crisps

[gaz's girl]

hi! when i was a kid we used to get some crisps from our local shop, they were 10p a pack i think and they were sort of tube shaped, slightly curved and really thin. i know they did a beefy flavour. does anyone know what i am talking about? and what they were called and/or who they were made by? many thanx X

[puddicat]

could it be potato puffs by burtons?who now have been taken over by cadburys, did different flavours,and at one time did mulipacks,they were kinda messy but delicious, wish they would bring them back, maybe i am wrong!, its maybe not the ones that you remember!

[rasmus]

It does sound like potato puffs and they are still available.Theres a stall om my local market that sells multi packs-2 plain,2salt n vinegar and 2 cheese n onion.

[JB]

Sounds like 'Tubes' by Smith's to me! Hollow and very crunchy and fragile. I used to love them!

[gaz's girl]

potato puffs!!! thats them!! i wonder if there is anyone that sells them near here? thankyou!! X

[Dollychris]

Have contacted the company and they say that they do not make or sell Potato Puffs anymore and haven't done so for some time. As a fan of those lovely crisps I would love to be able to buy some - even at a premium cost..........
Happy to pay anyone who can find me some.
Thanks in anticipation.
Chris.

[puddicat]

well thanks its potato puffs, they also did a cheese and tomato flavour, i cannot get them in scotland, rasmus ask the guy on the stall where is supplier is getting them, maybe farmed out to a small producer

[gaz's girl]

i have trawled the net for them now i know what they are called but i can't find any!! if i do i'll let you know dollychris X

[gaz's girl]

http://www.sweetiebag.com/sweets-chocolates/Bu rton's-Potato-Puffs---Cheese-'n'-Onion-455.asp

[filthiestfis]

I bet they wont taste as good as they used to!

[gaz's girl]

they never do, do they?? X

[PatriciaH]

Potatoe puffs are my alltime favourite! I like the teddy bear shaped crispy things you can get from quality save in multipack bags, they are the nearest ive found to the tast of potatoe puffs

[Dollychris]

No luck with the sweetiebag company as you cannot add them to your shopping basket on the site. Sweetiebags say they haven't sold them for years so I asked that they be removedfrom the site. Thank you very much gaz's girl and everyone else too. Perhaps we should start a bring back potato puffs campaign lol...... rasmus if you could find some and send them to me I'll happily pay a premium price for some.
dollychris x