Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles Bag 143g

they remind me of home they were so good

Reminds me of my childhood in England. They were delicious then and they are just the same and just as delicious today.

Growing up as a child, my Aunt from England would mail these delicious candies with our Christmas gifts. I looked forward to it every year and now as an adult I am able to have them any time that I like. They are flavored with real juice and the medium chewy texture is safe on dental work. I have a bag in my bedside side table at all times.

Darling hubby never wants anything for his birthday, Christmas or Father's Day and that makes it so difficult for the rest of us. So this year we bought a bag of these for Father's Day along with some other goodies from England. He went through the whole... "you shouldn't have" but it certainly didn't take him long to rip open the bag. He grew up on these as a kid and knows that the first one you go for are the black current pastilles. So, if you have a hard to buy for guy in your life... give these a try and while you are at it, order yourself a bag as well. Chances are that he won't share!

A blast from my past. Tasty.

I was introduced to Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles from one of my students who is British. He gave me two rolls of the blackcurrant flavor. I loved it so much, I decided to get the multi flavor bag. This package has grape, apple, blackcurrant, strawberry, lime, orange and lemon. I couldn't tell which one was apple or grape (but they tasted fine if there were some in my bag) and I didn't care for the citrus flavors (hence the four stars). Orange has a medicinal flavor. Blackcurrant and strawberry are the best. Next time I order some Rowntrees, I'll stick to blackcurrant.

Oh, I miss the days when an essential to carry with me on Britrail or while roaming around UK,I HAD to have Rowntree Pastilles with me. Nothing satifsied more or had longer lasting flavor.I especially like the black currant flavor, but all are great.

They're like gumdrops, but not as bland! Small, chewy gummies, covered in sugar. They come in flavours like blackcurrant, lemon, strawberry, orange and lime, and each is shaped like a tiny fruit. They're not *too* sweet (less than gumdrops) but packed with flavour. Very very tasty little treats!Sadly the place I ordered from never managed to get the item to me (British Groceries Wholesale) HOWEVER, I've ordered from the current seller (BritishMart Shipped From The UK) several times before, and haven't had that problem.