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Ah Jacks was the spot alright, seem to recall that 'sweet tobacco' was a fave at one time, along with sweets called I think 'golden nuggets' that came in a little bag with a dollar sign smile

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Yes, I remember that sweet tobacco, "Spanish Gold" and of course there were also sweet cigarettes, but my favourites were chocolate cigarettes that looked like real cigarettes. If I remember rightly, you could eat the white paper that covered the chocolate cigarette. Does anyone remember the chocolate smoker's kit that was usually sold around Christmas that contained a pipe, cigar and lighter and a couple of other smoking-related things? - all made of chocolate, of course. I imagine the politically correct brigade would have a field day if those kind of confectionery items were available today. nono

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On the subject of sweets of old and old sweet shops... Does anyone remember a sweet shop a little further up from the Essoldo cinema, Claughton Road (and heading towards Argyle Street). I can't remember the name of the shop but they sold homemade sweets and had all these mouth watering delights on display in their window. My favourites were their blocks of Coconut Ice and a quarter of Coconut Fudge (fudge generously covered in flakes of coconut... Absolutely scrumptious!) My brothers and I would make a beeline for the shop, especially if we were going to the pictures to watch the Saturday Matinee.

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Does anyone remember the little sweet shop on the corner of Leander Rd, close to Oldershaw School?

Back in the late 70s the lady that ran the place would sell looseys to kids, I used to be in there every day on the way to school. It's been converted back to a bungalow now.

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Bandycoot reminded me of Gorindges Sweetshop ....they also sold Peanut Toffee Brittle .....and he's absolutely right about the size of Wagon Wheels .....they were big...you really felt that you had something to chew on ....they also sold iced mint white mice.....everything your dentist told you not to eat.

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