|
Post by drewsmom595 on Feb 19, 2009 2:14:20 GMT
I was in a British shop today in Dunedin and bought a Crunchie Bar by Cadbury. OMG! I almost wish I had never discovered them...they are really that good. They do not sell these candy bars in America.
I went back to the store and bought 8 more...and I'm going to hoard them away from my family...if I can.
|
|
|
Post by Patrick on Feb 19, 2009 11:21:42 GMT
As the saying goes........... "Thank Crunchie - It's Friday!
Actually - bit of trivia here - Crunchie isn't a genuine "Cadbury's" product - it - along with "Fry's Chocolate Cream" and "Turkish Delight" was produced by the Fry's (est. 1759) company that was gobbled up by Cadbury's in 1919. Prior to the war it was one of the biggest employers in the UK. There is a current bone of contention concerning Fry's - One of their original factories in Bristol will be closed by Cadbury's by 2010 - with the loss of 500 job. Production will be moving to Poland, with the usual lame excuse "In an effort to maintain competitiveness in a global marketplace," So for some folk there's a bit of a boycott going on here - not that they will have noticed of course.
|
|
|
Post by drewsmom595 on Feb 19, 2009 11:34:33 GMT
You rock...and get a plus for posting that TV commercial. I definitely get that Friday feeling when I bite into that Crunchie bar. I don't like the fact that they're moving jobs out of the UK though. I must admit that part of the alure of the bar was I thought I was eating something that was made in England.
|
|
|
Post by Patrick on Feb 19, 2009 11:47:04 GMT
Not until 2010! ;D It's been the same with some of our other chocolate makers too. The old established firm of Rowntree Mackintosh had historic bases in Norwich and York, they got taken over by Nestlé and within a few months they closed the Norwich factory (in the mid 90's) and the York one followed a few years later as jobs were moved to their factories in Europe. I was in Norwich a lot when that factory was open (it's a shopping mall now) - and you could walk through the city and smell the smell of warm chocolate in a way that only the characters of the Willy Wonka book would know. The biggest Irony is that the very beginnings of these companies was based on using profits partly to helping the local economy - Cadbury's was a case in point - a Quaker family, they wanted to see life improved for the people of Birmingham - so along with the factory they built a whole village called "Bouneville" for the workers to be able to live in decent housing. In an alcohol free zone - naturally. I'm half hoping that in the current climate, companies my turn again to putting the health and welfare of it's workers first over and above the greed for world domination and mega bonuses. I'll not be holding my breath though.
|
|
|
Post by Liberator on Feb 19, 2009 20:00:34 GMT
It's curious how many of the big confectioners were Quakers. I don't know if that was their attempt to provide a sanck instead of booze or goes back to the days when chocolate was something to drink and not eat
|
|
|
Post by riotgrrl on Feb 20, 2009 20:09:54 GMT
It's curious how many of the big confectioners were Quakers. I don't know if that was their attempt to provide a sanck instead of booze or goes back to the days when chocolate was something to drink and not eat Never thought of that before. Interesting point.
|
|
|
Post by drewsmom595 on Feb 20, 2009 22:47:02 GMT
Not until 2010! ;D It's been the same with some of our other chocolate makers too. The old established firm of Rowntree Mackintosh had historic bases in Norwich and York, they got taken over by Nestlé and within a few months they closed the Norwich factory (in the mid 90's) and the York one followed a few years later as jobs were moved to their factories in Europe. I was in Norwich a lot when that factory was open (it's a shopping mall now) - and you could walk through the city and smell the smell of warm chocolate in a way that only the characters of the Willy Wonka book would know. The biggest Irony is that the very beginnings of these companies was based on using profits partly to helping the local economy - Cadbury's was a case in point - a Quaker family, they wanted to see life improved for the people of Birmingham - so along with the factory they built a whole village called "Bouneville" for the workers to be able to live in decent housing. In an alcohol free zone - naturally. I'm half hoping that in the current climate, companies my turn again to putting the health and welfare of it's workers first over and above the greed for world domination and mega bonuses. I'll not be holding my breath though. Well...I guess I can eat them then until 2010. That is really fascinating about the Quakers. Too bad more companies don't live the values on which they were founded. I went to Hershey, Pennsylvania and could smell chocolate in the air there, too. What a great smell.
