tonyh29 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 having just scoffed a bucket load of them are they the best sweet ever ?(not counting chocolate) Still can't work out if there is something ghey about eating delicately flavoured perfumed sweets though ?? anyway like them or love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 mmmmm, Parma ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Like Parma Violets, but also love Parma Ham. voted Yum Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 30, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2009 Parma Viloets were ace (so's parma ham though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 30, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'd rather starve than eat parma voilets. I'd also rather eat parma ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Parma Violets are disgusting. When I was a kid and we used to go to the cornershop to get a 10p mix (or a two shilling mix in Bicks's case) they were always the sweet that nobody wanted. Sweets that taste like an old lady's hand bag, who thought that was a good idea?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 love them both ......together at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 30, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2009 Parma Violets are disgusting. When I was a kid and we used to go to the cornershop to get a 10p mix (or a two shilling mix in Bicks's case) they were always the sweet that nobody wanted. Sweets that taste like an old lady's hand bag, who thought that was a good idea?! At least for two shillings they use to put full sized sweets into our mixes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Mmmmmmmmmm Old lady's handbag seriously though risso do you eat a lot of handbags ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 They're ok I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 30, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2009 Parma Voilets - gopping. Parma ham - alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 30, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2009 Mmmmmmmmmm Old lady's handbag seriously though risso do you eat a lot of handbags ? If its possible, I can think of an Artisan Glacier in Nice that could make Ice cream out of it Fenoccio's its called if ever you go and yes they do Violet flavour Ice Cream, along with lavender which is even better, though the two do make a nice combination pour deux boules (and don't confuse the place for Pinnoccio's which is vastly inferior and just about next door. The real place is the one with the queue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 30, 2009 Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2009 ...the two do make a nice combination pour deux boules... Bollocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sellyoakvilla Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Parma violets are the worst sweets around. Glad production levels are fairly low nowadays, absolutely vile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Parma Violets are disgusting....they taste like perfume..or like Risso said an Old Lady's Handbag! YUK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sled Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Police are looking for a man with a shaved head, moustache and long pointed beard, claiming to have lots of nice puppies to give away and smelling of parma violets. He is said to have beautifully-manicured hands and has been described as "firm but gentle and ever so persuasive". link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa_Rosa Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Parma ham's great stuff. I'd rather eat the town of Parma than those things that taste like an old woman's handbag smells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sled Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 My mother thought I was stark raving mad when I used to say that A tasted like the smell of B. So it fills me with a warm glow to see that either: 1) there are people saying similar things about parma violets & old ladies' handbags. or 2) only Risso saying such things but other people understanding what he means. If my old Mum were still alive I'd show her this thread. Taste and smell are very much connected aren't they? The smell of certain kinds of varnish and the taste of pear drops. For many years I lived within the boundaries of Wandsworth, London SW18, between Earlsfield Station and Southfields (District Line). Nearby there was something called The Wandle, a river apparently which ran down to the Thames and gave off the most amazing stench. At that time (late 60s, early to mid 70s) Youngs, the local brewers, produced an excrescence jokingly called Saxon Lager, which very clearly tasted like the smell of the Wandle. Which is probably why they discontinued making it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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