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Another 'to die for' confection of the 70s and 80s had to be Mintola (by Mackintosh). These were mint fondant-filled dark chocolates (bit like After Eights, but more like Pyramints) shaped as little cubes and came in a roll with a dark-green colored wrapper. There was a similar candy called Munchems or Munchies from the same manufacturer and these came in a red-coloured wrapper but were milk cholocate cubes with creamy caramel inside surrounding a satisfying little biscuit.

Mintolas were my favorite of the two, but after eating a pack of them, they would make me as thirsty as can be! And boy were they expensive compared to most other chocolate bars!

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  • Anonymous user
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    IIRC they were re-released firstly as "Mint Munchies", then became part of the "After Eight" range. Frankly, I don't know what was wrong with calling them "Mintola", a perfectly good name.
  • Anonymous user
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    They are called Munchies in the year 2018
  • Anonymous user
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    They were the posher version of munchies.
  • Anonymous user
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    Thanks for reminding me of 'Delights'! I'd forgotten all about them. I used to suck them 'til all the chocolate had melted and just left the turkish delight centre. Lovely!
  • Anonymous user
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    mintolas are still going,but are now called after eight!,munchies are biscuit/caramel and they are still going,there was also a similar product for a while called delights,which was same design as munchies/mintola but were turkish delight inside.as you say they were a lot more expensive to buy.

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