Leeds Sweet Manufacturers

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Mon 17 Jan, 2011 10:25 pm

Josiah Edward Harlow - 1905http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIde ... SPLAY=FULL

Omegaman · Post by **Omegaman** » Tue 18 Jan, 2011 2:02 pm

My Mother used to work at Harlows too. Apparently the floor in the factory was so sticky from all the spilt sugar, you had to keep moving about!!She used to bring mis-shaped sweets from the factory shop for me and my brother.Banana toffee swirls. YUK!.......Licorice toffee swirls. YUM!.....

Leeds Hippo · Post by **Leeds Hippo** » Tue 18 Jan, 2011 2:28 pm

Omegaman wrote: My Mother used to work at Harlows too. Apparently the floor in the factory was so sticky from all the spilt sugar, you had to keep moving about!!She used to bring mis-shaped sweets from the factory shop for me and my brother.Banana toffee swirls. YUK!.......Licorice toffee swirls. YUM!..... We used to (try) clean the floor with steam guns. I still remember the wonderful aroma when they were making boiled sweets. Unfortunately I still have a voracious appetite for sweets!

Leeds Hippo · Post by **Leeds Hippo** » Tue 18 Jan, 2011 7:44 pm

I recall there was a sweet factory on Tong road beside the Lyric cinema though I can't recall it's name

DOBBO · Post by **DOBBO** » Tue 18 Jan, 2011 10:37 pm

This made me think whatever happened to Rileys Toffee Rolls- they were/are my all time favourites

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 18 Jan, 2011 11:08 pm

DOBBO wrote: This made me think whatever happened to Rileys Toffee Rolls- they were/are my all time favourites You may want to look at this [sorry about the longwinded link]http://www.deliciouslyorkshire.co.uk/dy ... sweet-shop

liits · Post by **liits** » Tue 18 Jan, 2011 11:14 pm

Two places I can recall were, one, on Manston Lane, Where Wharfdale Speakers is now, where they did some of the packaging for Mars. My mate’s mother worked there and, like Omegaman’s mother, always seemed to have a supply of misshaped Topic Bars. The second was somewhere around Cross Green Approach. On occasions, it was possible to smell toffee over the smell of burning green casting sand from Cattons.

Omegaman · Post by **Omegaman** » Wed 19 Jan, 2011 4:50 pm

liits wrote: Two places I can recall were, one, on Manston Lane, Where Wharfdale Speakers is now, where they did some of the packaging for Mars. My mate’s mother worked there and, like Omegaman’s mother, always seemed to have a supply of misshaped Topic Bars. The second was somewhere around Cross Green Approach. On occasions, it was possible to smell toffee over the smell of burning green casting sand from Cattons. What had a Hazelnut in every bite?

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Wed 19 Jan, 2011 5:27 pm

Omegaman wrote: What had a Hazelnut in every bite? Everyone's a "fruit 'n' nut case"Sung in my best Frank Muir voice. Produced by a little outfit from the suburbs of Brum that recently sold out to the Yanks.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 19 Jan, 2011 7:48 pm

Omegaman wrote: liits wrote: Two places I can recall were, one, on Manston Lane, Where Wharfdale Speakers is now, where they did some of the packaging for Mars. My mate’s mother worked there and, like Omegaman’s mother, always seemed to have a supply of misshaped Topic Bars. The second was somewhere around Cross Green Approach. On occasions, it was possible to smell toffee over the smell of burning green casting sand from Cattons. What had a Hazelnut in every bite? Serious answer - 'Topic!'Joke answer at school 'Squirrel sh**!'Pardon my astericks - but its necessary for the joke!!!