"Yorkshire mixture" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Yorkshire mixture (uncountable)
  1. (UK) A mixture of boiled sweets of various shapes and flavours: mint, fruit, aniseed, etc. Tags: UK, uncountable Related terms: dolly mixture
    Sense id: en-Yorkshire_mixture-en-noun-fjclh0yz Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sweets
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