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Midget Gems

Midget Gems

Midget Gems are chewy, firm sweets similar to wine gums but smaller and harder, comprising of fruity flavours including lime, pear, orange, blackcurrant, apricot and raspberry. Midget Gems originated in the UK and were extremely popular ‘Up North’ and one of The Lion Confectionery Company’s biggest selling sweets. Did you know? Midget Gems were a […]

Spogs! A fortunate accident.

Spogs, formerly referred to as Horse Cakes or Jelly Buttons, are soft and chewy liquorice flavoured jellies covered in pink and blue hundreds and thousands. Spogs play a huge role in the much adored Liquorice Allsorts selection and if you remember the history of Liquorice Allsorts you’ll know that ‘Jelly Buttons’ (Spog’s) were originally meant […]