We'll Give You One Sentence, You Tell Us Which British Candy!

Party rings feel like they've been around forever, but they only go back to the early '80s. It hails from a British company called Fox's and somehow came to dominate children's parties. These days, if you want to show off how fancy you are, homemade party rings are the way to go.

A Galaxy Minstrel is essentially a great big M&M filled with a particularly excellent kind of chocolate. It has a slightly thicker and harder candy shell and doesn't have any unusual flavors. All of them are milk chocolate and have a plain brown shell.

The Jammie Dodger isn't the best cookie or biscuit in the world, but it is a staple of kids' parties, and that's why most of Britain has a soft spot in their heart for it. They are also manufactured locally at a factory in Llantarnam, Wales, making them a patriotic choice!

The Creme Egg is sold in the U.S., but anyone who has tried a blind taste test of the British and American versions will be shocked by the difference. This is because the U.S. version is made by Hershey, even though it is branded as Cadbury, and has a different recipe. The British version enjoys the older recipe and is vastly superior.

Wine Gums hail from several different brands, some of which use actual wines to flavor them. Most, however, are just a basic pastille. The original version came from Maynard's, who invented their version as long ago as 1880!

Lion Bars used to be made by Rowntree, a British company that had a particular dedication to doing social good and whose founder's wealth lives on in the form of the Rowntree Foundation, which helps alleviate poverty. Nestle purchased Rowntree, but happily, the recipe remained unchanged, as it is delicious. Don't let the lumpy look put you off!

This chocolate bar was invented in 1992 by an Irish chocolatier. It used to come as two bars in one packet, with a single flaky center and wafers around it. Now, it is called Time Out Wafer, and the insides contain multiple layers. Many people were offended by this, but Cadbury appears firm in the decision.

Historically, Cadbury's Flake constantly courts controversy due to several ads in which attractive women would interact with it in a particularly suggestive manner. Due to the way the chocolate is shaped, the structure of it is such that it does not melt. It's worth getting one just to try this because it is really baffling to watch.

This lumpy chocolate bar has it all. It is sold in a purple wrapper in the UK, though the Aussie version comes in red and is larger and even lumpier. Some versions include raisins, while others contain pieces of honeycomb, and the Picnic Hedgehog, the lumpiest of all, contains biscuit chunks.

Chocolate Buttons come in two sizes, regular and giant. Buttons debuted in 1897 because Cadbury had lots of leftover chocolate bits and pieces from making other chocolate bars, and decided that the solution was to monetize this instead of throwing it out. Something about the flat shape makes them melt in the mouth in a particularly delightful way.

This thin chew bar contains colored sherbet and comes from Tangerine Confectionery, a British company. They are not ideal for anyone who has dental issues, and they will make you screw up your eyes! It doesn't look like much, but it packs a certain punch.

A Yorkie bar is a Nestle product that consists of just solid chocolate made to a particular recipe. It was once sold with a weirdly offensive campaign where women would try to buy it and had to pass strange tests like knowing the rules of soccer, in order to pass as a man. The tag line was, "It's not for girls." Fortunately, this has now moved into history.

A Boost bar today is a different thing to what it was in 1985 when it contained coconut and caramel. There was then a peanut version, which is now the Starbar. These days, a Boost is just caramel and biscuit, but the cookie is crushed up such that the inside is a little more like praline in consistency.

Twix is a Mars Corporation product that includes a butter biscuit, and it is popular all over the world. However, it is a British candy, having started out in 1967. When it debuted, it was called Raider, but it changed its name after it began selling in America.

If you're British, then you know that Mr. Kipling is the leading name in teatime treats. You also know that, "He does make exceedingly good cakes" and that he is proud to still use a shockingly unwieldy slogan that nonetheless works. French Fancies are one of the Goliaths of the Mr. Kipling brand, and they are a must-have at any little girls' tea party.

Two delightful chocolate bars in a single packet, Spira is no more. It is fondly remembered, however, for the weirdly satisfying feeling on the tongue that its interior structure offered, as well as just tasting nice. It is still the subject of regular petitions to bring it back, but there is no sign of this happening.

Aero is another product that was once Rowntree's and is now Nestle. It feels very light thanks to the aeration, making it feel like you could eat a lot more of it than you probably should! It not only comes in different flavors like peppermint or orange, but it also has a mousse version that has smaller bubbles.

Hob Nobs are the perfect introduction to another mighty British brand, McVities. These oat biscuits contain chocolate chips and are a rough and hard sort of cookie. They are usually quite small, but you get a few of them in a pack. They contain nothing artificial, and they aren't too sweet, either!

This used to be called Taz, after the character from Looney Tunes, and later became Freddo Frog. Now, it is just Freddo. Freddo is quite small, and thus the perfect option if you want some chocolate but not a whole bar.

Liquorice Allsorts came about in 1899, and the company claims that they resulted from an accident where a tray of licorice and a tray of paste candies were mixed up, much to the delight of their customer. Liquorice Allsorts come from Bassett's, which is based in Sheffield in the North of England.

Crunchie is very aptly named, making it a poor chocolate bar for anyone who doesn't have a fine set of teeth! It began in 1929 and was created by a company named J. S. Fry & Sons, but these days it is manufactured by Cadbury.

Legend has it that Dolly Mixture acquired its name because it came about during the British Raj and looked a little like a vegetable mixture called dhal. "Dhal mixture" sounds a bit like "dolly," and the name evolved from there. It comes from a brand named Barratt, that is a subsidiary of Tangerine Confectionery.

