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i`ve found caramac,and various other sweets of the past but none seems to remember six million dollar man ice lollies they were lemonade with a blue mint center i remember them because i used to but at least two a day in the summers during the 70`s anyone else remember them?

Some sweets that nobody seems to have mentioned yet...

Cadbury's 'Aztec' bars - from around 1968, came in a purple wrapper. They brought them back in a limited edition a couple of years ago and I was extremely disappointed - they were just like a Mars bar, not at all how I remembered them.

Cadbury's 'Stroodles' - little pieces of apple covered in chocolate; came in a flat circular red packet printed to look like an apple.

There was a fourth sweet in the Tots range - Teddy Tots, which were dolly mixtures.

One that nobody but me seems to remember (I've been on the verge of fist-fights with people who refuse point-blank to believe me): Opal Toffees. These were the third part of the Opal triumverate (the others, of course, being Opal Fruits - now Starburst - and Opal Mints - which became Pacers then vanished). To show how sad I am, I can remember the TV advert. Again, this dates from about 1968.

Couple sitting on the sofa; the bloke is chomping away.

She: What you chewing?
He: Opal Toffees!
She (incredulous): Opal Toffees?
He: Opal Toffees.
She (disbelieving): Opal don't make toffees!
He (tapping her on the nose with the packet): They do now!
She: How d'you know they're Opals?
He: Because they make me mouth water!

Not enough, obviously, because they didn't last long.

I must also mention a sweet available locally (in Edinburgh) which everyone called 'Doctor's Pills' - little aniseed balls that came in black and purple. As they were very light, a quarter-pound bag held a huge number. One day at school a boy came in with a *half-pound* bag and sat at the back of the French class eating them surreptitiously. Until the bag burst, that is. We heard a gentle pitter-patter which rapidly became a torrent. The teacher made him pick up every single one!

Does anyone else remember AMs? They were around in the late 70s/early 80s. They looked a bit like Trebor mints but were a boiled green sweet with a red centre. It's been a few years now, so I might have got a few details wrong. I'd love to see a piccy of them or just to know that someone else remembers them and that I'm not going mental.