This is a national emergency. Our favourite lollies are disappearing from the supermarket shelves.
In a news.com.au story published yesterday, we learnt that those wonderful little treats that helped fuel our childhood sugar addictions are being discontinued.
SPEARMINT Leaves, Marella Jubes and Green Frogs have been axed by the country’s largest lolly producer, Allen’s, while other classic treats have been downsized or changed.
Sweet lovers are up in arms at the latest stealth axings, which also include Oddfellow Mints, Sherbies, Butter Menthols Kids and Jelly Tots.
Bags of Violet Crumbles have also quietly been discontinued, although bars for now, are still being sold. – News.com.au
While this is enough to trigger a Royal Commission, or at least a government inquiry, Allen’s has stepped up to ask what all the fuss is about. They say that while they’ve dumped the Spearmint Leaves and Green Frogs, the Sherbies and several others are safe. What a relief.
“The situation is that our lollies are actually going gangbusters, but we have deleted a couple – we have deleted Spearmint Leaves and also the Green Frogs basically because they weren’t selling so well,” Margaret Stuart said.
“The Red Frogs are going gangbusters though.“They outsell the green by 10 to one.”
But Ms Stuart denied reports that Sherbies and Oddfellows would be going the same way.
“A lot of the things in the paper today are not true – we’re still keeping Oddfellows and Sherbies, and most of our lollies are exactly the same as they always were,” she said. – ABC.net.au
I must admit that I don’t eat a lot of lollies but I will miss the occasional Spearmint Leaf or three.
What are your childhood favourites? Are they still available? Leave me a comment to let me know how you’re coping with the lolly apocalypse.
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