Munchies are a survivor of two corporate changes. First, they were a Rowntree brand. Then, they belonged to Rowntree Mackintosh, the merged company formed when Mackintosh and Rowntree joined forces. These days, they are part of Nestle, who wanted to rebrand them before they ran into resistance from fans whose associations with the name were too strong to give up.

Dream is no more in the United Kingdom, but it was briefly very popular. It is made of white chocolate, which legally speaking, doesn't count as chocolate thanks to its lack of chocolate solids — instead, it is made with cocoa butter, milk solids and other ingredients. This legal distinction didn't stop people liking it quite a bit, though not enough to keep it going.

John Cadbury was born in 1802, and his impact on the chocolate industry is immense. Still, not everything that his brand made was a success, and sadly, the Marble is no longer with us. It was a blend of praline and milk and white chocolate, and it was pretty darn good!

The Rose Brothers packaging company is the origin of the name of these delightful chocolates that almost everyone loves. Indeed, Cadbury is so sure of how popular they are that they sell them under the slogan, "Thank you very much." Truly, chocolate by any other name would taste as sweet!

This chocolate bar began in 1936 and but for a brief hiatus, it has been in production ever since. It is a staple of kids' lunch boxes, partly because manufacturer Nestle says the product contains under 100 calories. The last name is pronounced "ribbon," though this is a subject of considerable debate.

The famous slogan, "P-p-p-pick up a penguin!" is quoted in every British household. Penguin is a very popular biscuit that appears in many a lunch box. It's also a splendid biscuit to dunk. If you bite off opposite corners, you can even suck tea through it for an amazing chocolate-and-tea melange. It is probably quite rude to do in front of people, but worth trying at least once!

The Mars name hails from the USA, where candy manufacturer Frank C. Mars made a fortune. However, the Mars Bar was born in the rather dreadful British town of Slough, making it by far the best thing ever to come out of Slough. It used to use Cadbury chocolate for its coating, but these days it has its own chocolate recipe.

Kendal Mint Cake doesn't come from a Mr. or Mrs. Kendal, but from a town named Kendal. These days, it is made by a brand named Romney that was born in 1918. However, the Kendal Mint Cake is even older than this, as it came about when a batch of Glacier Mints were left to boil overnight in 1869 and became even more delicious! Confectioner Joseph Wiper realized he had performed the confectionery equivalent of the discovery of penicillin and began selling it. Wiper's was eventually purchased by Romney's in 1987.

Is it a biscuit? Is it a cake? Who knows? The subject of intense debate and a very serious lawsuit about whether it should face sales tax as a cake or a biscuit, this controversial snack has its fans and its detractors. Named for Jaffa oranges from the Holy Land, it has been around for over 90 years and comes from McVities.

A Twirl is an ideal product to eat if you love to eat Flake but get anxiety about the mess. They are particularly terrific if you pop them in the fridge for a little while, as this gives them a particular "snap" that a Flake cannot achieve. Best of all, ever since 1984 there have been two of them in the packet, for twice the deliciousness!

Curly-Wurly is an excellent candy for a hotter day because the melting point of toffee is a little higher, meaning they keep their classic "braided" structure. It was born in 1970 and hasn't really changed since then, and it is a hit in dozens of countries. Thanks to its structural integrity, it's also an excellent chocolate bar to share, as you can neatly remove a section for a friend.

Is this a chocolate bar or a biscuit? It's not entirely clear. They have Wild West packaging, even though they were made by an Australian living in Britain. This is because they were originally Weston Wagon Wheels, in honor of inventor Garry Weston. If you like marshmallow, give them a try!

Technically just called Cadbury Fingers, these used to come in slightly larger boxes, and an enormous controversy erupted when this was reduced by an average of two fingers (not all boxes contain the same number). Fingers are the leading biscuit brand in the UK, and have been around in one form or another since 1897! Dunk them in tea for a particularly British treat.

They didn't think too hard when they were branding this one. It's pink, and it's a wafer. Pink Wafer truly is death by sugar (and by pink), but it's marvelous anyway. It's made under the original brand name Crawford's Biscuits, though the company is now owned by United Biscuits.

The Chomp bar is big in Australia and the United Kingdom. They are smaller and thus cheaper than other chocolate bars in the UK, typically clocking in well under a single pound for one. This partly harks back to their debut in Australia in the '70s, under the slogan, "Ten cents never tasted so good."

Jelly Babies' name may be disturbing, but their original name was Unclaimed Babies (yes, really), so it's probably an improvement. They rebranded as Peace Babies when World War One ended, but for some reason, they went back. They come from Bassett's of Sheffield, and despite the weird name, they're really quite good. Just don't judge people who bite off the heads first. They don't mean anything by it!

Galaxy brand chocolate has been around since 1960, though these days it is a subsidiary of the mighty Mars. It is sold overseas as Dove, but the chocolate is made with a different recipe. Galaxy products include the regular bar, plus Galaxy Ripple and Galaxy Caramel. It's a particularly smooth chocolate, and very popular in the UK.

These biscuits are so named because people thought they were good for your digestive system thanks to the ingredient bicarbonate of sofa. They are an excellent biscuit for dunking in tea, especially when they have a chocolate coating (which is optional), and a staple in many British kitchens.