Wurly

It was a special week for the rolling news channels, featuring two stories of the sort that must be the stuff of rolling dreams for rolling newscasters – extremely long, full of twists and with a satisfying conclusion: in many ways broadcasting's equivalent to a king size Curly Wurly.

At last, non-stop television coverage of the waiting is over Simon Burnton 2010

A change to the Curly Wurly recipe invoked considerable ire when it rendered them unstretchable, thwarting a practice which is not simply used for fun and stress relief, but is also the subject of more than one world record.

Twix takes the biscuit 2010

The first time he thinks was for stealing a bar of chocolate when he was 10, a Curly Wurly, he thinks.

'I don't want to live on the dole and sell weed' 2010

The 20th century was the great era of cheap Cadbury chocolate: the Dairy Milk bar, first introduced in 1905; the Flake (1920); the Crunchie (1929); the Curly Wurly (1971); and the mighty Double Decker (1976).

Great dynasties of the world: The Cadburys 2010

Just lately, however, I have noticed that both these treats are rather harder to come by, especially the Curly Wurly.

Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury – review Rachel Cooke 2010

Rachel Cooke relishes a fascinating history of chocolate by a member of the Cadbury family … but is more concerned about the fate of her beloved Curly Wurly and Crunchie

Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury – review Rachel Cooke 2010

As a result, "people complained because they couldn't stretch them any more", Guinness World Records editor Craig Glenday, himself a former world record-holder for Curly Wurly-stretching, told the Scotsman.

Twix takes the biscuit 2010

Or does it, as I fear, have something to do with Kraft's recent takeover of Cadbury, a hostile swallowing up that resulted in the closure of the factory that makes Crunchie and Curly Wurly?

Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury – review Rachel Cooke 2010

Various synths, samplers, processes, Hammonds (A100 and solovox) and Wurly were used at times, played by Tori and me.

Tori Amos - Undented 2009

I was just eyeing up some of that giant ric-rac the other day, I am going to edge a quilt with it for Princess Curly-Wurly.

It's Giveaway Time!!!! Katy 2009