Maltesers Reindeer - 29g

Maltesers are a fixture of British sweet shops, the box passed down a row of cinema seats. At Christmas the brand puts on its antlers, and the reindeer is the one that turns up in stockings, on the tree and in the pile of chocolate by the telly on Boxing Day.

If you grew up in Britain, Christmas has particular things in it. Search for them from Canada and you tend to find the general idea instead. This is the actual reindeer, the one you remember digging out of the stocking before anyone else was awake.

It is a single 29g chocolate in its own wrapper, so it travels well and sits happily in a cool cupboard until it is needed. People tuck them into stockings, tie them onto presents, set one at each place on the Christmas table, or keep one back for themselves, which is the honest use.

Maltesers fans usually want a box of the round ones to go with it. A Christmas order from us has a habit of growing a selection box, a tin for after dinner and something for the person who swore they did not want anything.