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Pam the goose

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Jan 19, 2016, 4:10:27 PM1/19/16
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Do you remember these? I loved them as a youngster!
The term came up in a prog just now and I asked Ray could you still get
them.
It seems you can and I went to the net to see if it mentioned them.

The odd things you find on the net! It seems thay were developed in 1865
amd are still sold round the world.

I must say, Sandra, they'd do your throat good while you're not well :-)
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Peter T

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Jan 19, 2016, 4:15:16 PM1/19/16
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I bought some recently Pam and there was no taste or strength in them.I
don't know what they've left out of them but they don't taste anything like
I remember of them from past times.

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Peter T

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Jan 19, 2016, 4:17:27 PM1/19/16
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Peter T <pe...@comfortable.com> wrote:
> Pam the goose <st...@ntlworld.com>
>> I must say, Sandra, they'd do your throat good while you're not well :-)
>
> I bought some recently Pam and there was no taste or strength in them.I
> don't know what they've left out of them but they don't taste anything like
> I remember of them from past times.
>

Would just add that the same applies to the Victory V lozenges.

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Pam the goose

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Jan 19, 2016, 4:20:12 PM1/19/16
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Shame. I loved them.
I guess that's another thing that's no longer like it used to be!
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Pam the goose

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Jan 19, 2016, 4:27:04 PM1/19/16
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I could never get on with Victory V.
Why is it they take all the old things that are still selling well and
change the recipe so they don't appeal anymore. Probably Health & Safety
- man's worst friend!
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Oliver

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Jan 19, 2016, 5:19:36 PM1/19/16
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On 19/01/2016 21:26, Pam the goose wrote:
> Why is it they take all the old things that are still selling well and
> change the recipe so they don't appeal anymore.

To be fair it works the other way too. For instance I hated the taste of
whiskey, beer and mustard when I was five or so, now I quite like them.
They must have added some nice ingredients to them.

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Indy Jess John

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Jan 19, 2016, 5:26:29 PM1/19/16
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On 19/01/2016 21:15, Peter T wrote:
> Pam the goose<st...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> Do you remember these? I loved them as a youngster!
>> The term came up in a prog just now and I asked Ray could you still get
>> them.
>> It seems you can and I went to the net to see if it mentioned them.
>>
>> The odd things you find on the net! It seems they were developed in 1865
>> amd are still sold round the world.
>>
>> I must say, Sandra, they'd do your throat good while you're not well :-)
>
> I bought some recently Pam and there was no taste or strength in them.I
> don't know what they've left out of them but they don't taste anything like
> I remember of them from past times.
>

I think the originals contained paregoric which became a banned
substance some years ago.

Jim

Pumpkin

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Jan 19, 2016, 5:40:46 PM1/19/16
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I used to love Victory V's, bought from the chemist. Not the same when
they removed the ether and chloroform.

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tane

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Jan 19, 2016, 9:47:26 PM1/19/16
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Indy Jess John

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Jan 20, 2016, 5:19:13 AM1/20/16
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Unless you buy mustard as yellow powder and mix it yourself, the taste
is now feeble compared to how it used to be.

The same applies to horseradish sauce. If you read the ingredients on
the jar, there is more turnip than horseradish in most of the recipes.
I only buy the brand with no turnip (by "English Provender Company").

It is sometimes possible to influence what happens. A few yers ago,
Jacobs launched a "New, improved recipe" version of Cheeselet biscuits.
They were horrible, so I wrote to them and complained that they had
ruined the taste I had enjoyed for years. I also recognised that having
spent a lot of money on advertising the new taste it would be difficult
to backtrack. They replied saying that they had tried various recipes
with a taste panel and this was the one that they preferred. They were
sorry it didn't appeal to me and they enclosed a voucher for money off
Jacobs biscuits (which I spent on anything but Cheeselets.

To cut a long story short, my complaint was obviously shared by others
and it affected sales, because some months later, "Original Recipe"
packs appeared on the shelves alongside the "New, improved recipe"
version, and a few months later the "New, improved recipe" version was
no longer stocked. Shortly after, the "Original Recipe" splash on the
packaging also vanished, and the taste was back to how it was before
they ruined it.

