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Update: Defo able to have it and they are going to serve it in the day but move it to the bar area for evening and keep topping it up so evening guests can still enjoy.
I have included prices if people wanna know how much you can get things for and likewise can people tell me where I can get these sweeties on the cheap?
Update: SWeeties as follows but how much do I need for 47 day guests and a total of 75 evening guests but remember day guests would have attacked it once. Is this enough (not all brought yet so havent included weights)
1. Liquorice all sorts - 190g for £1.00 / Haribo Pontefract cakes 200g for £1.00 2. Rosy apples - 3. Turkish delight - 4. Strawberries and cream - 5. Rhubarb and custard - 6. Mint humbugs/mint imperials - 400g mint humbugs for £1.50, 250g imperials for £0.89. 7. Pear drops - 8. Fruit drops - 250g for £0.89 9. Midget gems - 660g for £1.96 10. Jelly babies - 2400g for £8 11. Jelly beans -
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CommentAuthormadhen
old fashioned sweets....um.... bulls eyes, pear drops, sherbet lemons? i'm out of ideas - not much help sorry!
CommentAuthorsuzky123
i thought rose apples. I was thinking rubard and custards but I dont want 80's I want victtorian so figure the rose apples would be good, pear drops yes is a good one, maybe sugared almonds and then get some truffles.
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CommentAuthormadhen
rose apples I've never heard of but they sound YUM :)
CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
aha.....I am having a vintage theme, so our sweet bar will be old fashioned sweets so I hope this helps...
coconut mushrooms coconut tea cakes rhubarb and custard parma violets sherbert pips fudge sweet peanuts cough candy kali crystals sherbert lemons chocolate limes sweet tobacco flying saucers black jacks fruit salad coconut ice pear drops barley sugar twist liquorice allsorts chewing nuts aniseed twists humbugs bon bons kola kubes pineapple cubes rainbow drops cinder toffee rosy apples shrimps refreshers theres more but cant remember them all right now
We are not having the whole list, but this is just a few I could remember from my childhood....
Humbugs and cough candy? If you have Victorian jars they would look awesome
I think in the evening works best, although maybe see if you can have it out longer than the food as people won't eat the sweets til after the buffet
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CommentAuthorNicsquared
D'oh Anne was quicker and much more comprehensive :)
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
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LOL.....I just took this list from the list I have bought..... If you dont know what some of them look like suzki123, then I have a thread called ''Things I have bought/booked and made so far'', and there are pictures of the sweets I have got on there......some of you may just buy them as retro sweets.....unfortunately I am old enough to remember them! LOL
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CommentAuthorMrsE 2b
I would do the sweet buffet in the evening, after your main buffet meal. This way, the evening guests get to enjoy it and no-one will spoil their dinner! (I have a lot of naughty cousins that would just scoff pic n mix and eat nothing else!)
You could have it in jars all laid out on a side table so it looks pretty and also works as decoration throughout the day until everyone is allowed to dig in later in the evening? xx
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MrsE has made a very good post. exactly what I was thinking. xx
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CommentAuthorElle23
I'm not sure it will fit in your day It may just be the way I have read it but it seems it's gonna be tricky to fit it in Sweet wise you can match it to your theme with a bit of shopping around I would say evening reception, but to be honest I would not of thought of having it at any other time x
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
thanks girls, We have decided to have it on display for the whole day but put a sign on sayong 'do not touch' and then the band can announce wehn the evening buffet is on that guests can help themselves to the sweetie buffet after they have eaten their evening buffet and point them in the right direction. That way its on display and can be seen throughout the day so will be there and present for photos.
We spoke to the woman in the olde sweet shop who has advised us on: humbugs as they no longer make bulls eyes, rhubarb and custards strawberry creams rosey apples, turkish delight pear drops fruit drops and some of the boiled sweets above you girls mentioned so thanks for that. Just no got to pick 7 from the lists
We have found crystal stands/bowls of different shapes and sizes to present and are going to drape pearls, vintage necklaces etc around them.
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
Found out jelly beans and jelly babies are actually pretty old so going with: Rosy apples Turkish delight Strawberries and cream Rhubarb and custard Mint humbugs/mint imperials Pear drops Fruit drops Midget gems Jelly babies Jelly beans
we are going to let the day guests attack after the meal and keep topping up throughout the night.
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
updated - see above. Picked sweeites but dont know how much I need of each x
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start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
raggedy how many are you having from your list and what is your guest number? I am not sure if 10 is too many but then the container are really tiny.
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
i have 20 varieties, and I bought 2 bags of each......I only have 20 guests but I am sure they can eat some and then take some home. I fully believe I will also have some left over after that, so I can make good use of them myself I am sure! LOL
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
wow thats a lot of sweeties hehe. I havent got the patience to find 20... im getting annoyed trying to find these. I only managed to find two today so not impressed. Where are you getting yours from?
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start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
I got a lot from BOYES. 2 packets for £1.50 and also TESCO has some. for the unusual ones I went online.
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CommentAuthorRaggedyAnne
Looking at your list, you can get these ones from tescos cos I did yesterday. they are 89p per packet or 3 for £2
Rhubarb and custard Mint humbugs/mint imperials Pear drops Fruit drops Midget gems Jelly babies Jelly beans
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
just updated it again, struggling to find decent jelly beans, have found turkish delight but gonna try wholesalers, also found all the above except a decent size bag of jelly beans but gonna check wholesalers.
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
weight now 8st 4.5 lbs
total loss to date: 24.5 lbs now need to maintain!
