Many of you will be distressed to hear that Sherbet Fountains are to lose their liquorice tube through which the fizzy powder is supposed to sucked. The makers, Tangerine Confectionery, are going to start using a plastic straw instead. Already, there is uproar from sweetie traditionalists who are browned off that Smarties no longer come in those curiously satisfying tubes and that KitKats are no longer wrapped in foil. Personally, I was never a great Sherbet Fountain user but I still miss one of the great sticky treats of the 20th century: the Bobby Bar, a tooth remover that used to put Bounty Bars in the shade. By the way, Tangerine bought the Sherbet Fountain brand from Cadbury’s last year for - well, guess how much. Click on the link to find out. There’s clearly gold in old-fashioned confectionery, even when plastic takes over from liquorice.
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