Monday, 7 May 2012

MADE TO MAKE YOUR MOUTH WATER...



Anyone remember when STARBURST (no, not the sci-fi magazine - the sweets) were called OPAL FRUITS?  When I was a lad, there was an advert on telly for ESSO BLUE which I would deliberately confuse with the one for Opal Fruits.  "Esso Blue - made to make your mouth water", I would trill merrily, replacing the combustible fuel for the delicious sweets.  I can only suppose that both tunes were similar, which led to my youthful act of 'creative manipulation'.

Anyway, for all those who mourn the loss of a familiar name from childhood, above is a wrapper to remind you of how things used to be.