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Jubbly - Frozen Drink

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Discussion started on another thread about Heaton Street (arising from photo below posted by terryb18) Discussion about Jubbly's extracted out here.

terryb18 said:
I only have this one.
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Thats an absolute cracker. Never see it before. The shop on the left hand side was great for frozen jubilees.
 

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One of these Bob. The triangle waxed box of juice was frozen, then you'd cut off a corner and suck on the frozen juice. They lasted ages! Viv.
 

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Vivienne14 said:
One of these Bob. The triangle waxed box of juice was frozen, then you'd cut off a corner and suck on the frozen juice. They lasted ages! Viv.
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Thanks, cannot say I can ever remember them, perhaps after my time but were they the origin of 'lovely jubbly'
Bob
 
The peculiar tetrahedral cartons were the result of a patent of Rakussens. They were, I understand, the first practical solution of manufacturing cardboard cartons of liquid which could be filled aseptically, which meant they did not have to be refrigerated, have a very high sugar content, or contain preservatives. Not sure why the shape, but they were the precursors of the normal cardboard cartons of today.
 
mikejee said:
The peculiar tetrahedral cartons were the result of a patent of Rakussens. They were, I understand, the first practical solution of manufacturing cardboard cartons of liquid which could be filled aseptically, which meant they did not have to be refrigerated, have a very high sugar content, or contain preservatives. Not sure why the shape, but they were the precursors of the normal cardboard cartons of today.
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Mike
Thank you very much, somehow they passed me by what sort of date were they?

Bob
 
I too remember them in the 50s and 60s. Think there was also a resurgence of them not many years ago, but think they were much smaller (surprise, surprise) and were intended for freezing them at home in bulk.

Think the triangular shape was probably a marketing USP - nothing else on the market like it at the time. But it was also very easy to hold and readily contained the iced juice, unlike a lolly which would melt, drip, drop off etc. So you could play, carry this handy drink/ice around with you and there was less mess.

Bought many Jubbly's from this place when it was "The Candy Store" in the 1950s/60s. (Junction of Tresham Road and Kingstanding Road). Then we'd sit on the wall in front of the shop and slurp our way through them. The wall seems to have been replaced by a fence. Pity, I remember my friends and I sitting there solving all the worlds problems. Viv.
 

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Vivienne14 said:
I too remember them in the 50s and 60s. Think there was also a resurgence of them not many years ago, but think they were much smaller (surprise, surprise) and were intended for freezing them at home in bulk.

Think the triangular shape was probably a marketing USP - nothing else on the market like it at the time. But it was also very easy to hold and readily contained the iced juice, unlike a lolly which would melt, drip, drop off etc. So you could play, carry this handy drink/ice around with you and there was less mess.

Bought many Jubbly's from this place when it was "The Candy Store" in the 1950s/60s. (Junction of Tresham Road and Kingstanding Road). Then we'd sit on the wall in front of the shop and slurp our way through them. The wall seems to have been replaced by a fence. Pity, I remember my friends and I sitting there solving all the worlds problems. Viv.
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Thank you A.Sparks and Vivienne, that date explains that you are both much younger than me. However very interesting.....the TV ad for BHF could go....you will learn something new every day.

Bob
 
Ah, the jubblies. Only ever orange-flavoured, round our way at least. I remember the trick was to tear off the top (not always easy) then squeeze the frozen triangle up from the bottom. As Vivienne says, they lasted for ages, but they did become whiter and less flavoursome as time went on!

Regards, Ray T.
 
got my jubblys from this shop on nursery road..:) could only get orange flavour when they first came out then came the lemon flavour...NURSERY ROAD PHOTOS 008.jpg
 
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I remember a red one Lady P. I also remember leaving Jubbly's to melt and then drinking them - delicious- sort of seems to defeat the object of having them frozen in the first place!

These are the modern- day version. They're called lollies, but still in a tetrahedral carton. Looks like they were taken over by Calypso. And they've used the "Lovely Jubbly" catch-phrase. These are much smaller than the originals. Must be meant for the home freezer. Viv..
 

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viv would you believe i still buy the little jubblys for my two grown up lads...and me of course:D
 
Ray T said:
Ah, the jubblies. Only ever orange-flavoured, round our way at least. I remember the trick was to tear off the top (not always easy) then squeeze the frozen triangle up from the bottom. As Vivienne says, they lasted for ages, but they did become whiter and less flavoursome as time went on!

Regards, Ray T.
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Ray, your are so right about them becoming less flavoursome as time went on - particularly if you drank the melted orange juice!
We used to go trainspotting (in the old fashioned sense!) on Snow Hill Station - two or three of us travelling on our own despite ages of 8-10, and for the entire journey back to Handsworth Station would be eagerly anticipating buying frozen Jubblys from the sweet shop at 124 Wattville Road - and they did last a long time even if it was a hot summer's day - as they always are in our memories!
 
I saw different flavoured Jubblies in Asda today, they are only half the size!
The Vimto ones are very nice.
I used to turn the lump of ice over into the melted juice as it became white.
rosie.
 
Aah! Frozen Jubblies. After school we used to buy them from the sweet shop on Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, price I think was 4d, get on the 11 outer circle and it would last all the way to the Swan, Yardley. If you couldn't get one there, you crossed the road at the Swan and went into Tabberers on Yardley Road and got them there to consume on the number 60 to home.
As we grew older both of the shops sold us our ration of tobacco in the form of Players Gold Leaf, Du Maurier and if you were trying to cut a dash, Benson and Hedges. I wish I had stuck to Jubblies!
The mention of Calypso brings to mind an incident whereby a school friend went into one of the shops on the bridge over New Street station before it was redeveloped and having seen a Calypso in the window and asked to buy one. Due to the exotic style of font on the pack he couldn't make out the name correctly and asked the shop assistant for a "Galypig".
After that incident they were always called galypigs and never calypsos.
Silly I know but schoolboy humour in those days...................................!
 
had my first Jubbly at , junior school about 58, cost 3d, I think, (did the milk come from a machine?,) from the paper shop at the top of Castle Square Weoley castle. luvvelly jubberly. they were massive to a kid. Paul
 
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