Honestly, they are ***ing incredible
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[Misc] After Eight Mints
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Honestly, they are ***ing incredible
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portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,776
Please eat as many as you can - I’m a share holder! But yes, they are good. Very good. BBQ ones are great too.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Serious note. Liquorice raises blood pressure, so be careful if you’re on statins.
Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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Daim Bars. I was given a Daim selection box for Xmas and i may have shed a tear.
Madafwo
I'm probably being facetious.
- Nov 11, 2013
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Currently working my way through a tin of Quality Street, saving the cremes til last as they're the best, but I've got a bag of mini white chocolate Toblerone next in the queue and then a box of After Eights I'm saving until last, to be eaten in one sitting, naturally.
- Feb 22, 2014
- 2,806
Can only agree with the OP. Once you start it has to be finished even though you feel sick and guilty and swear not to do it again. And then you do.
Rather partial to these myself, but I rarely, if ever, et them now. When I was in Liverpool there was a corner shop which sold mis-shapen rejects straight from the factory for about 5 pence a hundred-weight. Yum!
My late mother-in-law discovered my partiality for this particular confectionary, and a box of licquorice allsorts was included among my Christmas gifts. As per my normal treatment of them, I scoffed the lot at one sitting - and someone must have reported back to Grannie what Daddy had done..............
Next year she sent me a bigger box. Scoffed the lot ..... the next year, a still bigger box. This went on for several years until one year I received a huge tin of them - and I mean a huge tin. Attached to it was a card with just three words. "I dare you" ...............................
I did!
milliepops
Active member
Don't eat chocolate myself but my missus puts her After Eights in the freezer and eats them frozen?!
Apparently they are lovely!?
Weststander
Well-known member
Similarly:
Ferrero Rocher (the normal type)
Jaffa Cakes
Gorgeous.
Ferrero Rocher (the normal type)
Jaffa Cakes
Gorgeous.
Norman Potting
Well-known member
Have you tried the Poundland equivalent of Toblerone - excellent stuff.
Dark chocolate orange does it for me, and wine gums are the munchies of choice when at the Amex.
My word. 10000x nicer than after eights.
dolphins
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For After Eight fans, ShakeAway, the fantastic milkshake shop in the centre of Brighton (other branches are available) have a combo which includes AEs and they work so well. For the uninitiated, ShakeAway offer wholesome healthy treats - some 180 or so different ingredients (mainly sweets, but also certain fruit, biscuits, cakes, etc) which are whizzed in a blender with milk and ice cream to create your shake. If you're a fan of the sweet stuff, it is worth trying out. There's so many possible combos, your choice or one of their tried and tested blends.
Anyway, the king of sweets is this:
It's a US variant, but some places do import them (Amazon, and those heavily overpriced American Sweet Shop high street places, for examples). A million miles away from the rather so-so Crunchy Caramel available here, which seems more like Dime/Daim balls to me. Soft, effortlessly chewy caramel in the crisp M&M shell. When I go to the States I usually bring back enough that the missus raises her eyebrows. Last time, she said with some sarcasm whilst I was putting them in the Walmart trolley "Have you got enough there?!" and I gave a considered "Yes, I think so...got to think about the weight in the suitcase."
(The US M&M Mint ones are also lush, but Caramel beats them - just)
Anyway, the king of sweets is this:
It's a US variant, but some places do import them (Amazon, and those heavily overpriced American Sweet Shop high street places, for examples). A million miles away from the rather so-so Crunchy Caramel available here, which seems more like Dime/Daim balls to me. Soft, effortlessly chewy caramel in the crisp M&M shell. When I go to the States I usually bring back enough that the missus raises her eyebrows. Last time, she said with some sarcasm whilst I was putting them in the Walmart trolley "Have you got enough there?!" and I gave a considered "Yes, I think so...got to think about the weight in the suitcase."
(The US M&M Mint ones are also lush, but Caramel beats them - just)
Durlston
"You plonker, Rodney!"
Nope. You can't beat the real thing. I don't mind paying a bit more. It's chocolate I could eat every day for the rest of my life.
Always liked Extra Strong mints when I'm at the Amex. Their hardness deserves respect on the old gnashers though!
For After Eight fans, ShakeAway, the fantastic milkshake shop in the centre of Brighton (other branches are available) have a combo which includes AEs and they work so well. For the uninitiated, ShakeAway offer wholesome healthy treats - some 180 or so different ingredients (mainly sweets, but also certain fruit, biscuits, cakes, etc) which are whizzed in a blender with milk and ice cream to create your shake. If you're a fan of the sweet stuff, it is worth trying out. There's so many possible combos, your choice or one of their tried and tested blends.
Anyway, the king of sweets is this:
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It's a US variant, but some places do import them (Amazon, and those heavily overpriced American Sweet Shop high street places, for examples). A million miles away from the rather so-so Crunchy Caramel available here, which seems more like Dime/Daim balls to me. Soft, effortlessly chewy caramel in the crisp M&M shell. When I go to the States I usually bring back enough that the missus raises her eyebrows. Last time, she said with some sarcasm whilst I was putting them in the Walmart trolley "Have you got enough there?!" and I gave a considered "Yes, I think so...got to think about the weight in the suitcase."
(The US M&M Mint ones are also lush, but Caramel beats them - just)
I like the coffee nut M&Ms too - can't seem to get them in the UK either. Luckily we have a regular band of people tripping across the pond in either direction so can usually maintain a supply
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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I like the coffee nut M&Ms too - can't seem to get them in the UK either. Luckily we have a regular band of people tripping across the pond in either direction so can usually maintain a supply
Can’t stand m&ms, never quite forgiven Mars for discontinuing ‘Treats’ which they replaced (nor Spangles for that matter!)
dolphins
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Never tried them! Will have to next time I'm over there. They do seem to like very limited runs of unusual flavours at key times of the year (Easter, Halloween, for example) but sometimes not a good idea to try these and love 'em, as you'll then always regret their passing. Probably my favourite sweet as a youngster was Amazin' Raisin. Still long for one of those, along with McDonald's Arctic Orange milkshake.I like the coffee nut M&Ms too - can't seem to get them in the UK either. Luckily we have a regular band of people tripping across the pond in either direction so can usually maintain a supply
pasty
A different kind of pasty
American Hard Gums. Love 'em
Raleigh Chopper
New member
Skittles and Jelly Babies.
Ordered some earlier today - frankly the Amazon warehouse is already running low. Nearly got the Naga chilli ones too, but think the missus will be unimpressed enough already.