Does anyone recognise this sweet from the description?

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I am off to see friends in the USA soon and one friend has asked me to bring him 'candy with toffee in', but doesn't know the name.

Any ideas?

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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Rolos?

 

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Wurthers?

 

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Bon Bons

 

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I'm with titanic.

Or, could it be werthers as my team suggest

 

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Chewing nuts. Or tofifee

 

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Got to be Rolo's

Its Maltesers I miss :-(

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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Cadbury's Caramel maybe?

 

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Paul Reids Sock said:

I'm with titanic.

Or, could it be werthers as my team suggest

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mmm eclairs are toffee with chocolate in the middle... so don't actually fit the brief.

 

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Titanic said:

mmm eclairs are toffee with chocolate in the middle... so don't actually fit the brief.

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Indeed, but they are so good!

And I like to go along with the Americans are dim stereotype

 

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Gazwag said:

Bon Bons

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I'll go with these, especially the strawberry ones.

 

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Not English... but definitely fit the brief...

 

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Milk Duds!!!

 

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Believe it or not, my American friend has just told me it is Crunchie. I would never have guessed.

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

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Crunchie? WTF?? haha

 

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Paul Reids Sock said:

Indeed, but they are so good!

And I like to go along with the Americans are dim stereotype

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Worthing exile said:

Believe it or not, my American friend has just told me it is Crunchie. I would never have guessed.

Thanks for the suggestions.

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Worthing exile said:

Believe it or not, my American friend has just told me it is Crunchie. I would never have guessed.

Thanks for the suggestions.

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Ah, so when he said 'candy with toffee in' he meant 'chocolate with honeycomb in'.

Can't BELEIVE we didn't guess right.

 

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Take him some jelly and chips. But PROPER ones, not jam and crisps.

 

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Ask him if he shags his wife in the fanny.