"Rhubarb and custard is an iconic flavour combination – whether you think of those boiled sweets (my parents used to adore these) or even just stewed rhubarb topped with fresh custard ...

Like bouncing into the sweet shop after school and asking for a quarter bag of rhubarb and custard ... sort of shop that had rows upon rows of boiled sweets in jars and the anticipation was ...

Nor is it the all-time classic rhubarb and custard ... spitting the hard-boiled candy out half way through. I rather enjoyed the rest of the sweet once the malic acid had all worn off.

including Rhubarb & Custard, Pear Drops, Pineapple Cubes and Cola Cubes. The website describes them as a ‘delicious mix of soft jelly sweets inspired by classic hard-boiled sweets’.

including Rhubarb & Custard, Pear Drops, Pineapple Cubes and Cola Cubes. The website describes them as a ‘delicious mix of soft jelly sweets inspired by classic hard-boiled sweets’.