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Sweets - Traditional Old Fashioned




Hand Made Winter Mixture
Hand Made Winter Mixture - £2.42
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Hand Made Winter Mixture - This mix of strong flavours includes clove and spearmint, and it works a treat if you`re all bunged up - and makes you feel fresh as a daisy if you`re not!It`s made by hand by a traditional sweetmaker, and we`re really proud of it - it really is delicious, especially if you like strong flavours.

Handmade Boiled Sweets Kilner Jar
Handmade Boiled Sweets Kilner Jar - £15.47
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Handmade Boiled Sweets Kilner Jar - A stunning thick glass large kilner jar filled to the brim with the most colourful, beautiful handmade boiled sweets.  It`s a big jar and makes such a lovely, traditional gift for someone really special (or for yourself if you`ve had a hard day!).  And the best bit?  Well, once you`ve gobbled all the sweets, you can use the jar again and again and again - either with more sweets, coffee, sugar, spices, pasta, lentils, bath salts, screws, marbles, biscuits, ear buds.... I could go on for some time.  It`ll look stunning on your kitchen shelf! We choose the sweets to make sure that there is a really good selection of different colours and flavours - and we cram in as many as we can. Officially we say that the sweets weigh about 1.2kg - but really they may weigh a fair bit more (depending on the selection)! Each large kilner jar measures 21.5cm x 12cm x 12cm (that`s 8.5in x 4.5in x 4.5in) and weighs 2.15kg in total.  They`re brilliant!  

Jargonelle Pears
Jargonelle Pears - £1.93
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Jargonelle Pears - think large pear drops and you are pretty close to summing up this traditional (and now rare) favourite.



Jesmona Black Bullets
Jesmona Black Bullets - £2.03
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Jesmona Black Bullets - a traditional minty favourite from the NorthEast. We stock the real ones. . . they just have to be made by Jesmona to be proper!!!



Jumbo Treacle Toffee Lollies
Jumbo Treacle Toffee Lollies - £1.93
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Jumbo Treacle Toffee Lollies - These willll warm the cockles of your heart! Big old lollies that look fabulously traditional and last for ages. They are the tastiest, richest, most luxurious treacle lollies we have ever tasted - ..a real favourite here at A Quarter Of!!! (and we know our sweets!).Some people also call these Jumbo Bonfire Lollies (because they are fab on Fireworks Night - but its such a terrible shame to only enjoy them then - they are just too delish!

Jumbo Tropical Fruit Lollies
Jumbo Tropical Fruit Lollies - £1.93
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Jumbo Tropical Fruit Lollies - beautiful, old-fashioned chunky lollipops made using old Yorkshire recipes and traditional methods.



Jumbo Tutti Frutti Lollies
Jumbo Tutti Frutti Lollies - £1.93
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Jumbo Tutti Frutti Lollies - beautiful, old-fashioned chunky lollipops made using old Yorkshire recipes and traditional methods.



Large Retro Sweet Hamper
Large Retro Sweet Hamper - £63.62
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Large Retro Sweet Hamper - A great big wicker hamper packed full of all kinds of traditional sweets (and no, we don`t use that revolting hay stuff to fill it out, or those annoying little polystyrene things that look like Whatsits, no siree!).... We`ve packed it with as many traditional sweets as we could, from boiled favourites like Rhubarb and Custard, to chews like Fruit Salad and Blackjacks, to classics like Wham, Space Dust and Parma Violets. It`s a real blast from the past... and it`s not just sweets - we`ve also included a whoopee cushion, water bombs, and an original comic from bygone times (you might get a 1972 Whizzer and Chips, or a 1985 Beano... it`s a surprise!) just to complete the nostalgia trip! It`s the perfect gift for someone who really deserves something special. Each hamper measures 45cm x 26cm x 19cm and weighs a whopping 7.6kg. And it contains 33 different types of sweets! It`s ace! Here are the contents:Kola Kubes, 250gRhubarb and Custard, 250gPineapple Chunks, 250gPear Drops, 250gFruit Salad, 250gBlack Jacks, 250gChewing Nuts, 250gCoconut Mushrooms, 250gTwisty Marshmallows, 250gSour Apples, 250gGolf Ball Bubblegum, 250gLemon Bonbons, 250gFizzy Cola Bottles, 250gHaribo Fried Eggs, 250gMarshmallow Strawberries, 25 strawberriesCherry Lips, 250gWhite Chocolate Fish and Chips, 250gBrown Gems, 250gLiquorice Comfits, 250gFoam Mushrooms, 250gFoiled Ice Cups, 250gAnglo Bubbly Bubblegum, 250g50 x Flying Saucers10 x Strawberry Flyers3 x Wham Bars3 x Sherbet Fountains6 x Drumsticks - Original6 x Super Candy Whistles6 x Double Lollies3 x Parma Violets3 x Love Hearts 3 x Space Dust - Strawberry3 x Highland Toffee1 x Whoopee Cushion3 x Water Bombs1 x Original Vintage Comic (Please note: Very occasionally, we may be out of stock of something. Although rare, if it does happen, rather than hold up your order we will replace the item with a similar, equally nostalgic item)

Lions Liquorice Gums
Lions Liquorice Gums - £2.52
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Liquorice Gums - We hear from so many of you who are seriously addicted to the liquorice gums that Lions make... so here`s your chance to load up on them! They`re so traditional.... such a classic British sweet, and may they always be around (or we`ll get into trouble!)

