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UK candy (Hey T'owd Mon)

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Was watching a "How it's Made" type show from the UK, "Inside the Factory" or something like that. They were at the Nestle factory where Aero candy is made. I found some listed on Amazon and ordered a couple of types

I got the mint "Bubbles"
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and the orange bar
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Took nearly a month for it to "cross the pond" and it got warm along the way. It was "warm" when I took it out of the box. So into the fridge it went for a couple of hours.

The mint bubbles had a mild flavor or, in the spirit of where it came from "flavour". After 3 or 4, you could actually taste a little mint. The Orange bar had even less orange flavor to it.
While it's interesting trying candy from other countries, I can't say I'll be ordering any more of these, however, if I do, it'll be during winter.

The first "foreign" candy I ever tried was back in '77-78 when my friend and his family went to West Germany and Austria to see his grandparents. He brought me a bag of Haribo Gummy bears years before they were sold in this country
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Here's what the German Haribo bag looked like then.
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I checked Haribo's website and it says they came to the US in 1982.
I was in 5th Grade when I got them and was a sophomore/junior in '82. I kept the empty bag for years as a souvenir.
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The local Haribo gummy bears use sorbitol which is a laxative. You should read the Amazon reviews 😂
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The sugar free ones do
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My favorite...

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If you like Orange flavored chocolate Paul, try and get some of these.....Made by Terry's
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The Blue boxes have light chocolate, the red boxes have dark chocolate.
Best orange flavored chocolate I have tasted......
( They also come in mint)
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Those look interesting Alec, but they're double the price in your picture on Amazon
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