martss Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I was thinking about this today when I said it myself. I often call sweets spice. We had a teacher at school from Brighton, I can remember her face when some one asked her "would you like a spice miss?" She hadn't got a clue what it meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I am not originally from Sheffield, but have lived here for 30 years .When I go back to my home town -only 30 miles away and ask people if they want some spice,they don't really know what I am talking about and think I am being a bit suggestive .How did sweets come to be called spice here in Sheffield ? Abi Dont forget, Its them thats wrong, ask them why they call spice such a daft name as sweets. Then they probably wont know what you mean by 'daft' either:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LellyBee Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 My ex in Preston was confounded when I used spice (meaning sweets of course) but we're not as bad as the lancashire lot, they call sweets...toffee's:confused: Funny that as toffee's to me mean the stuff you get from Thorntons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Sugar n' spice. . n all fings nice. . spice = sweets, treats and lolly pops etc... Simple really. That would have been my explanation. There used to be desingnated sweet shops with all the specialised sweets kept in jars on shelves. You'd ask for 2oz of Pineapple Chunks, a qtr of Fudge and maybe a stick of licorice and a sherbet dip etc. Do you remember the '1d Arrow Toffee Bar' -1d was an old penny? They also sold boxes of chocolates etc and ice-creams. I guess it has been embraced by the all-enveloping newsagent because you don't seem to see all the jars anymore at the 'Spice Shop'. The shopkeeper would have a small scoop to put 'Cherry Lips' and 'Floral Gums' into one of those triangular paper bags. Sugar = Spice = DENTIST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrH Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I thought it was more of a Barnsley term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan52 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I Have Allways Called Sweets Spice But Here In Australia They Call Them Lollies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1889 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 After a very gruelling search I've found an explination! Production shops based in Sheffield knocked out thousands of sweets back in those days, and Sweets came in all flavours and shapes!. Shop workers used the term spice, to differentiate the types of sweets on production. Spice:- "Something added to a mixture, to aid with Flavouring and zest" So basically it was a sweet operatives term, which eventually made its way outside of the factory and became a Sheffield term for sweets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozafeen Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 The answer is simple and is where the rhyme comes from - sweets were originally made from sugar and spice or herbs, like cinnamon, mint, lavender and suchlike. One of my friends calls sherbet by some strange name but I can't think of it at the moment and it's bugging me - anyone help please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koenigsinger Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 The answer is simple and is where the rhyme comes from - sweets were originally made from sugar and spice or herbs, like cinnamon, mint, lavender and suchlike. One of my friends calls sherbet by some strange name but I can't think of it at the moment and it's bugging me - anyone help please? would it be kaylie ( pr. kayl-eye) ? my mum, nanans and grandads always called sweets by the term 'spice' and sherbert was always kayli! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1889 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Or Space Dust??????? Ive heard Sherbet called "Space Dust" in Sheffield loads of times! Or would that be the retail name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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