Texan Bars

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 08 Dec 2005, 20:26

Limited edition - only available for the next 6 weeks.

I loved these when I was a girl. They were very chewy though and I don't know if my teeth/fillings will be up to it 25 years down the line.

Please post here if you spot any in Portobello though as I'm willing to take the risk.

Thank you.

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » 08 Dec 2005, 20:50

Hi ecm
Try www.aquarterof.co.uk It has lots of old favorites and sells by the quarter kilo- So should be enough to ruin anyone's teeth! Happy chewing!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 08 Dec 2005, 21:18

Brenda wrote:Hi ecm
Try www.aquarterof.co.uk It has lots of old favorites and sells by the quarter kilo- So should be enough to ruin anyone's teeth! Happy chewing!

Hmm, 5 for Â£2.00 odds, sounds good - thanks, Brenda.

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 08 Dec 2005, 21:46

I have tasted said Texan bars.

I bought four of them, intending to give 3 away to like-minded people, while worrying that they would taste rubbish, and yet another childhood memory would turn to dust.

Instead, I was relieved to find that they still taste magnificent, and have retained their incredible chewiness.

I didn't give them away - in fact I ate them all the same afternoon, and was punished for this by the stitch I got on my cycle home.

I will see if they still have them in the shop near work.

JP.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 08 Dec 2005, 21:56

I have never tasted a Texan bar but the wee shop at the top of Bath Street is very good for old fashioned sweeties such as lucky tatties and rhubarb rock etc. yum

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 08 Dec 2005, 22:13

I got some a few weeks ago but I can't remember where from, sorry.

They tasted wonderful...but were definitely smaller than they used to be... And no, it's not because I'm bigger.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 08 Dec 2005, 22:18

Jackson Priest wrote: I was relieved to find that they still taste magnificent, and have retained their incredible chewiness.

I will see if they still have them in the shop near work.

JP.

This news is nearly as exciting as Portobello Online winning the 'Highly Commended' award (runner's up place) in the 'Community Enhancement through the Internet' section of the Calor Scottish Community of the Year 2005 Awards today.

I may have to go lie down.

Thanks, JP.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 08 Dec 2005, 22:27

Bellybabe wrote: They tasted wonderful...but were definitely smaller than they used to be...

No matter. I shall console myself with quality rather than quantity.

Mate of Marya · Post by **Mate of Marya** » 09 Dec 2005, 08:05

Texan Bars ......."sure is a mighty chew."

ColinMcFadyen · Post by **ColinMcFadyen** » 09 Dec 2005, 14:40

I'm not fond of Texan bars as you often get poked by stetsons, tramped on by pointy boots and the music is not to my taste

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 09 Dec 2005, 14:42

ColinMcFadyen wrote:I'm not fond of Texan bars as you often get poked by stetsons, tramped on by pointy boots and the music is not to my taste

Don't let AmericanaOK hear you talking like that!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 09 Dec 2005, 19:35

teddygirl wrote:I have never tasted a Texan bar but the wee shop at the top of Bath Street is very good for old fashioned sweeties such as lucky tatties and rhubarb rock etc. yum

I've never had a Texan Bar either but I loved rhubarb rock and lucky tatties...(tobermory tatties I'm sure we used to call them but I don't know why?)

I remember dissolving sherbert in water to make drinks, which was always so weak and disappointing...but for some reason we kept trying it...probably enjoyed messing around with water etc...or maybe a sign of things to come

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 09 Dec 2005, 20:12

foxy wrote:...I remember dissolving sherbert in water to make drinks.......

I think it's called Bacadi Breezer nowadays.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 09 Dec 2005, 20:25

ecm wrote:This news is nearly as exciting as Portobello Online winning the 'Highly Commended' award (runner's up place) in the 'Community Enhancement through the Internet' section of the Calor Scottish Community of the Year 2005 Awards today.

I may have to go lie down.

Thanks, JP.

I'm glad somebody's noticed

Do you know how much celebrating went into that last night? In fact, Bob is conspicuous by his absence today

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 09 Dec 2005, 21:02

foxy wrote: I remember dissolving sherbert in water to make drinks

Cremola foam - raspberry was my fav.

