Or your nannan took you to the Sheaf Market to Granelli’s stall, where you eyed up the flying saucers filled with sherbet that made you cough, fruit salads, pineapple chunks, toffees, boiled sweets, chocolate limes, cola cubes, midget gems… But then again, maybe Woolie’s pick-n-mix was more your style.
Nowadays spice is something different, of course, and sweets mainly come from the supermarket. Granelli’s is still going, though, and there are some lovely posh chocolate emporiums. Here’s some sweet shop memories for you.
1. The old West
A row of shops including Collins Confectioners on West Street, Sheffield in January 1960 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
2. Sweet starter
Jane Peckett in her brand new sweet shop in Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield in 2014 Photo: STEVE TAYLOR
3. Sweet success
The Granelli's stall in the Sheaf Market, pictured on August 9, 1985. The stall moved to the Moor Market when the Sheaf and Castle Markets closed Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
4. Kate in Wonderland
Kate Shepherd, owner of Cocoa Wonderland, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, prepares a batch of chocolate in 2005 Photo: Dean Atkins