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The 12 tastes of an Irish childhood

Our taste-buds were simpler back then.

THESE TASTES WOULD bring you right back.

1. The mixture of Coke and Tayto

A pub staple AND kept you quiet.

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2. Badly diluted orange

Either too strong or the dreaded… too weak. From a big jug.

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3. Sandy 99s

Not forgetting that sickly radioactive red syrup that was like a magnet for the bees.

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4. Push pops and the gathered spit

The construction of this was lethal, you ended up with more drool on your hand than fruity push-pop in your mouth.

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5. School milk

It kind of tasted like carton more than milk.

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6. Plastic cheese

Easy singles sambos with the crusts cut off. Bland, beige heaven.

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7. Yoghurt lid

A bit furry, and a bit plasticy, but always licked. This was all until you started refusing to eat them after finding out it was basically flavoured cheese.

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90s kids would make an exception for Frufroo though.

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8. Chocolate spread and butter goo

Why couldn’t your mam ever remember to leave off the butter? But it’s still chocolate, so close enough.

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9. Orange sparklers

These ice-pops were the ultimate treat. They were also the ultimate assailant of all white t-shirts.

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10. Fruit sandwiches

Your sambo was packed beside your fruit and now you can taste it off the bread. Bleak.

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11. Sherbet

All sherbet, all the time. If you were given 20p to buy sweets I’d be some variation of this synthetic abomination.

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12. Pasta shapes

Chewy, and almost jelly-like texture. Always delicious piled on soggy toast.

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