Barratt - Sherbet Fountains, Dip Dabs, Flumps and Fruit Salads
Barratt makes the sweets British children spent their pocket money on, and most of them are still sold in the same format. A Sherbet Fountain is a tube of sherbet with a liquorice straw. You are supposed to eat the straw too.
In stock now: Sherbet Dip Dab 23g, Candyland Sherbet Fountain 25g, Refresher Roll 34g, Refreshers Fizzy Softies 120g, Black Jack Chews Stick 36g, Chewy Nougat Bar 35g, Dolly Mixture 150g and Flumps 20g.
Flumps are twisted marshmallow sticks, lighter than an American marshmallow. Dolly Mixture is the small assortment of fondant shapes that turns up at every British children's party. Imported by us from the UK and shipped from Massachusetts.
Buy Barratt Retro Sweets Online in the USA
Retro sweets are a category in Britain rather than a novelty, and Barratt supplies most of it. These are the pocket money sweets of the 1970s and 1980s, still made in the original formats, which is exactly why expats order them.
Sherbet, Chews and Party Bags
Sherbet is a fizzing sour powder, eaten with a lolly or a liquorice straw rather than on its own. The chews are firm and long lasting. The larger bags of Dolly Mixture and Refreshers Softies are the ones bought for parties and sweet tables; the small formats suit lunchboxes and stockings.
FAQ
Q1: What is a Sherbet Fountain?
A tube of sherbet powder with a liquorice straw. You dip the liquorice, then eat it at the end.
Q2: What are Flumps?
Twisted marshmallow sticks in pastel colours, softer and lighter than American marshmallows.
Q3: What is Dolly Mixture?
A mix of small fondant and jelly shapes in pastel colours, a British children's party staple.