Parma Violets
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Parma Violets are violet-flavoured sweets manufactured by the Derbyshire-based company Swizzels Matlow. They are a kind of hard candy, similar in shape and consistency to the Fizzers, Refreshers and Love Hearts products from the same company, but without their fizziness which is generated by the tartaric- or malic acid reaction with a carbonate.
Parma Violets are sold in two forms: the traditional small size, slightly smaller than a five pence piece; and the giant size, around the size of a British penny. They are in tablet form, with a biconcave shape which is more prevalent in the giant size. They taste of synthetic violets, somewhat reminiscent of pot pourri; an unusual and acquired taste for most people, and memorable enough to lend them their nostalgia value.
