Food you remember from the 80s

FishPolice · 27 Jan 2019 at 15:40

The vending machine at our swimming pool sold these various crisps:
Bones, Fangs, Claws, Ribs, Bats [Smiths Horror Bags]

robfosters · 27 Jan 2019 at 15:43

I think every nans biscuit tin in the 80’s was stuffed with Blue Riband, Viscount, Clubs, chocolate bourbons and custard creams.

Gog · 27 Jan 2019 at 18:58

I seem to be the only one of my friends that remembers Logger. A bar of chocolate characterised by having a pattern akin to a tree trunk.
I miss McDonalds Root Beer though.

MADEinSTOKE · 27 Jan 2019 at 19:03

Cheese and onion ringo’s and football crazy crisps and choc lick

Mobius 1 · 27 Jan 2019 at 19:43

cheesyboy said:
Not sure if there were about in the 80s, but certainly first half of the 90s

Brannigans beef and mustard crisps. I found them in Poundland 2 or 3 years ago, after not seeing them for years, but they've gone from there now too.

Yes ! And the smoked ham and pickle flavour are incredible. They’re still available in my local sweet shop.

Suicidal Ferret · 27 Jan 2019 at 20:00

Gog said:
I seem to be the only one of my friends that remembers Logger. A bar of chocolate characterised by having a pattern akin to a tree trunk.
I miss McDonalds Root Beer though.

I remember the advert. Wasn't a fan of the chocolate.

A Terry's chocolate bar. Got chunks and hunks of Terry's taste. A better bar by far.

He's got a logger bar he's alright let's hope he gives us all a bite

ramsden · 27 Jan 2019 at 20:06

He-Man Jellies
Pacers

Chojin · 27 Jan 2019 at 20:06

Zoom ice lollies (purple, yellow and red one)
Arctic roll
Captain Bubble, radioactive blue bubblegum drink.

jsmoke · 27 Jan 2019 at 20:09

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Merlin5 · 28 Jan 2019 at 11:51

Kermit said:
Mouse in the Freezer section. Came in stacked bags of 8 or so. I prefered the Mint version

Vesta Beef Risotto. Solid sustinance for a student. I keep my eyes peeled in supermarkets for this and occasionally spot Vesta Beef Curry or Chow Mein but the Risotto seems to have have been discontinued

Oh yeah, my mum bought us those super mousse quite often, very nice.
And beef risotto was a favourite of mine, I used to buy those quite often. Yeah, I struggled to find it, I think it can be bought online at one or two places.

jpaul said:
Abbey crunch - genuinely disappeared RIP.
Golden Nuggets ... original incarnation were large pillows, doubt new ones taste the same.

Hah yeah, I remember Abbey Crunch. Weren't they a bit like hobnobs?
I've got a box of Golden Nuggets. Absolutely rubbish now, nothing like as good as they were when I was a kid eating them in the 70s. Obviously our tastebuds change but these are definitely not the same recipe.

Skorpion said:
Jamboree bags
Everlasting toffee strip
Texan bar
Ice breaker bar
Coconut tobacco
Jublee ice

I remember these, and I used to get Jamboree bags, they were great fun.

jsmoke said:

Toffee Yoyos! Used to LOVE those.

Here's a bunch of oldies I remember, a lot of them from the 70s. Anyone remember Bar Six and Aztec bars?

Aztec bar
Mintola (like Munchies but with mint fondant centres)
Cadburys BarSix
Cabana
Macintosh's Golden Cup
Cadburys Golden Crisp
Galaxy Counters
Frys Five Centres
Treets (now M&Ms)
Cadbury Amazin' Raisin bar
Suchard Milka
Terrys Bitz
Tiffin

danza · 28 Jan 2019 at 12:47

- Cheese Moments (nowhere seems to sell these anymore)
- Quattro fizzy drink
- Cadbury's Creme eggs the size of chicken eggs and not hummingbird eggs
- Little greenish-black, aniseed-flavoured gummy worms. Not seen these in about 30 years, but they were awesome.

glenimp617 · 28 Jan 2019 at 13:08

Brannigans are the ultimate crisp aren't they

glenimp617 · 28 Jan 2019 at 13:09

something daft already!! · 28 Jan 2019 at 13:10

Hedgehog flavoured crisps. They tasted like chicken crisps mostly.

glenimp617 · 28 Jan 2019 at 13:14

something daft already!! said:
Hedgehog flavoured crisps. They tasted like chicken crisps mostly.

Yes!!

robfosters · 28 Jan 2019 at 13:21

danza said:
- Cheese Moments (nowhere seems to sell these anymore)
- Quattro fizzy drink
- Cadbury's Creme eggs the size of chicken eggs and not hummingbird eggs
- Little greenish-black, aniseed-flavoured gummy worms. Not seen these in about 30 years, but they were awesome.

Preferred scampi fries myself.

glenimp617 · 28 Jan 2019 at 13:35

danza said:
- Cheese Moments (nowhere seems to sell these anymore)
- Quattro fizzy drink
- Cadbury's Creme eggs the size of chicken eggs and not hummingbird eggs
- Little greenish-black, aniseed-flavoured gummy worms. Not seen these in about 30 years, but they were awesome.

I bought a card stacked full of cheesy moments and bacon fries from Amazon last Christmas

Nelly · 28 Jan 2019 at 13:43

Birds Eye Chicklets

Gino Ginelli Ice Cream - I only found an advert from the 90s, almost certain it was sold in the late 80s. My mom used to get it regularly from the Birds Eyes own shop where she worked in Grimsby when they had a factory here.

uvarvu · 28 Jan 2019 at 14:24

Toffee Mallow Eggs
Magnifico Cornettos

Lokwyr · 4 Feb 2019 at 20:22

Skorpion said:
Jamboree bags
Coconut tobacco

Oh yes
Sweet cigarettes