Good news for Angel Delight fans; it's back in vogue to serve it up as a dessert! Not that it ever went out of fashion in our house. It's a great little dessert to have chilling in the fridge when you have people over for dinner - easy to make, and almost everyone will exclaim "I haven't had Angel Delight in years, I love it!" (TIP: get some Smarties and put them on top, in the initials of the people coming over for an added bonus. They LOVE that!)
Anyway, speaking of nostalgic desserts... where do all the good sweets disappear to? One day you're chomping on a Smiley Bar or a Fizzle Stick and the next... you're not.
And what on earth is or was a Peggy's Leg, and how do I try one? Mixed reviews here on the Early Breakfast when it came to the Peggy and her stick-like Legs.
- “Baked Alaska Paula! Nobody ever has that anymore!”
- “I had a Battenberg slice at my granny’s last week Paula; a blast from the past!”
- “Paula a Mint Wispa bar. Also, Banshee Bones also I really miss need to bring these back!” - Kelvin on the way to Donegal
- “I would love to see Apple Jacks and Postman Pats back!” -Alan
- “Used to love Cadbury’s Dream bars Paula. Why did they disappear? Milky Bars are not the same!”
- “Pickled onion Space Raiders – 10p on the way to school. LOVED THEM!” - Sclarkey via Snapchat
- “Roy of the Rovers bars Paula!”
- “Anyone remember Woppa bars?”
- “Hi Paula, am I the only one who remembers Woppa bars? They came in cola and spearmint flavours.” - Diarmuid now craving a Woppa
- “Hiya Paula. So glad I woke at 5. Yours is so the best show - great tunes! For me my top childhood retro desert has to be the banana split!” - Paul in Maynooth
- “Taz bars! Caramel Freddos are not the same thing!”
- “Cavan cola. Full of sugar, rot your teeth looking at it! Pour it into a glass and the head would be about an inch high!” - David Flynn Westmeath
- “Why did they get rid of Smilies but keep Chomps?” Wes
- “Good morning sweet pea I used to love the Mars Delight bars the just up an vanished one day!”
- “Morning Paula. Just wondering if any listeners remember a confectionary from either the 70s or 80s called Peggy's Leg? I also have fond memories of the Basset's sherbet in a cardboard tube complete with liquorice stick” - Sean in Tralee.
- “What has happened to Mars Bars? They are tiny, and what have they done to the chocolate?”
- “Big Time bars! Loved them but you’d be lucky to have any teeth left after eating one!” - Tiny in Tullow on my way to work in Dublin
- Good Morning Paula. Do Toffos and Frosties still exist? Also anyone remember the "French Fries" crisps? Haven't had any of those in yonks!” - Brian listening in Leamington Spa
- “Hey Paula, I remember Peggy’s Leg . It was a small stick of rock like sweet. Also anyone remember Aztec bars? They were yummy!” - Michele in Rathcoole
- “Yes Paula, I remember Peggy’s Leg - could only get them when we came on holidays. It was like a small stick of rock and I think it was brown. I used to love spangles OMG they were fizzy fruity squares yum and they came back for a while in the 80s!” - Jacky in mayo xxx
- “Yes I remember pegleg very soft sweet and not really great !!” - Charlie bin lorry driver
- “I remember Peggy’s Legs! Chalky sticks.... ... also liquorice pipes!”
- “Peggy’s leg was the sticky rock one. The chalky stick was a Fizzle Stick! Best sweet ever!”
- “Paula, I was annoyed with the vending machine in work over charing us and not vending anything some times, so I started a tuck shop, selling as cost. Best sellers were Hunky Dorys Buffalo flavour, Cafferys Snowballs and Pepsi max... Stocked all the old stuff too; Big Time bars, Chomps, Tunnocks Tea Cakes, Macaroon Bars, etc. Let's just say, nostalgia doesn't sell! They were always the last things off the shelf! But, I defeated the vending machines! They were taken away after about 2 months! #LEGEND. Cheers!” - Eamon
- “Hi Paula. I have two ice-creams I fondly remember. One some of the listeners will definitely remember, the other less likely. The first is Fresh Cornetto - A frozen yogurt Cornetto with lemon curd topping... Delish! The second I came across on my travels, think it was in one of the nordic countries. It was a Magnum Dark Chocolate and orange...divine! Love, love love this ice-cream. Crisp dark chocolate shell surrounding an orange cream centre. Please, please HB/WALLS/FRIGO/... bring back and bring to the Ireland!” - Cheers Vince
- “Paula the good old gobstopper? Bet the health and safety brigade got rid of them. No matter how hard it was, you'd still try and break it!” - Niall in Tipp
- “Peggy’s Legs were rotten Paula!”
- “Morning Paula. Wham bars and stinger bars they were yummy!” - From Bren
- “Cushions ...they were delicious coloured candy sweet with chocolate in middle!”
- “Two and Two bars. 2 different fondant fillings with a dark chocolate base and milk chocolate top. Made by Rowntree!”
- “Paula. Do you remember Highland Toffee bars. Would keep your jaws working all day. Used to get one in very rural shop in Cavan after walking the cows to their field after milking. Some job- bring them back!” – Gavin
- “Sky bar ice cream like an aero on inside covered with a choc ice!” - Cece Sligo
- “Caramac bars Paula. It was like milk chocolate and fudge had a baby. Haven't had them here in about 20 years!”
- “Dan Bars! Orange bars with the black bits! Unreal Paula!”
- “Macaroon bar chocolate and coconut yummy!” - Dermot Athlone
- “Hey Paula, can you remember Secret Bars?? Class! Best bars ever!” - Adrian in Monaghan
