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Lion's Sports Mixture

Well Summer is most definitely over, not that we had much sunshine that's for sure! This weekend sees the annual SHEEP FAIR here in Masham and this year it is the 30th Anniversary of this great weekend.

If you don't know Masham, we have one of the largest and finest market squares in England, and it was always famous for sheep sales. Historically up to 70,000 sheep were sold each year. Today, the annual Sheep Fair raises lots of money for local charities, and the weekend is full of fun activities - not all sheep related!!

Anyway, the Sheep Fair marks Autumn here in Masham, and i thought i'd take a moment to let you all know what the Top Ten Best Selling Sweets have been here in Bah Humbugs Sweet Shop over the Summer.

1. Pontefract Cakes - what needs to be said about these Best Selling Sweets? They're a chewy liquorice coin, synonymous with the town of Pontefract which has a history steeped in liquorice.

2. Lemon Sherbets - tangy, crunchy lemon sweets with a sour sherbet centre

3. 1950s Decade Sweet Bucket - 1950s Sweets crammed into one of our new Sweet Buckets, fabulous selection, great for sharing.

4. Lion's Sweet Hamper - A hamper full of the entire range of sweets made by Lion's including Midget Gems and Sports Mixtures.

5. Lion's Midget Gems - the absolute 'proper' ones - with black liquorice ones.We only sell the authentic Lion's Sweets, the hard, chewy, fruity gums, so you won't find any blackcurrant flavoured black sweets here!

6. Lion's Sports Mixtures - proper Sports Mixtures, with the black liquorice ones, just like the Midget Gems.

7. Haribo Giant Strawbs - the best selling Haribo Sweet, Strawberries, Chewy Strawberries or whatever you like to call them! they are a scrumptious strawberry flavoured chew!

8. Raspberry Blue Bon Bons - why are Raspberry flavoured

9. Liquorice Torpedoes - Crunchy hard shells with a lovely liquorice centre

10. Cherry Lips - love them or hate them, they're a floral, fragrant and hard chewy gum.

Are any of these sweets one of your favourites? What sweet IS your favourite?

Liquorices from Bah Humbugs

LIQUORICE - it's a bit of a Love it / Hate it kind of sweet.. are you a lover of Liquorice or can you not stand the stuff? I'm always amazed at just how many people do love Liquorice and stock up on loads of different bags of the black stuff here in our sweet shop.

We have approximately 60 different liquorices on offer at Bah Humbugs from throughout the world, and all of them draw much attention. People always ask me why we sell so many Liquorices from Holland, Belgium and Scandinavia. And the answer is, Grandma Humbug (my mum) used to work as an Au Pair in Amsterdam and made lots of lovely Dutch friends whilst she was there who she has stayed in touch with ever since. When these family friends used to come and visit us they'd bring us mountains of Liquorice to try....and if the truth be told, i've actually only really started to like Liquorice in the last few years. Anyway, I decided to get a couple of these liquorices in to sell in the shop for nostalgic reasons and they sold really well. So i increased the product lines and well, the rest is history. We have a great following in terms of Liquorice fans and we send it all over the world. So if you are a fan of Liquorice, then you need to take a look at our selection of liquorices and why not try a new flavour?

Here is The Bah Humbugs Top 10 of Our Best Selling Liquorices!

1.Pontefract Cakes,

2 Liquorice Torpedoes,

3 Dutch Single Salt Liquorice  (Zout)

4. Honey Liquorice

5. Cherry & Chilli Liquorice

6. Catherine Wheels,

7. Liquorice Cuttings

8. Liquorice Fruit Duos, 

9. Swedish Pear Bear Liquorice 

10. Dutch Liquorice Chalk / Liquorice Crayons

So, do we stock your favourite liquorice sweet? Let us know below - or send us your requests!

PROEER Midget Gems, with black liqourice ones!

It has been a busy time for us at Bah Humbugs Sweet Shop this summer, with lots of customers coming from all around Yorkshire and further afield. With the large variety of sweets, from dutch liquorice to chewy toffees and a whole selection of our old hard boiled favourites, there's always something for everyone. Here's a run down of our top ten sellers on our online sweet shop this summer:

1. Lion's Midget Gems - the classic, hard midget gem! These are the original, juicy hard gum sweets made by Lion's in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. The black ones are the original licorice gums with the liquorice flavour - just to avoid any confusion! Proper Midget Gems, no imitation products, just proper Lions Midget Gems.

2. Rhubarb & Custards - a classic British boiled sweet. A traditional boiled sweet loved by many with a tart Rhubarb flavour combined with sweet & creamy custard flavour.

3. Pontefract cakes - Traditional Soft Liquorice coins made by Taveners which is sweet in taste and has a smooth texture. In our traditional sweet shop and our online sweet shop we sell hundreds of these liquorice sweets each day, a firm sweet favourite which is hard to beat!

4. Yorkshire Mixture - A super classic Yorkshire boiled sweet mixture - crammed full of delicious hard boiled sweets like Pear Drops, Fishes, Fruit Rock & more. You can't get more traditional flavours packed into one bag!

5. Lemon Sherberts - Lemon Sherbets or Sherbet Lemons? You decide, but when you think of Boiled Sweets, Sherbet Lemons have got to be top of the list haven't they? A sharp lemon flavoured hard boiled sweet with a tangy sherbet centre. Slightly sour and may well make you wince!

6. Rosey apples - delicious hard, crunchy boiled sweets in a tasty apple flavour. Plain and simple but definitely an all round favourite.

7. Liquorice Torpedoes - Torpedo shaped Liquorice covered in a sweet crisp coating- large and tasty and these are the best liquorice torpedoes on the market - we've tried them all!

8. Acid Drops - do you remember these? Sour & tangy traditional hard boiled sweets with a classic zingy lemony flavour, a favourite in our traditional sweet shop and rank amongst the classic retro sweets.

9. Mint Humbugs - The classic, traditional mint boiled sweet - with a wonderful tasty, chewy centre.  Obviously our traditional sweet shop, Bah Humbugs, wouldn't be complete without a range of Humbugs!

10. Sour Blue Raspberry Bon Bons - These really are a fabulous treat for your taste buds! A delicious zing of raspberry around a scrumptious smooth chewy toffee centre. Exceptionally moreish so make sure you have enough to keep you going!

So there we have it! Our top ten best sellers of this summer. From the old favourites to some the newer additions to our shelves and online shop. Why not browse our online sweet shop to find your favourite!

Liquorices from Bah Humbugs

Liquorice - what are your thoughts?

We have approximately 60 different liquorices on offer at Bah Humbugs from throughout the world, and all of them draw much attention. Even if you're not a huge liquorice fan we can guarantee that there will be at least one that you would enjoy. They all vary in strength, texture and flavour.

From the usual liquorices that have always been made in Britain like Pontefract Cakes, Liquorice Torpedoes, Catherine Wheels, Liquorice Cuttings and of course Liquorice All Sorts; to the more unusal liquorices from Holland like Honey Liquorice, Liquorice Fruit Duos, Salt Liquorice and of course the Swedish Liquorices, such as the Cherry & Chilli Liquorice, Pear Bear Liquorice and Parma Violet Liquorices.

What's your favourite liquorice?