Fruit Puffs - To make lolly cake...???
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Topic: Fruit Puffs - To make lolly cake...???
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Subject: Fruit Puffs - To make lolly cake...???
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 7:54pm
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I was wanting to make lolly cake, but they no longer stock Fruit Puffs at Woolies, I haven't yet looked around the other supermarkets but was wondering if anyone on here knows if its a discontinued product? I haven't seen them in AGES!!!!!!!!
And if they no longer make them - then what can I use as a substitute? ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 7:58pm
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Allens make them, I am sure they are not discontinued. Eskimos are what you make them with and the fruit puffs are the substitute. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:00pm
 We've always used fruit puffs, never even thought of eskimos before but good idea. I shall try them out. Thanks Becks.------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:03pm
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Yep back in the days before fruit puffs mum would send us down to the shops to get some eskimos to make lolly cake. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:07pm
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I always used Eskimos to make ours ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:15pm
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Mmm, I love lolly cake! And yeah, there's actually a recipe on the back of the eskimo's bag now for lolly cake. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:31pm
| Eskimos are brilliant for it. Yum! Enjoy! |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:37pm
i  lolly cake!
so much so that one layer of our wedding cake was lolly cake 
eskimos make the best lolly cake  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 8:38pm
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I tried to get friends and family to send fruit puffs over here last year when I desperately wanted to make lolly cake. Apparently you can't buy them any more!!! My friend's mum (who makes lolly cake all the time) reckons you can't get the Allen's ones any longer but then she saw some in the bulk bins at the Mad Butcher (not sure which one, but it was in Auckland).
I couldn't find Allen's fruit puffs in Woollies, New World or Pak n Save when I was home for 3 months earlier this year 
Now I just have to get someone to send me some eskimos so I can try using those!  I miss lolly cake!!! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 10:38pm
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some of the party packs have fruit puffs in them still.
we have a dairy down the road that sells them too in their pick n mix thingys. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 11:11pm
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I saw them just yesterday when we were doing our groceries!!! At Pak n Save. They were no name/budget ones (literally, just a clear bag with a sticker on them saying what they were) in the aisle with all the other candy.
Eskimo men are WAY better in lolly cake!!! |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 9:04am
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I used to work in a bakery when I was a teenager and one of my jobs was to chop the eskimos for the lolly-cake.
I still have really faint calluses on the palm of my hand from the giant knife handle. We'd get them in in bulk and we'd sometimes come across one that hadn't been "puffed" so it was just small, hard, eskimo shaped lump of bright sugary stuff. YUM! ------------- 
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Posted By: Phat_Cat
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 9:30am
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Nope sorry have to disagree fruitpuffs are the best for making lollycake and ive been making it since i was 13!! you can get fruitpuffs still from gilmores approx 1kg bag. I had some sent to me the other day as I made it for Mr T's birthday.. didnt get much though as the other one i made DH & FIL seemed to have scoffed it lol ------------- Tristen - 24/06/07 Rylan - 11/12/08 Angel Babies -14/08/05 & 21/01/2010 Curtis - 26/02/12 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 10:50am
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I was going to say that Phat_Cat makes them....I went looking for Fruit Puffs in Food twon the other day with no luck ...
What are Eskimo? I just went browsing in Foodtown site and there is no such thing?? weird! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 10:52am
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my Bad...found it!!
When ever I bought lolly cake the fruity thingie in there were brighter in color...eskimo seems a bit pale!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 11:29am
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Every lolly cake ive had has had the fruit puff things in them..
Damn it Steph now i have to make lolly cake! ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 11:40am
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lol I want lolly cake too!
I have always made them with fruit puffs....might have to try Eskimo's.....mmm going to add it to the shopping list. (if I can wait till the weekend) |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 12:03pm
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Another question....do you guys use butter? I find some receipe calls for it and other dont? What is the best?
I am no butter fan....so rather not use it but would it taste yuk with out it?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 3:45pm
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Okay I am seriously intrigued by this lolly cake? Anyone have a recipy for me? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 4:01pm
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Lolly cake
crush a packet of malt biscuits, melt 100g butter, add 1/2 tin of condensed milk, add chopped eskimos/fruit puffs, mix liquid into dry, mix well. Sprinkle coconut on greased paper, tip mixture out and form into a log shape, roll in coconut, wrap in the paper, set in fridge then slice ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Phat_Cat
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:49pm
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butter holds it together roskana!! lol my receipe calls for 120g butter. Its better if you put the butter in with the condensed milk and let it melt together on a slow heat ------------- Tristen - 24/06/07 Rylan - 11/12/08 Angel Babies -14/08/05 & 21/01/2010 Curtis - 26/02/12 |
Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 8:16pm
Yeah, but not everyone can go to Gilmores, can they? Don't you need a card? ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Phat_Cat wrote:Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 8:47pm
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Lolly cake for your wedding cake Vanessa? Legend! I love it! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Phat_Cat
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 9:39pm
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not too sure to be honest i have a friend who supplies me. ------------- Tristen - 24/06/07 Rylan - 11/12/08 Angel Babies -14/08/05 & 21/01/2010 Curtis - 26/02/12 |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 9:55pm
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Oh I so want some lolly cake right now.
Yeah you have to have a card to go to Gilmores... ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Phat_Cat
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 10:28pm
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can the admin staff get all us oh babiers one lol im sure it would be needy in some way.... ------------- Tristen - 24/06/07 Rylan - 11/12/08 Angel Babies -14/08/05 & 21/01/2010 Curtis - 26/02/12 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 02 July 2008 at 10:40am
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ok I am going to give it a go...but may be will use a little less butter Phat_Cat
Oh I am sooooo wanting some right now!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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