Proper English Sweets
 

Hi all,

Any suggestions on where I can get proper English sweets from? I'm thinking wine gums, pear drops, rhubarb & custard, sherbet lemons...

What other sweets do you have cravings for? I was talking about this with a fellow ex pat last week and we couldn't remember some of the ones we used to have as kids...

Perhaps hearing your favourites will satisfy my cravings...

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Everything is so old in the British shop - wine gums like leather - can't understand why they can't fly in some fresh stuff :frown:

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English sweets in America? get it while you can.

Barak Obama - evil socialist who hates Britain
Michelle Obama - evil witch that wants to ban anything yummy

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You're in the UK...surely you can buy them there.

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He's just toying with us! (Don't know why only part of your quote appeared).

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Perhaps someone will come along and tell us where we can get British sweeties from.

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For those of us near NYC I got rhubarb and custards and pear drops from the British store near the fish and chip shop. They also had some other jarred sweets too. Crabtree and Evelyn were selling old fashioned sweets in jars at Christmas, humbugs, lemon sherbets and a couple of others.

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That's Myers of Keswick http://www.myersofkeswick.com/

I like Economy Candy Better
http://economycandy.com/

If you are in or near NYC the Butcher Block in Sunnyside has a great selection as well.

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I get mine from my Sister.
Not sure that helps unless she is your sister as well, in which case we have other things to discuss. :D

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Thats the 2nd website Ive found from people here this week!

:)

I spy Black Jacks and Fruit Salads!!

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Don't know how close you are, but there's supposed to be a British shop in Newtown (CT) called UK Gourmet. I've seen their flyers at a few local Irish Festivals, but haven't been able to visit the shop yet. The photos look good LOL! They seem to sell everything from sweets to dry goods to frozen bangers, sausage rolls, etc. (Probably over-priced but what can you do?)

http://www.ukgourmet.us/

They also sell online: http://store.ukgourmet.us/chandsw.html

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Brat1 suggested the shop in Newtown to me as well. We need to get down there and check it out. it's about an hours run i think.. Not too bad. :)

Hmm... Wonder how many of us are in / near CT?

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Went there a couple of times when it first opened, but the prices were insane so never bothered again. Also, they don't carry "proper" Wensleydale, the only thing I would be willing to spring for -- just that adulterated stuff with cranberries or WTF in it.

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I don't think Wallace would approve of that!

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WTF is scary, could be dingleberries. :ohmy:

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I KNOW Wallace wont approve of THOSE. :eek:

Not sure about Grommit....

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[QUOTE=penguinbar;10103321]That's Myers of Keswick http://www.myersofkeswick.com/

I like Economy Candy Better
http://economycandy.com/

If you are in or near NYC the Butcher Block in Sunnyside has a great selection as well.[/

It wasn't Keswick's I was referring to, have never heard of it, BUT it looks amazing. Thanks for opening my eyes to this little gem, will try and get there soon. The one I had gone to was next to A Salt and Battery chip shop and Tea and Sympathy down in Greenwich Village but it was nowhere near as good as Keswick's looks!
:thumbsup:

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[QUOTE=denzil75;10104700]
Myers of Keswick's is just around the corner from A Salt and Battery. I didn't know there was another shop there!

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That cranberry Wensleydale is foul. Who in the world likes it? I thought it was just a Christmas aberration back in England, but a few years before we left it was appearing year-round in the cheese section at my little local Co-op. :thumbdown:

What a pain to hear the prices are high at the shop. The food they sell at a booth at one of these "Irish" festivals is moderately expensive, but I thought that was just the way of these occasions. Oh well.

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[QUOTE=penguinbar;10104881]The shop is sandwiched between the chippy and the tea shop. They don't have a huge range but the store itself reminds me of the one in Open All Hours, worth popping in if you are passing. I told my husband about Myers of Keswick's he then proceeded to spend 20 mins on their website drooling over their pies :D

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[QUOTE=denzil75;10106879]It's a nice atmospheric little place! I always pop in for a Double Decker after I've finished my chips!

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[QUOTE=tonrob;10106882]Something else my husband drools over!

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I get them from Gary's Winestore and Bounce bars.

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Yes, thank heavens for Gary's, although he was out of them for a while. It's our Friday night stop for a Double Decker and Maltesers while everyone else is stocking up on booze!

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I normally go to the Bernardsville store...but I noticed his stocks are getting rather low. He does have plenty of 1.75 ltr bottles of Grand Marnier for just over $60. :thumbsup:

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It's my friends husband that supplies Gary's and other places with all the goodies, I'll have to be having words on behalf of the expat community ;)