My children have always been fans of sherbet type sweets, but until they received this from my mum one day they had never tried this particular product, hence the review now! The product I will now review is - "Barratts sherbet fountain". I have to say I was surprised by the package change, as the last time I had one of these (albeit a few years ago!) these were sherbet tubes, within a cardboard tube, the challenge always being to eat the sherbet before the then wet liquorice stick started melting it! The tube now, sensibly so too, is made from plastic, with there even being a lid to hold the slightly longer liquorice tube in, ...  Read the complete review

I didn't know you could still get these Sherbet Fountains but they had some in Wilkinsons the other day and was only 15p each so I brought one to see if it was as good as I remembered. A Sherbet Fountain is a plastic tube of sherbet with a stick of liquorice to dip in, you have to suck the stick first because the sherbet won't stick to it if it's dry. The sherbet is lovely and fizzy, it's got a strong flavour that is a perfect combo of sweet and sour. It doesn't taste the same to me as when I used to have them as a kid but nothing ever does so I'm not going to stress about that. I like the liquorice even though I'm not mad keen on it ...  Read the complete review

Well if the Barrett Sherbet Fountain was not a staple part of your diet as a child then you didn't live. These were the best sherbet based sweet around with out a doubt. I loved to get in a right mess with these, with sherbet all down my school jumper. The old style sherbet fountain had a liquorish stick with a hole in the middle so you could suck up the sherbet through it, but the liquorish is in a solid stick now. The packaging on the product has now changed; it comes in a plastic tube with a top on it rather than the cardboard tub it used to come in, with the liquorish stick poking out of the top of it. To start with I was a bit ...  Read the complete review

*Where From & How Much* I haven't seen Sherbet Fountains around for a very long time. I used the love them as a child. I spotted them in Home Bargains yesterday for 19p. Woohoo, I am sure I paid even more for them before they went retro! *Nutritional Bits* Each serving (a whole fountain - the liquorice and sherbet) provides: 90 calories 0.2g protein Less than 1.0g fat 21.0g carbs of which 21.0g sugars *Appearance, Smell & Taste* For those of you who have never encountered this little beauty before I will describe! A yellow tall tubular plastic container houses sherbet. The top is black and made to ...  Read the complete review

Why did they have to change the packaging on this childhood favourite of so many of us?!? What is it= Sherbet Fountains are made by Barratts and consist of a tube a quarter full of lovely lovely sherbet and a stick of licorice within. Packaging= Er well do not get me started on this, they used to be made of paper and cardboard now they are little plastic tubs which are by no means as fun as they usedto be, although they are still brightly coloured and instantly recognisable in their bright orange and yellow hues. Where from?= Usually frequent newsagents, supermarkets and anywhere else that you will find sweets, chocolate ...  Read the complete review