|
|
|
Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 23, 2009 21:00:30 GMT
I was in a British shop today in Dunedin and bought a Crunchie Bar by Cadbury. OMG! I almost wish I had never discovered them...they are really that good. They do not sell these candy bars in America. I went back to the store and bought 8 more...and I'm going to hoard them away from my family...if I can. Do they sell honeycomb in the US? It's the crunchie bit of the crunchie bar (but without the chocolate). AH
|
|
|
Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 23, 2009 21:04:03 GMT
|
|
|
Post by drewsmom595 on Feb 24, 2009 0:34:39 GMT
I was in a British shop today in Dunedin and bought a Crunchie Bar by Cadbury. OMG! I almost wish I had never discovered them...they are really that good. They do not sell these candy bars in America. I went back to the store and bought 8 more...and I'm going to hoard them away from my family...if I can. Do they sell honeycomb in the US? It's the crunchie bit of the crunchie bar (but without the chocolate). AH No...they don't sell honeycomb or cinder toffee here in the US. We do have something in gourmet candy shops called "sea foam" or even (believe it or not) fairy food. But it's beastly expensive compared to your Crunchie Bars. It makes me wonder what else I'm missing by living here in the US. I may have to take a trip to the UK to find out for myself!
|
|
|
Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 24, 2009 18:12:47 GMT
Do you guys have Aero's? They are also top sweets. We do have some great sweets in the UK, I think it's compensation for not having an active space program like you lot have. AH
|
|
|
Post by chefmate on Feb 25, 2009 0:03:28 GMT
I've had the Duchy of Cornwall cookies covered in chocolate.......to die for!!!!
I get the best chocolate from the UK that my friend brings over.....nothing in the US compares
|
|
|
Post by drewsmom595 on Feb 25, 2009 1:00:02 GMT
No we don't have Aero's...but we do have Pop Rocks. [video src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= "][/video]
|
|
|
Post by Patrick on Feb 25, 2009 13:47:04 GMT
Do you guys have Aero's? They are also top sweets. AH Not any more they're not! I remember when Rowntrees first brought out the Mint Aero. It was gorgeous mint flavoured chocolate - I couldn't get enough of them! Then Nestlé come along and they turn this beautiful soft minty chocolate centre into hard nasty green coloured sugary yuck. They've done the same with the orange one too. replaced the chocolateyness with this crispy sugary stuff. Aeros are ruined for me. Sure the Orange ones were orange inside but it was a soft orange and not the sugary stuff. If you want the texture and flavour of how an Aero used to taste try a (shock horror) Cadbury's Dairy Milk Bubbley.
|
|
|
Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 25, 2009 14:57:48 GMT
If you want the texture and flavour of how an Aero used to taste try a (shock horror) Cadbury's Dairy Milk Bubbley. I can assure you, I recently consumed ginormous mint Aero that had been stored at room temprture, it was soft and squidgy. Orange Areos are the shniz though! Love 'em. ;D AH
|
|
|
Post by sandra on Mar 15, 2009 23:11:35 GMT
No we don't have Aero's...but we do have Pop Rocks. [video src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= "] [/video][/quote] When I lived in Windsor Ontario, It was one of the cities that test marketed pop-rocks.
|
|
|
Post by sandra on Mar 15, 2009 23:12:50 GMT
I loved Cadbury's Rum and Butter chocolate bar, but they don't make them anymore that I know of. They were like the Caramilk bars only with a rum and butter caramel inside.
|
|
|
Post by sandra on Mar 15, 2009 23:13:29 GMT
They sell Crunchy Bars here in Canada.
|
|