Sherbet dips, flying saucers and the British retro sweet revival

With sales of old-time goodies on the up, Britain is hankering for treats that hit a sentimental sweet-spot newer brands can't. Now Sweets Made Simple, a new BBC cookery show starring confectioners Hope and Greenwood, hopes to satisfy the craving Sherbet lemons and parma violets, sugar mice and coconut ice: who doesn't have a place in their heart for old-fashioned sweets? Not many of us, if the interest in everything from pear drops to pineapple cubes is anything to go by. It has been bubbling l...