Food and drink

Dalek Death Ray Ice Lollies were around about 1974. The top half of the ice lolly or so was mint (green) and the bottom half was a lovely tasting chocolate. The wrapping had a picture of a dalek saying "exterminate" ...

The advert was 'all you need's a spoon, Desert Cup, from Delmonte' It was flavoured custard or blancmange type stuff in a large tin, enough for at least 3 servings. They did strawberry, banana and chocolate. its was gorgeous! ...

A cinnamon flavoured chewing gum, 'keep that just brushed freshness with Dentine, Dentine makes your mouth feel clean ' ...

I remember Desperate Dan Bars but it seems that none of my friends do, please tell me I'm not dreaming. Desperate Dan Bars were bright orange and very chewy with black crystals of some kind in them. The wrapper had ...

These were giant gobstoppers (shaped like an egg) that came in a cardboard box. They had a sour taste and changed colour on sucking. They were about 10p and there also was a watermelon version that had a powdery pink ...

Imported from China, Doll instant noodles came in a variety of flavours-such as chicken, prawn and mushroom. Cantonese people have a long history of cooking noodles, and the modern type of instant noodles were publicly ...

Double Agents were a hard-boiled sweet with a gooey or sherberty centre in "Strawberry and Cream" or "Toffee Apple" flavours. They came in a paper encased foil tube and had a spy-related item on the back of the paper, such ...

Does anybody remember a soft drink called Dr. Looneys. It came in a purple/black can and had some looney-looking cartoon scientist on it. The thing is, I do not remember it being good. Actually, it was one of the most ...

Dragon Snaps Crisps were very much like Quavers, so much so that they must have stopped making them and Quavers won the war! The flavour that I still remember (and I'm 37) was Spicy Tomato. I think they did Bacon as ...

Drifters were kid of like Twix bars, but without the biscuit. It was really chocolatey, with wafer and chewy caramel inside. Mmmm! Drifter was launched by Nestle in 1980 and is sold as 'the chewy chocolate bar that you really ...

Dyno Mints were square mints with a dint in each side, not a hole. I think they were in a blue packet. Probably lost out to Polos. ...