Hi girls, doing olde fashioned sweet buffet and I am printing off the names of the sweets, ideally along with their date. However, I can only find some in my list. Can someone help me research the dates? 1. Liquorice all sorts (1899) / Pontefract cakes (early 1600's) 2. Rosy apples - 3. Turkish delight - 1777 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 - 9. Midget gems - 1904 10. Jelly babies - 1918 11. Jelly beans - 1861
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CommentAuthorMrsEvans13
fruit drops 1921 Pear drops 1923 rubarb and custard 1963 Strawberries and cream 1962 Rosy apples 1800
(just what i found on google don't know if its any good)
xx
CommentAuthorsuzky123
wow i am in google, how did you find those x
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!
CommentAuthorMrsEvans13
i just typed the sweet name in and date invented and a little page came up like wiki answers and i typed each sweet in and the date popped up not sure how reliable it is but worth a try aha xx
CommentAuthorsuzky123
just noticed your name. I am an evans to be too.... I will become Mrs evans in less than 7 weeks yey us x
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
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total loss to date: 24.5 lbs now need to maintain!
getting there just need to reconfirm the dates on some. Come on ladies really need help going OTT haha. I know its a bit obsessive but I wanted to see how old the sweets actually are and I think it may look nice going on their label. Yes a tad OTT I know but please help x
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!
CommentAuthorMrsEvans13
ohh i bet your getting so excited! i've still got 11 months to go and it feels like its dragging haha! xx
CommentAuthorsam
iv looked on google and couldnt find anything sorry xx
CommentAuthorsuzky123
thanks for looking anyways Sam. Would it be so bad if I just made them up? This is what I have so far: 1. Liquorice all sorts (1899) / Pontefract cakes (early 1600's) 2. Rosy apples (1800) 3. Turkish delight (1777) 4. Strawberries and cream (1962)? 5. Rhubarb and custard (1963)? 6. Mint humbugs (1830) / mint imperials (1800's) 7. Pear drops (1923)? 8. Fruit drops (early 1500's , if not before)? 9. Midget gems (1904) 10. Jelly babies (1918) 11. Jelly beans (1861) 12. Barley sugar (1638)
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!
CommentAuthorsam
i dont thi kit would matter to much youwould be the only one that would no xx
CommentAuthorsuzky123
the 60's dates arent right as grandad said he had them as a kid back in the 30's
cant wait to be Mrs Evans less than 3 weeks woooo
start weight 10st 1.5 lbs
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CommentAuthoralmost a year wife!!
bookmarked! x
Ill marry my hero
CommentAuthorsuzky123
hehe I have even got my sister on it. It seems that unless you find a brand, its hard to find it.
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!
