweet History? Hard-boiled sweets were one of the first kind of sweets to be made commercially. Ann, who worked at King’s for more than 15 years in the 1970s and 80s, said: “I absolutely loved my years at King’s. She said: “We had to wear blue overalls from head to toe. We had big blue turbans on and blue overalls that wrapped around lots of times.