Sweet dreams are made of this
Gladiators. The Spice Girls. Ninja Turtles. Pat Sharpe.
Most of the amazing and legendary symbols of our childhood have recently made a return and finally the comeback phenomenon has reached the world of culinary delights.
This August Cadbury's chiefs announced that, following a successful return test period in 2007, the one and only Wispa bar is making a permanent return to the shelves of the sweetshops of Britain after incredible demand.
I don't think I'm being nostalgic when I say that sweets were much better when we were younger.
With a rap only second to that of the Fresh Prince, the advert song for Um Bongo was as pleasing as the drink itself and we can now relive that joy as ASDA stock them in select stores.
ASDA have also proven to be top dog as this year they were the only stockists of the original and best - Opal Fruits!
We are lucky enough to live in a society where many of our favourite childhood sweets still exist today.
Granted, Chomps are no longer 10p and 15 pennies will not buy you Space Raiders, but hey, we can still have them along with candy lipsticks, love hearts, black jacks and flying saucers.
Sadly, not all sweets have survived to this day and age, and many of our favourite snacks are now well and truly extinct, the fabled Frufoo being a good example.
For those unfortunate readers who never experienced such joy, I can only described Frufoo as the creamiest and most strawberriest of fromage frais served in a round tub with a toy in the middle.
Think Kinder Egg meets Frubes (but obviously with a good toy and a significantly better taste).
An essential to any decent lunchbox that will continue to be remembered for years to come.
Another favourite snack that will always be missed is, of course, the BN biscuit.
How it took until the late 90s for society to come up with the combination of such a perfect biscuit and such a pleasant shape is beyond me, but let us be grateful that they did.
Perfect in every way, the disappearance of the BN biscuit remains a mystery as they suddenly disappeared from supermarket shelves many moons ago.
However word on the street is that they are available in France...
A similarly bleak future faced Lucky Charms as they were discontinued in the UK, to be sold just in America.
Fortunately for us, a few high end stores (Selfridges being one) across the country have imported them, meaning that they are only available in this country for around £6.99 per box. 12»
