What Flavour Spangles were there?

The regular Spangles packet (labelled simply “Spangles”) contained a variety of translucent, fruit-flavoured sweets: strawberry, blackcurrant, orange, pineapple, lemon and lime and cola. Originally the sweets were not individually wrapped, but later a waxed paper, and eventually a cellophane wrapper was used.

Why did they stop making Spangles sweets?

They were taken off the market back in the early 1980’s but they were re-introduced in the 1990’s due to pupular demand. However it seems that the buying public then remembered why they had not bought Spangles in larger quantities first time around and the sweets were withdrawn again.

Can you get Spangles?

Spangles gift cards can be purchased at the standard $10.00 amount, or you can purchase them in any dollar amount of your choice: $10, $25, $50 or even $100. You can also add value to your existing cards. Just stop by any Spangles for your gift card needs.

Do they still make Frosties sweets?

Frosties – were a hard cola flavoured sweet made by Bassetts. These little sweets tasted very much like cola cubes and were very popular in the 1980’s – 1990’s. You were still able to buy Frosties as late as 2015 but they are now discontinued.

What are the different flavours of Spangles sweets?

The standard line-up was liquorice (black), mint humbug (brown), pear drop (orange/red), aniseed (green) and treacle (opaque mustard yellow), but other flavours appeared from time to time. The sweets’ individual wrappers were striped, distinguishing them from regular Spangles.

What was the flavour of the Kinks Spangles?

At one point a mystery flavour was released where the wrappers had question marks on them and one was invited to guess the flavour. The flavour was eventually revealed as Fruit Cocktail. Spangles were mentioned in The Kinks’ song “Art Lover”, from their 1981 LP Give the People What They Want.

What was the flavour of the mystery Spangles?

Mystery Spangles. At one point a mystery flavour was released where the wrappers had question marks on them and one was invited to guess the flavour. It is not known whether this flavour was ever officially revealed, though it was thought to be grapefruit.

What kind of fruit is in a Spangles tube?

They were distinguished by their shape which was a rounded square with a circular depression on each side. The regular Spangles tube (labelled simply “Spangles”) contained a variety of translucent, fruit flavoured sweets: strawberry, blackcurrant, orange, pineapple, lemon and lime.