Barratt's Dip Dab

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

Dib Dabs are another of those cheap sherbet based sweets that are sold in corner shops everywhere. In my opinion they are one of the better sweets that contain sherbet and I still buy them to this very day. The sweet consists of a small bag filled to around half way, of white sherbet. Resting on top of the sherbet is a lollipop that is raspberry flavoured. The bag that it comes in is paper thin but once you open it you will see that the inside is water resistant. They cost around 20p and although I haven't seen them in supermarkets, they do sell them at my local Spar. The sherbet. The sherbet is very white and looks a lot like flour but ...  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

I was just wondering why these have a description of ice cream lollies?! No these aren't frozen treats they are none other than a lolly pop with sherbet! I remember having these when I was younger round my grandma's, she was the type of grandmas who always had loads of sweets hidden in a bowl and you were always guaranteed to find some of these around! Back then you could buy these for around 10 -15p depending on the store; usually we got these from the local newsagents who had (and still does have) a variety of pick&mix sweets. The packaging of this product hasn't changed, it is still yellow and showing white sherbet at the bottom of the ...  Read the complete review