Loved texan bars too

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 09 Dec 2005, 21:05

and spacedust

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 09 Dec 2005, 21:13

Epykat wrote:
ecm wrote:This news is nearly as exciting as Portobello Online winning the 'Highly Commended' award (runner's up place) in the 'Community Enhancement through the Internet' section of the Calor Scottish Community of the Year 2005 Awards today.
I'm glad somebody's noticed

Yeah, the news should have been posted on this forum as well as in the Matters one, I think.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 09 Dec 2005, 21:15

ecm wrote:
Epykat wrote:
ecm wrote:This news is nearly as exciting as Portobello Online winning the 'Highly Commended' award (runner's up place) in the 'Community Enhancement through the Internet' section of the Calor Scottish Community of the Year 2005 Awards today.
I'm glad somebody's noticed
Yeah, the news should have been posted on this forum as well as in the Matters one, I think.

I agree

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 09 Dec 2005, 21:18

Sandra wrote:
ecm wrote:
Epykat wrote: I'm glad somebody's noticed
Yeah, the news should have been posted on this forum as well as in the Matters one, I think.
I agree

Heh. Might have been seen as gossip & tittletattle!!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 09 Dec 2005, 21:31

Poppy wrote: Heh. Might have been seen as gossip & tittletattle!!

probably!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 09 Dec 2005, 21:34

ecm wrote:
Epykat wrote:
ecm wrote:This news is nearly as exciting as Portobello Online winning the 'Highly Commended' award (runner's up place) in the 'Community Enhancement through the Internet' section of the Calor Scottish Community of the Year 2005 Awards today.
I'm glad somebody's noticed
Yeah, the news should have been posted on this forum as well as in the Matters one, I think.

You're probably right ecm. My first reaction was to start posting on this board, then I thought, 'Wait a minute. I really want all those folk who only look at the 'serious' Forum to know that our website along with all its 'gossip and tittle tattle' is officially one of the two very best community sites in Scotland. We must be doing something right, mustn't we?:twisted: '

And next year? We'll be the best of course!!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 09 Dec 2005, 22:17

Marya wrote: And next year? We'll be the best of course!!

I'd say we were the best now, with a mix of "tittle-tattle" and serious stuff

Do the other forms have nights out like us?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 09 Dec 2005, 22:37

Sandra wrote:
Marya wrote: And next year? We'll be the best of course!!
I'd say we were the best now, with a mix of "tittle-tattle" and serious stuff

Do the other forms have nights out like us?

No-one has nights out like ours

Here's what one of the judges had to say about the winning site

"Having judged the category for a number of years now, I have enjoyed watching the Lochwinnoch website develop and evolve," said Dr Douglas Cruickshank, Course Leader MSc in e-Business at The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

"The extent of community interaction generated by Lochwinnoch is quite extensive. With an impressive number of active forums, the website hosts online discussions on a variety of topics concerning life in the village. Issues such as road faults can be also reported and are forwarded to the council's online reporting system. Response times to faults reported in this way are tracked by the community council, allowing the site to be used as a fantastic vehicle for local lobbying.

Let's get that hotline to Clarence going now guys

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 10 Dec 2005, 00:50

Mate of Marya wrote:Texan Bars ......."sure is a mighty chew."

says the cowboy as he walks off into the sunset after his Texan Bar gave him the strength to uproot the totem pole the injins had tied him to.

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 13 Dec 2005, 12:30

It's on.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 13 Dec 2005, 14:01

Jackson Priest wrote:It's on.

*taps nose knowingly*

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 13 Dec 2005, 14:41

Maybe we should register with the Lochwinnoch forum and make sure they don't win next year by importing our own brand of tossip and gittle-tattle. Yes.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 21 Dec 2005, 22:58

Jackson Priest wrote:It's on.

Ahem!!!

You've eaten them all, haven't you?

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 22 Dec 2005, 10:25

ecm wrote:Ahem!!!

You've eaten them all, haven't you?

Cool your boots.

The Man will be arriving shortly.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Dec 2005, 10:35

Curioser and curioser!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 Dec 2005, 10:40

I'm on a promise!!!!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Dec 2005, 10:52

ecm wrote:I'm on a promise!!!!

I want one of whatever it is youse are buying.

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 22 Dec 2005, 11:09

Dadaist wrote:I want one of whatever it is youse are buying

No problem. You can have ecm's.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 Dec 2005, 14:26

Jackson Priest wrote:
Dadaist wrote:I want one of whatever it is youse are buying
No problem. You can have ecm's.

You are a funny man.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Dec 2005, 14:31

ecm wrote: You are a funny man.

Goodfellas. Oh sorry wrong thread.

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

Texan Bars

Texan Bars

Texan Bars

Re: Texan Bars