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General Category => Old Products => Topic started by: smurfboy on October 26, 2004, 02:56:38 pm

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: smurfboy on October 26, 2004, 02:56:38 pm

I'm sure Double Deckers used to have raisins in. Was this a special edition, or did they change the recipe?

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: on October 26, 2004, 04:49:09 pm
A common question, yes they had raisins in and then were changed.
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: oldspice on October 26, 2004, 05:28:46 pm

It's funny, but for all my good memory of chocolate bars going back into the mists of time, I don't actually remember the raisins being in Double Deckers. Perhaps I just did not notice them? Were they in the biscuit bit?


Why don't they put raisins in Topic bars? You just can't beat white nougat, milk or dark chocolate and raisins.

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: smurfboy on October 26, 2004, 05:48:22 pm
The new version with Nuts is fantastic.
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: on October 26, 2004, 09:54:23 pm
Aaaarrrggghhhh! I am hitting my head off a brick wall here!
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: loulou on October 27, 2004, 01:02:00 am
I love double deckers but can't remember any raisins in them neither.
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: on October 27, 2004, 09:33:34 am

and you call yourselves choc lovers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


For those that do not remember, the raisins were in the base.

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: lemoneye on October 27, 2004, 09:45:40 am
I remember Paulham. They were in the base. I know you are a raisin fan, but a place for everything and everything in its place. For example - i do not think the raisin belongs in the Revels - especially as it appears (i may be wrong but it seems to me) to be at the expense of the peanut revel...
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: on October 27, 2004, 09:46:50 am

and that can only be a great thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


[if you know my feeling on peanuts]

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: goldencup on October 27, 2004, 11:26:39 am
Couldn't agree more Paulham - peanuts are the devil's food!  I never used to like raisins which is probably why I hadn't tried a DD years ago. Having tried and loved my first DD only this week, I can see that raisins would make them even better as for some reason I now love them.  Especially yogurt raisins from the health food shop, although they have a phenominal fat content and therefore aren't very healthy at all! 
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: oldspice on October 27, 2004, 11:39:42 am
I think DDs would be nice with raisins in the nougat.
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: chocolate chick on October 27, 2004, 01:06:15 pm
I like peanuts on their own and they are nice in Snickers bars. But given the choose I would have raisins in more bars of chocolate. There are plenty of bars for nut lovers what about the raisin lovers out there (paulham!)
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: on October 27, 2004, 01:31:56 pm
Poppets are good to fall back on. See my avatar.
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: chocolate chick on October 27, 2004, 02:05:05 pm
I admit they are always quietly at the top of my favourites list!
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: oldspice on October 27, 2004, 05:22:36 pm
But it's also nice to have raisins in a chewy nougat bar or wrapped in fondant and chocolate instead of always just coated in chocolate.
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: on October 27, 2004, 08:14:55 pm

To me that is strange sounding, in that the two textures don't contrast, rather your jaws are operating at different speeds for the nougat then the raisin.


Hey, what do I know?

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: loulou on October 27, 2004, 10:52:07 pm
technical stuff
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: sia555 on November 16, 2004, 10:27:25 am

Hiya,


Just eating a double decker and was thinking about the whole raisin thing so googled and found this thread.


I emailed cadburys back in Jan 2003 about this and they changed the recipe in 1986 after consumer research - though I don't recall being asked    They first came out in 1978 if anyone is interested/cares


Reckon they should do a limited edition with the raisins back in...


 

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: smurfboy on November 16, 2004, 10:51:01 am
According to my mother they did the same with Star Bar and Picnic - she reckons Star Bars used to be like Boosts, and Picnics didn't have raisins!
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: sia555 on November 16, 2004, 10:54:17 am

Maybe they needed the raisins from the double deckers for the picnics   Can't imagine a picnic without raisins.


 

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: chocolate chick on November 16, 2004, 11:43:03 am
Why are they taking all the raisins out...it won't be long and all bars will be pracitcally the same!
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: aveit101 on November 17, 2004, 11:23:13 am

Je prefferé la "toffie crisp" je nem pas le nuts

Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: trikken on April 23, 2005, 04:24:39 pm
if they changed the recipe in 1986 that wud have meant i'd have been one at the time, so i definately would not remember there being raisins in double deckers.
Title: Double Decker - confused!
Post by: gbliz on April 24, 2005, 01:06:39 pm

i love the DD with nuts and i adore chocolate with raisins but i cant stand peanuts and raisins together in chocolate (picnic- yuk) and it spoils the Revels to get peanut and raisin ones at the same time