The sucker's guide - Jon Stroud

We all love to munch on a sweet and everyone has their personal favourite.What's yours? A Raspberry Bullseye or a Sour Apple, a Lemon Bonbon oran Everton Mint? Maybe your hand always wandered towards the pennyselection and the gooey delights of a Cola Bottle or chewy Pink Shrimp?

Mouth watering a little? That's the great thing about sweets - they instantlybring back long lost childhood memories of the walk home from schooland summer holidays.

This book takes you on a journey round the glass jars and polished brassweighing scales of the traditional sweet shop. Each sweet profile will includea colour photograph and full specifications including:


sweet dimensions
texture rating
hero-to-zero rating (how long it lasts when sucked or chewed)