Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe.... arriving soon on Lordship Lane...

[kiera]

I'd definitely be interested in Coconut chips, also

Shrimps which taste like they used to.

Flying saucers

Parma violets.

[Bic Basher]

Siduhe Wrote:

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> Uncle Joe?s Mint Balls

You can get those in Poundland!

[BEW]

Strawberry bon bons

Refresher bars

Candy necklaces

Mint humbugs

Chocolate raisins

Ppeky pigs

White and pink mice

[ozzy]

Liquorice fudge ( I bought some in York and cant find it anywhere else and it is so good ) , winter mixtures (hard suckable sweets ), Pink Panther chocolate , coconut tobacco , pear drops, rhubarb and custard , army and navy , the pink and blue bobbley liquorice all sorts .

[fishbiscuits]

Celt Wrote:

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> Another massive (100+) chain store rocks up in

> ooohhh ssoooo "independent" Lordship Lane.

I think this is a franchise rather than a chain. I'd be interested to hear what the advantages of opening a Mr Simms franchise are, vs starting on your own.

What I'd like to see - alongside all the regular mass-produced stuff - is some PROPER, quality home made bits and pieces... fudge, honeycomb, peanut brittle, turkish delight, nougat, marshmallows. Slabs of nutty chocolate. And dare I say, french style "pate de fruits".

[uncleglen]

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> Roddy and Sallysnakes I'm wondering if chewing

> nuts is what I call tiger nute ....

Quite likely....aka Spanish Chuffas.....

[intexasatthe moment]

well ,well

Chufa (Cyperus esculentus var. sativus) was one of humanity?s earliest foods, originating in Egypt and spreading throughout southern Europe and the middle east. Chufa is also commonly known as tiger nut or earth almond. It is a sedge that forms clusters of small propagative tubers. The tubers are small, but numerous and they are delicious with a sort of almond/coconut flavor. It is blended into water to create the popular Spanish drink horchata, a sort of nut milk. The tubers are delicious soaked in water and eaten raw, cooked, or ground into flour and used for baking.

Tigernuts have long been recognised for their health benefits as they are high in fibre, proteins, and natural sugars. They have a high content of soluble glucose and oleic acid. Along with a high energy content (starch, fats, sugars and proteins), they are rich in minerals such as phosphorous and potassium and in vitamins E and C. It is believed that they help to prevent heart attacks, thrombosis and cancer especially of the colon. Typically, 100g (0.27 lbs) tigernuts are 386 cal with 7% proteins, 26% fats (oils), 31% starch, 21% glucose. They contain 26% fibre of which 14% is non-soluble and 12% soluble and are naturally sweet.

One ounce, or about 50 chickpea-sized pieces of plain, raw tiger nuts, contains 120 calories, 10 grams of fiber, 9 grams of naturally occurring sugars, tons of vitamins and minerals such as magnesium and iron, and 7 grams of fat, most of which is oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that research shows can help reduce appetite and promote weight loss. For some context, a serving of almonds ? about 23 nuts ? has 163 calories and about a third of the filling fiber of tiger nuts.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a20706671/health-benefits-of-tiger-nuts/

more Health Matters than Olde Sweet Shoppe

[fishbiscuits]

Just google chewing nuts.. they are little chocolate covered toffees.

Tiger nuts are not sweets.

[Elaine25]

Oh great! Hope to see coconut mushrooms.

[Dara @mrsimms]

Definitely on my 1000+ product list ...

[intexasatthe moment]

Thanks for heads up fishbiscuits .I've googled and see what you mean

Chewing Nuts - Chewy toffee centre covered in a chocolate flavoured coating.

Glucose syrup, full cream sweetened condensed milk (whole milk sugar), chocolate flavoured coating (18%)(sugar, palm oil, whey powder (milk), maize starch, fat reduced cocoa powd4er, emulsifiers: soya lecithin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate), flavouring), sugar, palm oil, salt, emulsifier (mono and di glycerides of fatty acids), flavouring.

Yum

[Elaine25]

Just a couple more sugar mice and pips.

[PSJ]

I hope you'll stock:

Crunchy Frog

Ram's Bladder Cup

Spring Surprise

Not fussy. Anything from the Whizzo Quality Assortment will do except the Cherry Fondue. Can't stand cherry.

[ED Light]

Pineapple Cubes

Black Jacks and Fruit Salad

Blackcurrent Liquorice

Whoop whoop

[Dara @mrsimms]

Thanks .... my product list continues to grow ...

[Dara @mrsimms]

Thanks .... my product list continues to get bigger and bigger ...

[fishbiscuits]

PSJ Wrote:

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> Not fussy. Anything from the Whizzo Quality

> Assortment will do except the Cherry Fondue. Can't stand cherry.

The cherry fondue is extremely nasty!

[Cat_J]

I would love New Berry Fruits and dark chocolate brazils.

[GroveLaneMan]

Clove rock ? Love Clove rock

[Sue]

Don't know what they are called, but assorted boiled sweets with strong flavours - clove rock reminded me.

Winter mixture? Old fashioned assortment? Along the lines of those Old English spangles, but not wrapped, and different shapes.

I just googled Old English spangles and found somebody selling them on eBay. Unfortunately they are for a dolls' house :))

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191395486031

There is also a rare vintage packet of Old English spangles for a mere ?45 plus ?4 postage. Unopened, obviously :))

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/283264957818?chn=ps

ETA: The seller can't spell, and these were post decimal (2p) so must have been quite late on.

[Harry]

Palm toffee at 3 pence (3d) a bar is good value

What about sherbert fountains and flying saucers

[joom]

Strawberry chocolate buttons 😋

[Dara @mrsimms]

Thank you everyone for the constant flow of requests... I really am so excited at the thought of bringing the yesteryears to the present day ..... hopefully legals start moving at pace this coming week....

[Callie]

another vote for sweet tobacco or tobacco gold :O)

Also please can you be a parcelshop as we don't have one in East Dulwich anymore since they closed down the costcutter/7-11

thank you xx

[DovertheRoad]

Chocolate salty balls please.