Swizzels Matlow Love Hearts Dip

When happening across the product I will now review I was taken on a trip down memory lane, though this product does now have a bit of a modern twist. The product I will now review is - "Lovehearts dip with candyfloss stick" For anyone that doesn't remember these, these were readily available when I was a child, though they were called swizzlers then. The basic idea is a paper pouch sealed into four sections. Three sections contain around a teaspoon full of flavoured sherbet, these have changed since my youth, but more of that later! Finally in the fourth pouch, located centrally on the packet, is the swizzle stick, now a ...  Read the complete review

My local Spar seem to be really good for little 10p-20p sweets like Freddo the Frogs and drumstick lollipops. I think these sweets are pretty popular with the school kids in the area because they seem to go pretty quickly and you can't blame at that price. Amongst these cheap sweets are these Swizzels Matlow Love Hearts dip which cost 16p. What are they? The packet consists of three different flavoured sherbets; orange, raspberry and lemon. There is also a rectangular stick that has rounded edges and is around half an inch thick and five inches long. I only eat these on the rare occasion because I find them quite frustrating for a few ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT: This delightful sweet product contains three separate pouches of fine grain, flavoured sherbert, and a 'stick' made out of the same candy as love hearts, with which to suck and dip into the sherbert. Costing just 16p at Tesco, this is a very well priced product, but online you pay up to three times as much on the retro-sweets sites, so don't fall for that.. The flavours are orange, raspberry and lemon. Each has the consistency of finely ground sugar - it's granual sherbet rather than the dusty stuff. Each has a strong, tangy flavour, bordering on sour. The stick is supposed to be candyfloss flavour, but I just think it's ...  Read the complete review