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Barratt

Barratt, the British playground sweets

Dip Dab, Wham, Fruit Salad, Black Jack, Refreshers: the few-pence sweets that English schoolchildren have been buying from the corner shop for generations.

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Barratt

A London confectionery shop from 1848

Barratt was founded in London in 1848. The brand has remained synonymous with "penny sweets," the small candies that are bought individually with change on the way home from school.

The classics

  • Dip Dab : a sachet of strawberry-flavoured popping powder, with a lollipop to dip in it.
  • Fruit Salad : a raspberry and pineapple chewable candy.
  • Black Jack : its black counterpart, with anise, which colours the tongue.
  • Wham : a sour chewable candy, of Scottish origin, with red berries.

Fruit Salad and Black Jack are available in stick packs, Fruit Salad and Wham are available in chewable ropes.

And also

  • The Refreshers roll, fizzy tablets.
  • Chewy Nougat, a soft nougat with fruit.

See the entire English Sweets section.

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