Jim

Rabbit

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Jan 20, 2016, 12:52:01 PM1/20/16
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"Indy Jess John" <jimw...@OMITblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Well Coca Cola did the same silly thing.
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People forget what you did, but
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Rabbit

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Jan 20, 2016, 12:52:01 PM1/20/16
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"Pam the goose" <st...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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I used to love those but I haven't seen any for years. A while ago a friend
bought something like that but not Fisherman's Friend and though I had loved
them they didn't taste nice at all. I wish I could remember what they were.

Rabbit

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Jan 20, 2016, 12:52:01 PM1/20/16
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"Peter T" <pe...@comfortable.com> wrote in message
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I wonder if those were the ones I didn't like now.

Rabbit

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Jan 20, 2016, 12:52:02 PM1/20/16
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"Oliver" <ofs...@blackyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 19/01/2016 21:26, Pam the goose wrote:
>> Why is it they take all the old things that are still selling well and
>> change the recipe so they don't appeal anymore.
>
> To be fair it works the other way too. For instance I hated the taste of
> whiskey, beer and mustard when I was five or so, now I quite like them.
Try the real stuff, try whisky.

MCC

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Jan 20, 2016, 4:45:07 PM1/20/16
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Pam the goose wrote:

> Do you remember these?

They are still around. Evening programmes on the Quest Channel are
sponsored by Fishermen's Friends.
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Indy Jess John

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Jan 21, 2016, 5:22:39 AM1/21/16
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It could be these - the variety that shouldn't be eaten:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman%27s_Friends

Jim

Michaelangelo

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Jan 21, 2016, 6:29:32 AM1/21/16
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Rabbit leapt into action and said:

> I used to love those but I haven't seen any for years. A while ago a friend
> bought something like that but not Fisherman's Friend and though I had loved
> them they didn't taste nice at all. I wish I could remember what they were.

Strepsils are very good.

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Pumpkin

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Jan 21, 2016, 9:11:29 AM1/21/16
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On 21/01/2016 11:28, Michaelangelo wrote:
> Rabbit leapt into action and said:
>
>> I used to love those but I haven't seen any for years. A while ago a
>> friend bought something like that but not Fisherman's Friend and
>> though I had loved them they didn't taste nice at all. I wish I could
>> remember what they were.
>
> Strepsils are very good.
>
And they taste a lot better.;-)

There used to be a liquorice and menthol sweet called Black Imps, they
have renamed them Mighty Imps now, they were disgusting.

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Pumpkin

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Jan 21, 2016, 9:58:47 AM1/21/16
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Brilliant, I love them.;-)

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Oliver

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Jan 21, 2016, 2:36:17 PM1/21/16
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On 20/01/2016 17:43, Rabbit wrote:
> "Oliver" <ofs...@blackyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:WDyny.170661$Wj7.1...@fx33.am4...
>> On 19/01/2016 21:26, Pam the goose wrote:
>>> Why is it they take all the old things that are still selling well and
>>> change the recipe so they don't appeal anymore.
>>
>> To be fair it works the other way too. For instance I hated the taste of
>> whiskey, beer and mustard when I was five or so, now I quite like them.
> Try the real stuff, try whisky.

Oh I have. But when I was five and in Ireland it was definitely Irish
whiskey. I remember the label on the bottle.

http://powerswhiskey.ie/site/agegate


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Indy Jess John

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Jan 22, 2016, 4:27:21 AM1/22/16
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On 21/01/2016 14:11, Pumpkin wrote:

>
> There used to be a liquorice and menthol sweet called Black Imps, they
> have renamed them Mighty Imps now, they were disgusting.
>
I used to love them as a kid, only they were called Liquorice Imps then.
I might look out "Mighty Imps" to see if they are the same.

I remember being in a park as a kid and a duck came towards me, so I
threw it a Liquorice Imp, which it pecked up immediately.

You wouldn't think that a duck could look disgusted, but they can. :-)

Jim

Oliver

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Jan 22, 2016, 6:22:54 AM1/22/16
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On 22/01/2016 09:26, Indy Jess John wrote:
> I used to love them as a kid, only they were called Liquorice Imps then.
> I might look out "Mighty Imps" to see if they are the same.
>
> I remember being in a park as a kid and a duck came towards me, so I
> threw it a Liquorice Imp, which it pecked up immediately.
>
> You wouldn't think that a duck could look disgusted, but they can. :-)

Does that make Liquorice Imps a quack remedy?

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Gordon H

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Jan 22, 2016, 6:29:18 AM1/22/16
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<Pokerface>
Yes.

