While new sweets and chocolates seem to be appearing on the supermarket shelves every week these days, our love of confectionery is nothing new.
Perhaps 50 years ago Easter eggs didn’t appear in January and Christmas goodies weren’t being stocked by September - but the appetite was always there.
Sweets and chocolate play an important part in our youth (and adult lives, in moderation, of course) and are often tied up with our feelings of nostalgia.
At LondonWorld, we recently asked followers of our Facebook page which chocolate doesn’t taste as good as it used to. Galaxy and Cadbury products were both mentioned. And Caramac bars “now taste like plastic”, according to one person.
Recipes have changed over the years - but then so have we!
Awareness of our health has grown over the years, but there is still a time and a place to allow yourself a treat. So, here’s to the joys of the sweet shops, celebrated with pictures from across London in years gone by.