A sweet story…

Keith's Ramblings

for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers photo prompt.

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Let me read it to you!

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Ting-a-ling went the bell as we walked into Mrs Coleman’s shop. All around us were shelves laden with jars of sweets, candy bars, chocolates, toffees and more. 

Sometimes I’d ask for a quarter of pear drops or sherbert lemons. She’d tip four ounces onto the scales, clitter-chatter, then pour them into a paper bag. That’ll be fivepence-halfpenny young man she’d say.

She had a penny tray stacked with lots of individual sweets. Gobstoppers were my favourite. You sucked them and as they shrank they changed colour. So did my tongue!

Mrs Coleman’s probably up here now, handing out heavenly humbugs to sweet-toothed saints!

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64 thoughts on “A sweet story…”

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Sep 21, 2023 / 13:38

      I have a shop just like that across the road from me simply called ‘Sweets’!

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  3. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin Sep 20, 2023 / 17:43

    Thanks Keith! I did enjoy those Gobstoppers way back then too!!
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    Wonderful story. I enjoyed the read.

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  4. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli Sep 20, 2023 / 18:17

    I loved running to the mom & pop shops as a kid with my coins and having a paper bag full of candy. I bet you’re right about Mrs. Coleman.

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  7. Denise's avatar Denise Sep 20, 2023 / 21:43

    First it was scones and now it’s candy. What next? And Super Mario Pez. My grandson would love it.

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  11. Natasha's avatar Natasha Sep 21, 2023 / 07:59

    Gobstoppers were and will always be my younger ones favourite. What a sweet little tale.

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  14. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff Sep 21, 2023 / 15:22

    Dear Keith,

    A sweet story indeed. I remember Gobstoppers. It was so fun to watch them change colors. Thanks for the nostalgia. Pretty much the same for me on this side of the pond. 😉

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  16. CGraith's avatar CGraith Sep 22, 2023 / 01:08

    Candy memories are the sweetest!

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  17. Margaret's avatar Margaret Sep 22, 2023 / 05:12

    Oh yes. Going to the corner shop on a Saturday morning with my few pence of pocket money and being allowed to spend just a little of it on sweets. Dreaming of what I would choose as I walked in. You’ve taken me back there, Keith.

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  18. GHLearner's avatar GHLearner Sep 22, 2023 / 10:25

    We had candy that coloured the tongue too. How we loved this as kids when we stuck our tongues out at each other. What a fun walk on memory lane.

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  20. Dale's avatar Dale Sep 22, 2023 / 19:04

    We had a convenience store where we could buy little brown paper bags of treats. Gobstoppers and Jawbreakers were the best!
    Lovely story, Keith.

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  21. Inside the Mind of Isadora's avatar Inside the Mind of Isadora Sep 22, 2023 / 21:33

    Fond memories of places with treats to eat. I had a candy shop with all of those sweets.
    I saved every penny from my allowance for a piece of candy that was new to me. I do believe
    I tried them all. Fun story with a lot of nostaligia.

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  22. Michael B. Fishman's avatar Michael B. Fishman Sep 22, 2023 / 21:56

    This was a sweet (no pun intended) story and I love the way you wrote it with describing the sounds. Don’t know if it was a memoir or not, but it brought back memories for me so thank you for that.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Sep 23, 2023 / 16:26

      It was indeed a memoir, I only wish I’d had a larger word allowance, I could have gone on for ages!

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  23. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta Sep 22, 2023 / 23:24

    Lovely sweet memories Keith, I loved Sherbet Dips and Red Lips – happy days 😄

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  28. Nobbinmaug's avatar Nobbinmaug Sep 27, 2023 / 18:30

    There’s nothing quite like candy to bring on sweet nostalgia.

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