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sm_counsell

14-11-2012 18:07

Dabs

Just finished a lesson where I was asked what 'a dab hand' meant . This wasn't difficult to explain, but then I began thinking about the word 'dabs' and remembered that we used to buy them at the Chippie. For the life in me I can't remember what they were exactly. Looking in an old dictionary, I found "flat-fish of genus Limanda.." Is this what they were, fish??
Help all you experts !!

MargaretR

14-11-2012 18:26

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A thick slice of potato dipped in batter and fried.

susie123

14-11-2012 18:51

Re: Dabs

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1027921)

A thick slice of potato dipped in batter and fried.

That's what came to my mind, Margaret - but aren't they also called scallops?

churchfcrules

14-11-2012 19:02

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1027925)

That's what came to my mind, Margaret - but aren't they also called scallops?

i thought scallops were sclices of spud fried no batter

Restless

14-11-2012 19:07

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Originally Posted by churchfcrules (Post 1027928)

i thought scallops were sclices of spud fried no batter

me too

Margaret Pilkington

14-11-2012 19:29

Re: Dabs

The term scallops and dabs seems interchangeable.
Incidentally, years ago we used to go to the chippy for something that was called a fishcake......it wasn't like the fish cakes that you get now...it was two slices of potato with a thin sliver of fish between them, battered and fried...you could also get something similar with a slice of corned beef in the middle...that was a John Bull.

Restless

14-11-2012 19:31

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mmmm that fishcake sounds much better than the ones they do now

susie123

14-11-2012 19:33

Re: Dabs

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Originally Posted by churchfcrules (Post 1027928)

i thought scallops were sclices of spud fried no batter

Most of the recipes on the internet have them done in batter

Potato Scallops in Beer Batter

Or just to confuse the issue even further there's always scalloped potatoes...

Jamie Oliver | Member Recipes | Risotto | Creamy Scalloped Potatoes

smobile

14-11-2012 19:52

Re: Dabs

Dabs were awesome from Barnes square chippy. About 4p each on my way home from all saints late 70's. Sometimes a bag o scraps too.

churchfcrules

14-11-2012 20:30

Re: Dabs

corned beef fritter

cashman

14-11-2012 20:33

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1027921)

A thick slice of potato dipped in batter and fried.

Thats what the chippys called em anyway.:)

Retlaw

14-11-2012 20:59

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1027933)

Scallops in our chippy, when I were a young un was onion rings sandwiched between two potato slices, dipped in batter & fried.

Margaret Pilkington

14-11-2012 21:02

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Yes, I remember those too....but the sliced potato had to be thin or the onion would be only partly cooked.

Sunflower49

14-11-2012 22:26

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1027933)

Aww I got good memories brought back now-my late Grandmother used to take me after school to a 'chippy' on her lane that sold those.

Eric	14-11-2012 22:28

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1027921)

A thick slice of potato dipped in batter and fried.

That's how I remember it. And they were a penny:eek:

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