Hope & Greenwood on BBC London 94.9 fm

[Annette Curtain]

Ms Hope & mr Greenwood are on Robert Elms show at 13.40 today.

Seeing as they are an ED favourite you might like to hear them

N(tu)

[katie1997]

Well....what did they say Nette?

[*Bob*]

They thanked me personally for the restoration of Gray's Herbal Tablets to their rightful place - on the shelf, front and centre.

You're welcome.

[katie1997]

Nice one *Bob*.

Now do you think you could arrange for the chilli and lime chocolates to come in box that holds more than 2?

Thanks.

[*Bob*]

Are chilli and lime chocolates made in Dudloi?

[katie1997]

Yes. Most definitely.

Where else?

[*Bob*]

ooh you little liar

The confectionary manufacturers of Dudloi would never stoop so low as to make something which wasn't BOILED

[Annette Curtain]

katie1997 Wrote:

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> Well....what did they say Nette?

1. Most Scottish people have rotten teeth because of the sugar boilers of Glas'gie.

2. If you like cheap chocolate, you're common.

3. Buy more sweets, we need the dosh.

4. Don't leave your child with a hot kettle.

I think that just about covers it.

Nette:)

[katie1997]

:))

(wouldn't they now..? well, I heard that BOILED sweet manufacturers from Dudloi were branching out into more exotic lines)

[katie1997]

[quote name=1. Most Scottish people have rotten teeth because of the sugar boilers of Glas'gie.]

don't you mean Dudloi?

its famous for BOILED sweets dontcha know?

P.S. sounds like a good programme, thanks for the summary.

[Annette Curtain]

Eh 'eck..

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/images/liquoricewood.jpg Remember this stuff ?

( basically wood that you chewed )

N:)

[katie1997]

No, I don't remember wood that you can chew.

(were you, perhaps, a dog in a previous life? they like chasing after sticks and chewing them)

I'll have a eucalyptus and yew chew thanks.

[ianr]

> Remember this stuff ?

Liquorice root? I remembered enough to get some, from the herbal shop just up the road from Newington Library.

[steveo]

I was in there a while back and the lady in front of me asked for a bag of magic mushrooms. Cue lots of giggling and red face. I think she must have meant coconut mushrooms.

I said, if you've got some I'll have a bag full as well

[PeckhamRose]

Yeuchhhhhhhhhhhh shiver shiver shiver. Robert Elms, not H&G!

[HonaloochieB]

Now stop that PR - I know you've had previous with Elmsy but it's time to let it go.

Lie down with a sweet cigarette.

[Annette Curtain]

Yes PR.

Try puffing on one of these, whilst reading a vintage Beano.

http://www.gourmetfoodhall.co.uk/image.php?type=P&id=16188 ( come on Gary Crowley is way worse )

" Ahhhhhh, they's mighty fine "

Nette(tu)

[Guest]

I went into H&G recently and asked about ingredients in the boiled sweets (the ones in the big jars) and they didn't know. They offered to make a phone call to find out, which was nice, but the answer I got in the end was that they're made in a factory somewhere and bought in and they don't know the ingredients. It gave me the impression that H&G is just about the pretty packaging, which can't be right as I'm sure the additive-conscious folk of ED wouldn't be buying them for their little ones in that case.

Does anyone know - can they really just be buying in from some big industrial supplier or did I just get the wrong answer? Would love to know as I really fancy some rhubarb and custards.

[Jeremy]

They're hardly going to make all the sweets themselves, are they?

[Guest]

Clearly I was naive but, yes, I thought they either did make them themselves and/or source from small, independent manufacturers who use traditional recipes without all the modern gunk! Oh dear. Will have to go to Waitrose (the supermarket that dare not speak its name on this forum) and get them there.

[KidKruger]

It's a sweet shop not a health food shop.

Your teeth will rot and you'll get fat. You'll feint from too much liquorice also, at least I do.

[Guest]

It markets itself as a traditional sweetshop, so it's not outrageous to expect traditional recipes and ingredients.

And as I'm (arguably) already fat and I've given up chocolate for Lent it's what you might call a lesser evil.

[*Bob*]

I believe the traditional ingredient in 'sweets' is 'sugar'.

[Guest]

Ideally, but these days might well include something called glucose-fructose syrup, which is implicated in some health problems, plus various artificial colours/preservatives/flavourings etc.

[Jeremy]

I do think they make some of the sweets themselves, but there's no way they'd be able to make them all. Surely all the "classics" (flying saucers, cola bottles, rhubarb & custard, etc) come from the standard suppliers.

Who cares about the additives, as long as you eat them in moderation? Sweets are not supposed to be healthy.