Hold your horses, as we take a trip down memory lane. Each and every one of us regardless of age, school or gender, have our favourite childhood sweeties and snacks. Whilst the 70’s and 80’s were popular for some memorable nibbles, the 90’s and 2000’s were also dominated by some pretty awesome junk. On the other hand, there were also many scrumptious nibbles which stood through the ages of time.
Bulto
A rather hard, dark brownish sweet wrapped in an oil paper like the modern thalaguli, puts the modern Mentos, Tic Tac and what not popular brands to shame. Almost impossible to share due to its hard stone texture, Bulto is spoken by the elders with such nostalgia and greed. Bulto, which left the picture in the late 80’s have returned to the market and can now be spotted (although rarely) in few super markets.
Mee Bheti
Colourful edible bead look-alikes which has a very unappetizing product name, but which managed to drive the kids crazy in the 70’s and 80’s. These sweets which are in different colours of the paint palette, tastes of sweetness and a kick of spice. The kick of spice is from the cumin seed in the middle while the sweetness is from the sugar coat around. These little beads are finally coated with vivid colours to catch the eye and to get rid of the dull white texture. Mee Bheti, even though still found today, does not manage to grab the tiny tots attention like it used to.
Tata
The only Tata we know of now is the automobile brand, but back in the day Tata was a savoury snack which the 70’s and 80’s kids craved. Tata which is almost similar to modern day Murrukku, were tiny squares made of salt, flour and water, which were then fried till golden brown. Tata was often sold by many home sellers and small boutique shops. But, one thing certainly does amaze us, how did someone ever come up with the name Tata to name a savoury snack? A question we will never find the answer to. But tata! Seriously?
Dodham Beeku and other Sugar Confectionaries
Sugar confectionaries were eye catchy and creative in a way that was way too crazy for the 70s and 80s. I mean think of creative these guys were. Coming up with sugar hard boiled sweets in the shape of beach balls, thin long straws, orange pips and much more. Each sweet had a flavour unique to them and was carefully decorated differently like the Dodham Beeku which were pale orange in colour, dusted in glucose and always had a clear fruity water taste while the beach ball look-alike sweets came in different colours but tasted very milky.
The Milk Board Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry Milk Bottles; mind you it wasn’t Highland
Like the craze we have for the Highland milk, back in 70’s, tiny milk bottles were sold with a golden foil covering the mouth of the bottle. Quite popular among school athletes and incomparable to the present day milk, this product was said to be mouth-watering enough for parents to promise children a bottle after a well behaved injection appointment. The foil of the bottle often had the cream of the milk which was often said to be the yummiest part. Imagine yearning these milk bottles over highland; how good could they be?
