Flumps (sweet)

Barratts Flumps
A Flumps Marshmallow
Alternative namesMarpoles
TypeConfectionery
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Created byBarratt
Main ingredientsGlucose fructose corn syrup, sugar, water, gelatin, cornflour

A Flumps (sing. & pl.) is a British sweet made of marshmallow. The sweet is a combination of pink, yellow, white and blue marshmallow, which has the appearance of a long, twisted helix. Flumps are sold in the United Kingdom and are made by the confectioner Barratt.

They consist of glucose-fructose syrup, sugar, gelatin, cornflour, natural flavouring, and natural colours (Riboflavin, Cochineal). Flumps are sold as individual "cables"[1] and in packets of “Mini Flumps”.[2]

Flumps have been sold since 1981 or earlier.[3]

  1. ^ "Flumps". A Quarter Of. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. ^ "Mini Flumps - Sainsbury's". www.sainsburys.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. ^ "Advert: Speedway Keencost Cash and Carry". Belfast News-Letter. 9 March 1981. p. 3.