Are there any chocs you dislike at crimbo? I must say I enjoy all chocolates and especially at Yuletide. I even like coffee cremes!
Weekend were a favourite treat and I loved it when Mum got a box out of the cupboard and opened it up for all on Boxing Day. The green ovoid was spectacular! And the fudge, oh my God!
Only the lemon slice made me wince. That tart intruder! In fact I wasn't keen on candied jellies full stop. You?
I remember boxes of chocs like this too, big unbranded things like trays, lying around the place over Christmas. They were square or oblong and contained tons of creased paper cases for the chocs. The single-tray boxes often had flowers pictured or maybe puppies or cats and ribbons. Where did they come from these big unbranded trays?
Without doubt though my number one box was and is Black Magic.
I've asked for a box for my 60th next Wednesday. I cannot wait to chomp into the ginger jelly again! Its been too long!
What are your fave chocs readers?
Have you choccy Christmas memories?
Most chocolates are a disappointment these days, Posh chocolate with praline this or salted caramel that, gimme a tub of Cadbury Heroes any day!- MJ Southcoast base
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean MJ. I still love Quality Street!
DeleteGah. Having probs trying to add comment. Bah humbug. Obviously my epic diatribe against modern chocolatery was too much for the internet to cope with. Briefly:
ReplyDeleteDespair ye a at the gradual demise of our xmas choccies. Weep as you google Quality Street and read about all the discontinued delights ftom your chidhood. Rage at the shrinkage (once Imperial measurements 1/4 stone=3.5 pounds about 1.6 kg tins are now 600g plastic tubs)... ...
Please Santa send me a time machine....
Terry's All Gold would be something you could pick up for me Timmy when you go back in time. How I loved the pineapple jelly chocolate in it! I feel your pain!
DeleteSorry but my time machine is going to be stuffed with Sword and JR21 toys. Unless, of course, its like a tardis, in which case there will be plenty of room for choccies...
DeleteSo, Forrest Gump says "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know which one you're gonna get."
ReplyDeleteForgive me, but I don't understand this as I have NEVER seen a box of chocolates without either a full list, with pictures, on the box, or a similar list on a sheet of paper inside the box, NEVER !
Or were U.S. confectioners so stupid that they didn't do this.
Mish.
I thinks they originally had the sheet with a list, that usually got chucked/lost as soon as the box was opened, thus leaving you with a box of unidentifiable choccies. I am struggling to remember back to my Milk Tray days, but think that the slip of paper came before printing on the inner lid. Of course, Gump may be just alluding to random selection.....
DeleteYou can still get Milk Tray I think. Definately Dairy Box and Home Bargains stock Black Magic Timmy Chocolate. No Weekend though and no Terry's. There is their chocolate orange though. Mmmmm.
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