Fish and Chips

[JW]

Thou tarks as daft as wee dee...

[richard]

[richard]

Well just to keep this amusing thread going there is something missing in all these places.

We've had the pros and cons of the type of fish, type of batter/breadcrumbs, type of peas, vinegar ketchup and mayonnaise BUT no one has mentioned the most important free side dish of them all. SCRAPS.

Not seen anywhere now that does 'em and I suspect not many owners will know what you are talking about. Richard (RIP), who used to run the one down near the Chinese temple road to the beach and later up near the railway track always provided them if you asked.

[Big Boy]

I'd never heard of scraps until I moved to the North East. I think it must be a Northern thing (don't forget, coming from Plymouth, anywhere North of Yelverton is 'Northern').

[dtaai-maai]

I'd never heard of scraps until I moved to the North East. I think it must be a Northern thing

Nonsense, I used to supplement school dinners with them at the F&C shop next to Dr Zoob's surgery in Webb's Rd, London SW11 - very happy memories!

[moja]

We had scraps in Sussex; used to keep us going until we got home after school.

[Big Boy]

As I pointed out - you're all Northerners.

[Winkie]

Coming from further south than Plymouth, I'll support what Big Boy says. I too, never had scraps until visiting 'way up north'

[Dannie Boy]

As I pointed out - you're all Northerners.

We had them in Kent too - must be southern soil there? - although we asked for them as spare chips that had missed the bag, together with the bits of discarded crunchy fish batter. Our local used to cook on a coal fired fryer and she used to use block lard (or dripping) and the taste was fantastic - maybe thats because I'm not sure whether she washed her hands in between stoking the fire and battering the fish?

[johnnyk]

Well just to keep this amusing thread going there is something missing in all these places.

We've had the pros and cons of the type of fish, type of batter/breadcrumbs, type of peas, vinegar ketchup and mayonnaise BUT no one has mentioned the most important free side dish of them all. SCRAPS.

Not seen anywhere now that does 'em and I suspect not many owners will know what you are talking about. Richard (RIP), who used to run the one down near the Chinese temple road to the beach and later up near the railway track always provided them if you asked.

Scrumpty bits, my mum called them. She was a Bristolian.

[caller]

She was a Bristolian.

Northern then!

[Super Joe]

Scraps in West London too when I was growing up, 5p a bag. When I think about my early teenage years I have a strong recollection of chip shops and girls, and it reminds me of Space Invaders and fish. I associate chippy's with Space Invaders

I see on the recently vacated Bar Tender spot one of them pizza clay oven affairs (I think!?), the Italian restaurant guy is expanding onto that outside 'gardeny' area.


SJ

[Dr Mike]

Lots more to discuss. We've done, Fish, Chips,Peas, Scraps, Vinegar, Ketchup.
Not a word about Salt or newspaper wrappings.

[Dannie Boy]

Lots more to discuss. We've done, Fish, Chips,Peas, Scraps, Vinegar, Ketchup.
Not a word about Salt or newspaper wrappings.

You're giving your age away Dr Mike!! Of course, proper fish and chips only came wrapped in newspaper, but then came along H&S and put a stop to it.

[dtaai-maai]

Good quiz question there - when were (British) F&C shops prohibited from using newspaper as wrapping?

My guess would be 1967. -ish!