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The Twiglet Zone

At last this has resurfaced, the Twiglet Zone advertisement from the mid-80's with the retro white packet and everythingk. YOu'll need to spin through four adverts to get to i, but it's in there.

A brief history of Twiglets...

On the English cultural ICONS website are a few tasty factoids about the flavour and origins of Twiglets,

"the covering on these convincingly twig-like snacks is Marmite"

OK. No great big surprises there, but good to see it in writing. Moving on to history, here's the French connection,

"It was a French technical manager Mr Rondalin, who worked for Peak Frean’s in the 1920s, who hit on the idea of the Twiglet. Using the same dough that was used for the firm’s crispbread, Vitawheat, he experimented with different shapes and flavourings, and the final product was launched in time for the Christmas market in 1929."

The history of Twiglets is something I hope to go into far greater depth later on. Will keep you posted.

Bid for Twiglets

A two pronged blast from the past on eBay. Badges and ultra-retro Twiglets box. Not sure how well a 1970's batch of Twiglets will have matured the box could come in handy.