A television advert for Fisherman's Friend, the menthol and eucalyptus lozenges created by James Lofthouse in Fleetwood, Lancashire, in 1865, prompts curiosity about the fate of other similar products from yesteryear. Fisherman's Friend is obviously still going strong, is still made by the family firm, and now comes in over a dozen flavours, but what of Victory V and Mighty Imps? Victory Vs, liquorice-flavoured lozenges, developed in 1864 in Nelson (hence the name), also in Lancashire, are today manufactured by Ernest Jackson & Co. Ltd, in Devon. The lozenges no longer contain the ether, chloroform and cannabis they once did, but are still "forged for strength." Mighty Imps, hard little liquorice and menthol pips, are still available too.
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URRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! My nan used to swear by these, as did Shona Burr, a girl that lived down my road. Funny, she never got a date....
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