Oh these bring fine memories. I remember the little purple boxes of chocolate raisins. The pleasure is in the shaking and then making that little tear in the side of the box. Mint Poppets are a newer twist on the classic, similar concept, only with a mint filling. They are available individually or you can pick up multipacks for around the pound mark. This represents good value for money, a box every couple of days would thus be a real treat. Each box houses a good few handfuls of sweets. We are not talking hundreds, maybe thirty odd. I have not ever stopped and counted them. I love the little cute boxes. It is like a cigarette packet and there is something ...  Read the complete review

Poppets are little chocolate coated balls filled with fondant, raisins etc... They come in a little cardboard box with a resealable flap and bright coloured designs on the outside. They were invented in 1937 for eating at the cinema and the boxes were so they could fit in the new vending machines of the time. I have always been someone who enjoys nostalgic and evocative smells and tastes - Poppets are no exception. Poppets currently come in four different options - toffee, mint, raisin, and most recently this year choc chip cookie. I used to buy Poppets with my pocket money as a kid. I think the appeal of them was the box being a perfect size to ...  Read the complete review

After the disaster of the new Choc Chip Cookie Poppets, I decided to make up for my disappointment by treating myself to a box of my favourite Mint ones. To me they remind me of the annual peppermint cream sweets I make with my granddaughters and I do find Poppets make a lovely change from the usual bars of chocolate I buy. A Mint Poppet is basically a pure white minty ball of fondant which has been coated with glossy dark chocolate and packaged into the best box for sweets that I've ever come across. I often overlook them in the shops and dismiss them as kids sweets even though I love them so much, then when I buy myself a box I invariably kick myself for ...  Read the complete review

In the green box, coming from Paynes, via Foxes confectionery arm comes the mint flavoured Poppets. A blast from the past with a minty centre and a dark chocolate svelte coat. For those familiar with the poppets identity you'll know what to expect, for those who are unfamiliar with them, then read on. Poppets are a chocolate/candy in which a filling is covered by by a chocolate jacket. These flavours (centres) range from this Mint version to a Toffee one and a Chocolate chip cookie one (amongst others) each coming in it's own coloured box (for this mint one it's green) and most of the flavours have been around for years and as such still possess a good ...  Read the complete review

Ok, so I just chomped my way through a pack of these and thought of dooyoo ... I picked them up earlier today at one of the frozen food stores. Poppets were on offer at 5 for £1 so I got a mixture of some of the flavours; mint, raisins, toffee and choc chip cookie. We have loads of days out planned throughout the year and I thought these would be handy in our little food stash. However, I am not sure that they will last for the picnic box.... I should have bought more. In fact, scrap that, I should not have bought them at all. They are so moreish. **THE PACKAGING AND NUTRITION** The Mint Poppets are packaged in a lime green box, similar ...  Read the complete review