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18 memorable Scottish sweets and chocolates that are missed from shop shelves
No matter what decade you grew up in, a selection of tasty confectionery has always been available to purchase in Scotland, but many have sadly been discontinued.
Traditional fare like Tablet, Macaroon bars and Soor Plooms can still be bought from certain outlets, but the mention of other sweets is sure to invoke nostalgia, having been off shelves for years.
To help bring back a taste of childhood, The Daily Record has put together a list of 18 memorable candies and chocolate bars that are either difficult, or impossible, to locate today across the country.
From more recent chocolates like White Maltesers and Dream Bars, to more classics like Rhubarb Rock and Lucky Tatties, you’ll be craving some sugar after this trip down memory lane.
Here are 18 nostalgic chocolate bars and sweets that are missed from shops in Scotland.
Given Irn-Bru’s iconic status, it is no wonder that this candy bar made by McCowan’s sold like hotcakes back in the early 2000s. Sadly, the confectionary company went out of business in 2006 and the bar is therefore lost to the ages — though we will always have those fond memories of the delicious, neon-orange chews.
(Image: ALASDAIR MACLEOD)These flat and round candy lozenges are a true Scottish throwback. They were produced by King’s in the North Lanarkshire town of Wishaw before the manufacturer closed its doors in 1990 — though you can still find Oddfellows online if you look hard enough.
This tasty chocolate bar first made by Cadbury’s from 1967 was intended to be something of a ‘Mars Bar killer’, though clearly that didn’t end well. Still, this nougat and caramel confectionary earned many fans who were sad to see it taken off shelves in 1978.
(Image: Sunday Mercury)This nougat and toffee candy bar covered with chocolate has sadly long been lost to time. Originally manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s, it was scrapped in the 1980s before seeing a brief relaunch in 2005 by Nestlé.
(Image: Birmingham Post and Mail)This was an aniseed-flavoured confectionery manufactured in Melrose by former Galashiels weaver Robert Coltart in the 1800s. Coltart is perhaps better known for the jingle of the same name that he used to advertise the sweet, with a statue dedicated to him (pictured) standing in Galashiels.
(Image: Photo © Walter Baxter (cc-by-sa/2.0))This one-of-a-kind product was manufactured in Glasgow and originally sold all the way back in the 1950s. It consisted of tiny colourful crystals that would produce a sweet fizzy drink when combined with water.
(Image: Daily Record )This delicious variety of Cadbury’s famous Flake chocolate bar was perhaps even better than the original, and if you never picked one up in a sweet shop you missed out. They were especially delicious in ice cream.
If you grew up in Scotland in the early 2000s, you surely remember this delicious one-of-a-kind chocolate bar from Nestlé. Its unique texture and taste lay somewhere between fudge and a Curly Wurly, and it is sorely missed to this day.
This confectionary, produced by Mackintosh’s, consisted of flat-topped toffees that were individually wrapped in a tube. Although discontinued back in 2005, its advertising slogan of “a man’s gotta chew what a man’s gotta chew” will live on in all our memories.
The only thing better than Maltesers was their white chocolate counterparts, which were devastatingly discontinued in 2014. There have been multiple fan campaigns to bring the cult confectionary back but sadly none have been successful.
Similar to Irn-Bru bars, this classic Scottish treat was made by McCowan’s — which means it is sadly lost to the ages. These buttery toffee bars were among the chewiest substances known to man, and pulled out many youngsters’ loose teeth back in the day.
The best part about Push Pops — which were a sort of hard lollipop — is right there in its name. Being held inside plastic tubes, the sweet had be ‘pushed out’ to suck, meaning you could hold on to one for days as long as you kept the cap.
(Image: Sunday Mail)Nothing said you were cool back in primary school like pretending to smoke a candy or chocolate cigarette — though the temptation to eat it meant they usually didn’t last long. It’s no surprise that this confectionary has long been taken off shelves.
It doesn’t get much more early-2000s than the sight of this white chocolate treat. As if the chocolate bar itself wasn’t delicious enough, Cadbury’s even made a frozen ice cream (pictured) that we are still mourning to this day.
(Image: Daily Mirror)While you can still get Rhubarb Rock if you look hard enough, the days of it being commonplace in sweet shops across Scotland are long gone. As the name suggests, it is red and greey hard boiling rock that tastes like rhubarb.
If you ask anyone in Scotland what the country’s most iconic fizzy drink is, odds are they will say Irn-Bru. However, Moray Cup also had legions of fans who loved it for its bright red colour and fruity taste before it was sadly discontinued in 2017.
(Image: Moray Cup)This Scottish classic dating back to the 1960s consisted of tasty soft vanilla fondant covered in silky smooth milk chocolate.
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