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Oliver

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Jan 22, 2016, 7:10:23 AM1/22/16
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Aw, phooey!

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Gordon H

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Jan 22, 2016, 7:34:15 AM1/22/16
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I still have a few of the liquorice Imps, in small plastic dispensers,
but Sainsbury's pharmacy no longer seem to stock them. :-(

They were great for stopping a persistent cough I sometimes suffer with.

Rabbit

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Jan 22, 2016, 12:37:33 PM1/22/16
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"Pumpkin" <m...@noname.co.uk> wrote in message
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I loved those too.

Rabbit

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Jan 22, 2016, 12:37:33 PM1/22/16
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"Oliver" <ofs...@blackyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Oh well when in Ireland.North or south ?
>
> http://powerswhiskey.ie/site/agegate
Nice piccies.

Gordon H

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Jan 23, 2016, 7:09:25 AM1/23/16
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On 22/01/2016 17:37, Rabbit wrote:
> "Pumpkin" <m...@noname.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:n7qouf$em8$1...@gioia.aioe.org...
>> On 21/01/2016 11:28, Michaelangelo wrote:
>>> Rabbit leapt into action and said:
>>>
>>>> I used to love those but I haven't seen any for years. A while ago a
>>>> friend bought something like that but not Fisherman's Friend and
>>>> though I had loved them they didn't taste nice at all. I wish I could
>>>> remember what they were.
>>>
>>> Strepsils are very good.
>>>
>> And they taste a lot better.;-)
>>
>> There used to be a liquorice and menthol sweet called Black Imps, they
>> have renamed them Mighty Imps now, they were disgusting.
>
> I loved those too.
>
At last evening's dance, a lady on our table developed a coughing fit,
and couldn't stop. I happen to carry a pack of those imps and gave her
a couple. They stopped her coughing and she thanked me profusely.

Problem is that I don't know where I can buy them now.
They are labelled "Nigroids", and I fear that may be why they have
disappeared. :-(
Will have to look for a website for them.

Jeff Gaines

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Jan 23, 2016, 7:25:08 AM1/23/16
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On 23/01/2016 in message <n7vqcd$bo0$1...@dont-email.me> Gordon H wrote:

>At last evening's dance, a lady on our table developed a coughing fit, and
>couldn't stop. I happen to carry a pack of those imps and gave her a
>couple. They stopped her coughing and she thanked me profusely.
>
>Problem is that I don't know where I can buy them now.
>They are labelled "Nigroids", and I fear that may be why they have
>disappeared. :-(

You may have to try the black market :-)

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Indy Jess John

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Jan 23, 2016, 7:26:50 AM1/23/16
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On 23/01/2016 12:09, Gordon H wrote:
>
> Problem is that I don't know where I can buy them now.
> They are labelled "Nigroids", and I fear that may be why they have
> disappeared. :-(
> Will have to look for a website for them.
>
According to Wikipedia, they were renamed Vigroids (presumably because
people will take offence at anything these days).
Vigroids are available from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vigroids-Liquorice-Pellets-Clarity-Voice/dp/B004PTY29W

Jim

Oliver

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Jan 23, 2016, 8:19:20 AM1/23/16
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On 23/01/2016 12:09, Gordon H wrote:
> At last evening's dance, a lady on our table developed a coughing fit,
> and couldn't stop. I happen to carry a pack of those imps and gave her
> a couple. They stopped her coughing and she thanked me profusely.
>
> Problem is that I don't know where I can buy them now.
> They are labelled "Nigroids", and I fear that may be why they have
> disappeared. :-(
> Will have to look for a website for them.

The company which made them was taken over by Kraft (who took over
Cadburys who took over Trebor Bassets and also Halls - cough). Nigroids
were renamed Vigroids but production was eventually ended. This must
have been recently because various places are still selling Vigroids.

