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Shrimp Sweets were another of those sweets that were great if you were only allowed to spend a limited amount on sweets, as you could buy several for a penny (well, you could when I was six).

They were shaped like shrimps, but for years I thought they were ears... and I still ate them! Pink, kind of rubbery in texture. I don't remember the flavour, probably raspberry or strawberry. You could also get yellow banana shaped sweets, made of the same substance - was it some kind of petroleum by-product, perhaps? ;-) that tasted, strangely enough, of bananas. I think they were more expensive than the shrimps.

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Do You Remember Pink Shrimp Sweets?

Do You Remember Pink Shrimp Sweets?

  • Anonymous user
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    I do - they were like flavoured foam. I also remember the bananas and false teeth made out the same stuff...
  • Anonymous user
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    I loved the pink shrimps too when I was little in the early 60s - bought them 3 for a 1d!!!!
  • Anonymous user
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    does anyone remember a fizzy drink called fling, it was pale amber but can't remember the flavour,choc bananas wer my favourite
  • Anonymous user
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    I recall my local sweet shop sold a multi-coloured and -shaped variation called 'Sea Food', as well. 4 for an old penny, bargain!
  • smousse3464
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    yer there are quite a few websites that sell these and the banana's which are really tasty i have only ever used one called www.sweetthingsdirect.co.uk my order was dispatched same day and delivered the next day brilliant customer service
  • Anonymous user
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    does anyone remember the banana flavour ones in the shape of a banana but flat on one side, about 4 inches long(in old money)but, wait for it ! coverd in chocolate. I could eat SO many of those and not feel sick,for me the best candyish type sweets, mind you the shrimps were very good too,that was always a problem for me as a child,SO many sweets not enough money and i used to sponge quite a bit more than my pocket money to fufill my very sweettooth.
  • Anonymous user
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    You can still buy the original ones at the sweetie stall at the barras market. If you dont stay in glasgow you can order online and get them posted out for free! www.thesweetistall.com
  • Anonymous user
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    I think Marks and Spencers do a version of them. They are the only ones I've seen around lately. Must grab a bag sometime.
  • Anonymous user
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    so so tasty and always in the mix up bags
  • Anonymous user
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    They were SOOOO good. We have a charity sweet box in work and there was a bag of them in there, so i swiped them for myself, they were the same pink goodness! You used to get them from the sweetie shop, i think they might of been 2p though as they were abit bigger than the adverage penny sweet. I gorged my self on them the other day, and felt so sick, but it was all worth it... bring back penny sweets!!

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