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Here's why Black Jacks deserve the title of the greatest penny chew

Those were the days.

Apr 27th 2016, 11:57 AM 6,299 Views 14 Comments

BLACKJACKS ARE SO rare these days.

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We all know that what’s rare is golden. Therefore, we’re calling the standard liquorice Black Jack the greatest penny chew of all time.

They were so much better than bland Fruit Salads

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You could get them for a penny each!

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They made your mouth turn black

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So mam would ban them

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Which made them all the more desirable

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You could even get them in bar form

Yay, more ways to wreck your teeth!

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We all miss them

Remember when life was simple? All you had to worry about was a few coppers for your Black Jacks and your Fruit Salads. I miss those days.
— lee goulding (@lee_goulding) July 9, 2009

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Well, good news, you can buy them in Dealz

But you have to deal with the Fruit Salads too…

originalbju Source: DailyEdge.ie

Or grow up and have a shot of sambucca

Ate a few blackjack sweets and now it tastes like I've done a load of sambucca and I want to die.
— Paul Gold (@PaulGold92) January 25, 2016

Source: Paul Gold/Twitter

Followed by Shiraz, to colour the tongue

Some things never change. As a kid my tongue was black from Black Jacks now it's due to Shiraz.
— Paul Rapids Johnson (@Pablito999) April 4, 2015

Source: Paul Johnson/Twitter

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Here's why Black Jacks deserve the title of the greatest penny chew

Those were the days.