I don't have a major sweet tooth but at times I really do crave something sweet. I happened to be in my local Budgens when I wondered down their sweet/ chocolate/ crisp aisle and notices sweets that I haven't seen for ages! I selected a few sweet treats and one of them was Barratt Sherbet Dip Dab which was a keen favourite of mine as child! *** Sherbet *** The word sherbet apparently comes from the Turkish word "şerbet". It became popular in the 19th century when it was mixed into water and then drank as quickly as possible. Sherbet is a fizzy powder which contains sugar, flavouring and an acidic base. The fizzing reaction occurs ...  Read the complete review

There's a huge child inside of me. I'm twenty eight now, but I still cannot resist the lull of cheap and cheerful sweets. I throw a couple of dip-dabs into my trolley occassionally and I squirrel them away so the children don't see them. There's no way on earth Id let my toddlers near these. They'd be bouncing off the walls all night. I used to get 10p to spend in the shop everyday when I was little. Sometimes I'd buy a 10p mix, or a sherbet fountain, and sometimes it would be a Dip Dab. I still buy all of those things regularly. Far too regularly in the opinion of my other half. He thinks I should eat more grown up treats, but there is nothing wrong with ...  Read the complete review

It was recently my birthday and a good friend of mine gave me a great selection of sweets from The Happy Sweet Shop (http://www.happysweetshop.co.uk) - and I have to say it was one of the best gifts I have every been given. There was a wide range of sweets including some really great classics - Flying Saucers, Uncle Joe's Mint Balls, Aniseed Twists, Rolos, Cinder Toffee, Love Hearts, and of course Dib Dabs. So what is a Dip Dab? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is sherbet that comes with a strawberry lollipop to dip into the sherbet. My brother and I used to get these from the shop when we were little (probably for about ...  Read the complete review

Having gotten bored of sticking to a low carb diet for several months, and not seeing much weight loss following the initial very good losses, not to mention really missing bread, rice and other carb high foods, I decided to switch to a calorie counting scheme. I know how many calories I am allowed in a day, and I have been sticking to it well. However I have also been taking advantage of the fact that I am once again able to eat things which previously were much to high in carbs. The other day I was going to the cinema with friends to watch Saw 5, and I wanted to have a treat that would last a decent amount of time to allow me to savour it. As ...  Read the complete review

As with many of my reviews my children seem to be the inspiration behind them, this is no different, although I do feel a little nostalgia as I'm writing it. When I was a child there seemed to be the most incredible array of sweets available to us, all as sumptuous and alluring as the one before, the product I will now review is no exception. The product in question is Trebours "DIP DAB". ~~~~~~~ THE PACKAGING ~~~~~~ These are packed in exactly the same packaging that I remember from my childhood. It comes in the very distinct bright yellow paper bag, with the name of the brand written across it in vivid red writing, ...  Read the complete review