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'''Apple drops''' are a type of hard [[candy]] and are a variety of [[bulk confectionery|penny candy]], which includes [[gummy candies|cola bottles]] and [[jelly beans]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''Apple drops''' are a type of hard [[boiled sweet]] and are a variety of [[bulk confectionery|pick 'n' mix or penny sweet]]. Ingredients can vary slightly depending on company and brand, but typically they are made using [[sugar]], [[glucose syrup]], [[citric acid]], E330, natural flavour (often apple juice concentrate), and natural colours E100 and E141. |
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Apple drops were mainly popular in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Ireland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.ie/weekend/features/the-candyman-can-173648.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202233714/http://www.examiner.ie/weekend/features/the-candyman-can-173648.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2012 |title=Irish Examiner|access-date=2012-01-13}}</ref> during the 1980s and 1990s, with demand for them sharply dropping after that time. The sweets are now usually found only in smaller independent shops or from larger retailers at an increased price. |
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They were popular with adults and children of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Ireland]] alike, especially during the 1980s and 1990s. They have since become a rarity, as demand has dropped drastically. Now they are resigned to either the top shelf of smaller independent shops or are bought at an extremely inflated price from companies that have remarketed them, ironically, as a so called higher quality sweet. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Red Hots]] |
* [[Red Hots]] |
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{{Traditional British Sweets}} |
{{Traditional British Sweets}} |
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[[Category:British confectionery]] |
[[Category:British confectionery]] |
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[[Category:Candy]] |
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Apple drops are a type of hard boiled sweet and are a variety of pick 'n' mix or penny sweet. Ingredients can vary slightly depending on company and brand, but typically they are made using sugar, glucose syrup, citric acid, E330, natural flavour (often apple juice concentrate), and natural colours E100 and E141.
Apple drops were mainly popular in the UK and Ireland[1] during the 1980s and 1990s, with demand for them sharply dropping after that time. The sweets are now usually found only in smaller independent shops or from larger retailers at an increased price.
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[edit]- ^ "Irish Examiner". Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
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