The nearest alternative products (in theory) include Nipits:

<http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dgrocery&field-keywords=nipits>

also Belgium Liquorice pellets (Imps):

<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belgium-Liquorice-pellets-Imps-GLUTEN/dp/B004PXRRFE/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1453554863&sr=1-1&keywords=Belgium+Liquorice+pellets>

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Gordon H

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Jan 23, 2016, 8:39:33 AM1/23/16
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On 23/01/2016 12:25, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 23/01/2016 in message <n7vqcd$bo0$1...@dont-email.me> Gordon H wrote:
>
>> At last evening's dance, a lady on our table developed a coughing fit,
>> and couldn't stop. I happen to carry a pack of those imps and gave
>> her a couple. They stopped her coughing and she thanked me profusely.
>>
>> Problem is that I don't know where I can buy them now.
>> They are labelled "Nigroids", and I fear that may be why they have
>> disappeared. :-(
>
> You may have to try the black market :-)
>
:-)

Gordon H

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Jan 23, 2016, 8:42:11 AM1/23/16
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Thanks Jim, I may need to order a gross if I am to become a cough
doctor. ;-)

"Nipits" on the same page sounds familiar somehow...

Gordon H

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Jan 23, 2016, 8:44:06 AM1/23/16
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I'd better check my stock and order a few packs, they are life-savers in
winter.

Oliver

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Jan 23, 2016, 8:52:10 AM1/23/16
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On 23/01/2016 13:44, Gordon H wrote:
> I'd better check my stock and order a few packs, they are life-savers in
> winter.

http://www.americansoda.co.uk/candy/life-savers/

:-)

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Indy Jess John

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Jan 23, 2016, 10:13:20 AM1/23/16
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On 23/01/2016 13:42, Gordon H wrote:
> On 23/01/2016 12:26, Indy Jess John wrote:
>> On 23/01/2016 12:09, Gordon H wrote:
>>>
>>> Problem is that I don't know where I can buy them now.
>>> They are labelled "Nigroids", and I fear that may be why they have
>>> disappeared. :-(
>>> Will have to look for a website for them.
>>>
>> According to Wikipedia, they were renamed Vigroids (presumably because
>> people will take offence at anything these days).
>> Vigroids are available from Amazon.
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vigroids-Liquorice-Pellets-Clarity-Voice/dp/B004PTY29W
>>
>>
>> Jim
>>
> Thanks Jim, I may need to order a gross if I am to become a cough
> doctor. ;-)

Here you are, doctor :-)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vigroids-Liquorice-Pellets-for-Clarity-of-Voice-wholesale-case-of-720-packs-/272094252746?hash=item3f5a14ceca:g:PoMAAOSw~bFWLykX

Jim

Michaelangelo

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Jan 23, 2016, 1:44:06 PM1/23/16
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Pam the goose leapt into action and said:
> Do you remember these? I loved them as a youngster!
> The term came up in a prog just now and I asked Ray could you still get them.
> It seems you can and I went to the net to see if it mentioned them.
>
> The odd things you find on the net! It seems thay were developed in 1865 amd
> are still sold round the world.
>
> I must say, Sandra, they'd do your throat good while you're not well :-)

I can't believe a thread on throat lozenges has atytracted so many
responses. I'm thinking of launching a new website -

Fisherman's Friends Reunited, :)

Pumpkin

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Jan 23, 2016, 3:45:41 PM1/23/16
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On 23/01/2016 15:09, Indy Jess John wrote:
<snipped>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>> Thanks Jim, I may need to order a gross if I am to become a cough
>> doctor. ;-)
>
> Here you are, doctor :-)
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vigroids-Liquorice-Pellets-for-Clarity-of-Voice-wholesale-case-of-720-packs-/272094252746?hash=item3f5a14ceca:g:PoMAAOSw~bFWLykX
>
>
> Jim

<ROFL> That should keep Gordon going for year or ten.;-)

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Gordon H

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Jan 24, 2016, 7:39:25 AM1/24/16
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They're Vigroids, not Viagra!

Gordon H

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Jan 24, 2016, 7:41:35 AM1/24/16
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The "Gummies" puts me off, for some reason.
:-)

Pumpkin

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Jan 24, 2016, 2:18:25 PM1/24/16
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<LOL> They'll still keep you going.;-)

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Pumpkin

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Jan 24, 2016, 2:20:53 PM1/24/16
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On 24/01/2016 12:41, Gordon H wrote:
> On 23/01/2016 13:52, Oliver wrote:
>> On 23/01/2016 13:44, Gordon H wrote:
>>> I'd better check my stock and order a few packs, they are life-savers in
>>> winter.
>>
>> http://www.americansoda.co.uk/candy/life-savers/
>>
>> :-)
>>
> The "Gummies" puts me off, for some reason.
> :-)
>
That's right, they also make "Gummy Bears", that's how you end up if you
eat too many of em...gummy.;-)

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