There was a sweet I use to buy when I was a kid in the 70's.
It was approximately the size and shape of a pencil.
It had a spiral twist like a barley sugar.
The centre was hollow and filled with chocolate.
It was a pale brown colour.
Does this ring any bells with anyone ?
What was it's name ? Can you stil buy them ?

Sounds a bit like a chocolate lime but they are green on the outside.

i can find out my pal owns an olde fashioned sweet shop

not sure if its on this page

http://www.thesweetiestop.co.uk/trad...ts-online.html

is it these

http://www.torakelly.co.uk/images/extras/spirabar.jpg

no luck yet,

No

OP is off line..maybe its the ones i found, they look like what are discribed

oh im gutted

I know what Chocolate Limes are, and anyway, they don't fit the criteria !

im using google but nothing is coming up any more clues to the sweet ?

I can't think of anything else. That's pretty much it
In your "spirabar" picture, the grooves are close together. In the sweet I'm thinking of, it was a much 'gentler' spiral (if you know what I mean !)

ok..im going now to bed, so will think over it and get back on here when i know which it is..i liked sweets in the 70's but cant think which it is..maybe someone will find it wont be able to sleep thinking of it now

There is one in my head on a tv advert..about this woman eating a hollow choclate pencil thing, with white inside it,, not that is it

The outside part of the sweet was a hard, boiled sweet, kind of thing. Like barley sugar, but a light brown colour. The chocolate running down the centre was a dark chocolate. It was about six inches long.

chocolate limes..but thats been suggested lol

...AND chocolate limes are not six inches long are they, or pencil shaped !

I know exactly what you mean but can't think of the name. The spiral was more spaced out like a driil.

I can't remember them at all! *intrigued*

Was it individually wrapped, or was it a loose sweet, or was it in a jar? I can't remember it at all from your description, but I'll have a look. If it was wrapped, can you remember anything about the wrapping?

EDIT: Was it Trebor Chocstix? Here you go - pic. According to that blog, they're a 60s sweet. And according to this, the trademark for the name expired last year, so they can't be producing them any longer.


That's a Cadbury's Spira, which was from the early 90s I think. It was just pure chocolate, with a hollow centre.

THAT'S IT !! THAT'S THE ONE ! I thought it was a 70's sweet, but apparently it was a 60's sweet !
Thank you, SherbetLemon !

Hey Andy, you're really into sweets and candies! How many threads have you started about them now? Are you writing a book or something?

lol
I don't think I've started THAT many threads !

was the outside butterscotch?

No I don't think so