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Sue's sweet life in Morecambe

Lick your lips and head back to childhood as Sue Hunter takes you on a trip round her sweetie shop!

Imps, midget gems, sherbet dab, sarsaparilla, rhubarb and custard... not only are they tasty treats but for most of us they conjure up childhood memories.

Sue Hunter works at the Old Sweet Shop on Pedder Street in Morecambe and has been talking about the nostalgic charm of the many sweets they stock...

last updated: 08/04/2008 at 11:05
created: 14/06/2007

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SimOne Wearne
chocolate lollipops and kaili and a lolly and talking of ice lollys what ever happened to those delicious lolly gobble choc bombs similar to fab lollies but with chocolate inside i also loved gobstoppers that changed colour and think their should be more sweet shops newsagents etc selling good ole fashion sweets so very popular with many who enjoyed sweeties of long ago butterscotch sweets and pear drops, fishermans friends, liquerich and blackcurrent sweets, bonbons and so forth anyone else agree that there shud b more shops good ole fashioned ones selling sweets like they use to in ounces and pounds that we often bought after school on our way home as our treat

kjchilton
my father who is now 76 goes into this shop every time he comes to visit morecambe,especially for diabetic sweets,he thinks its wonderful

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