What are your favourite sweets?

[want2findout]

We're having big bowls of sweets as table centre pieces for our wedding. Want something different for each table. We're having one table of oldies so they'll be having the liquorice allsorts or something easy to chew on! After some ideas for the other tables. Want something that will bring back memories! What were your favourite sweets as a child?

[janetsflower]

what a lovely idea- except liquorice allsorts are horrid, but thats my personal taste. How about jelly babies for the young people, love hearts for the other people that are in love, humbugs for ther grumpy people, those ones that look like money nuts or peaut brittle for the crazy people. Mint imperils for the wealthy people (minted).

[JOEYGREEN]

cola cubes or anaseed balls. Also love the haribo sweets you get with all different ones in. LURVELY!

[want2findout]

Fab! thanks for the suggestions. Please keep them coming!

[Bruizedapple]

Flying saucers!!

Although they make people hyper

and flumps cos then everyone can get drunk and do Godfather impressions, or place bets on how many you can get in your mouth.

I get bored at weddings, can you tell?

[pussnboots]

midget gems, wine gums (must be Lyons) Cant remember what theyre called but small scented things smell like lavender, dolly mixtures, sherbet lemons.

[pinkspangle]

How about getting a huge bag of Pic n Mix sweeties, like you get at the cinema. Then put a bowl on each table and everyone has a mixture! A random and different selection everytime!! That is a really really lovely idea, i'll remember this when i am planning my wedding! Well done!

[want2findout]

Glad you like the idea! I love sweets and I know how silly adults get about sweets so thought it would be a nice touch! We're planning on naming each table by the sweets in the bowls so a mixture of all will not work unfortunately. It will also give people the opportunity to mingle if they prefer the sweets on another table!

Keep your ideas/suggestions coming. We will select the best of the bunch! Particularly like janetsflowers theory behind which sweets for which tables!

[want2findout]

Also Bruizedapple! fab idea. I know we have a few silly friends who would love your suggestions re. stuffing their mouths full of flumps. I like it a lot!

[hammerman]

Fill yer boots.... http://www.oldsweetshop.com/

Jelly beans are my faves by a country mile but if you're going back in time, pear drops, cola cubes, rhubarb and custards, pineapple chunks etc

[normy]

Gobstoppers to stop hecklers during the speeches

PUSSNBOOTS, are you thinking of Floral gums and Cherry lips mmmmmmm, or parma violets

[pussnboots]

normy, yes thats them

[Gef]

Ah, floral gums, thanks for the memories puss and normy.

What about acid drop spangles and who would they be for?
(Just a pity that you can't get them anymore)

[wiggal]

I always loved Shrimps & Bananas!!
Also the little chocolate circles with the coloured candy bits on!
Oh & Fruit salads & black jacks!!

[funnygirl]

I love mint creams. The white fondant ones.

[kamojo]

That's a great idea, I'm a oldie and I LOVE sweets of all varieties, but beware you dont offend the grumpy ones by putting just soft sweets on the table (some of us still have our own teeth) a few sweets I like are : Parma Violets, Sweet Peanuts, Bulls Eyes and Blue Bird Toffees (mixed),you should go to a great site for some more help www.aquaterof.co.uk they have all sorts of sweets old and new, and good luck with your wedding and I hope you have a wonderful life together.

[want2findout]

thanks Kamojo :-)