Lions Poor Bens
Lions Poor Bens - £2.52
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Lions Poor Bens - Do you spend forever digging out the black ones in the Lions Sports Mixture? Do you lament the replacement of Liquorice gums with Blackcurrant (booo!)? Well if you do, save yourself a load of stress, and get a quarter of Lions Poor Bens - delicious traditional hard aniseed and liquorice gums - absolutely lovely.

Liquorice Kilner Jar
Liquorice Kilner Jar - £15.47
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Liquorice Kilner Jar - Liquorice... you either love it, or you hate it. For those of you who love it, here is a stunning thick glass large kilner jar filled to the brim with a lovely assortment of the black stuff. It`s a big jar and makes such a lovely, traditional gift for someone really special (or for yourself if you`ve had a hard day!). And the best bit? Well, once you`ve gobbled all the delicious liquorice, you can use the jar again and again and again - either with more sweets, coffee, sugar, spices, pasta, lentils, bath salts, screws, marbles, biscuits, ear buds.... I could go on for some time. It`ll look stunning on your kitchen shelf! We choose the liquorice mix to make sure that there is a really good selection of different types in there - and we cram in as much as we possibly can. Officially we say that the sweets weigh about 1kg - but really they may weigh a fair bit more (depending on the selection)! Each large kilner jar measures 21.5cm x 12cm x 12cm (that`s 8.5in x 4.5in x 4.5in) and weighs 1.9kg in total. They`re brilliant!

Liquorice Rock Sticks
Liquorice Rock Sticks - £2.42
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Liquorice Rock Sticks - these are really traditional sweets. They are hard sticks of brittle rock with the distinctive taste of liquorice. If you have never tried these - and you like your liquorice - we heartily recommend that you try them.

Luxury Handmade Sweets Selection Jar
Luxury Handmade Sweets Selection Jar - £25.97
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Luxury Handmade Sweets Selection Jar - This is one of the most beautiful jars we have... a great big jar crammed to the brim with the most stunning, colourful boiled sweets you will ever see.The sweets are all handmade by a traditional sweet-maker we work with, and they look totally beautiful. There`s a fantastic selection of different shapes and flavours, from Rhubarb and Custard to Strawberry... we always ensure there`s a great selection in there!This traditional sweetie jar weighs a whopping 3kg and measures 20cm x 14.5cm... it`s totally ace!

Medium Retro Sweet Hamper
Medium Retro Sweet Hamper - £39.15
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Medium Retro Sweet Hamper - This is the smallest of our hamper range, but it`s very very cool (and still pretty hefty!). It`s a stunning wicker hamper bursting with our most popular and tasty traditional sweets. It`s a fantastically unusual gift to give to someone who deserves something special. We`ve packed it with old classics like Anglo Bubbly, White Chocolate Fish and Chips and Fruit Salads (and no, we don`t use that revolting hay stuff to fill it out, or those annoying little white polestyrene things that look like Whatsits, no siree!).... Each hamper measures 36cm x 18cm x 14cm and weighs 3kg and here are the scrummy contents: Fizzy Cola Bottles, 250gFoiled Ice Cups, 250gFruit Salad, 250gKola Kubes, 250gLiquorice Comfits, 250gRhubarb and Custard, 250gWhite Chocolate Fish and Chips, 250gAnglo Bubbly, 250g50 x Flying Saucers4 x Double Lollies4 x Drumsticks - Original2 x Love Hearts2 x Parma Violets2 x Sherbet Fountains2 x Space Dust - Strawberry4 x Super Candy Whistles2 x Wham Bars1 x Water Bomb Packs1 x Whoopee Cushion (Please note: Very occasionally, we may be out of stock of an item. It`s rare, but if it does happen, rather than hold up your order we will replace the item with a similar, equally nostalgic item - so you won`t ever be disappointed!)

Milk Gums
Milk Gums - £2.22
Price on 28-Oct-09 from A Quarter Of....
Milk Gums - delicious traditional favourites - milk chews in the shape of little milk bottles - made by Trebor Bassett Maynards.