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What is your name for these?

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JamesandJon33 Sat 27-Sept-25 17:57:59

We had fish and chips for supper today. Not a regular occurrence. DH tried to remember the name for the bags of batter pieces one used to be able to buy.
He said scraps but I am sure when I lived in South Wales there was a different name. Perhaps scrumps ?
Do you have any others?

GrannyGravy13 Sat 27-Sept-25 17:58:40

Scraps

MiniMoon Sat 27-Sept-25 18:05:04

In north Cumbria they were scaps.

Babs03 Sat 27-Sept-25 18:06:28

In our part of Lancs we called them scratchings.

HowVeryDareYou2 Sat 27-Sept-25 18:07:49

Scraps (Nottingham)

Ziplok Sat 27-Sept-25 18:14:27

Scraps.

eddiecat78 Sat 27-Sept-25 18:15:45

Scratchings Birmingham

jusnoneed Sat 27-Sept-25 18:16:05

We always called them Scrumps, I'm Somerset born.

Oldnproud Sat 27-Sept-25 18:16:32

'Bits' in my part of West Yorkshire - though I don't remember ever buying a bag of them, or even having to pay for them - ' we asked for bits and they were scattered on top of our order of chips / fish and chips.
Recollections may vary, though 😂

Blossoming Sat 27-Sept-25 18:29:11

Scraps,

Moth62 Sat 27-Sept-25 18:30:39

In south Yorkshire they were fish bits, I think. I’m sure I can remember asking for “a penn’orth of fish bits please missis” but I don’t know why I would have paid for them. As oldnproud said, I think they were just scattered over if requested.

Marmin Sat 27-Sept-25 18:30:47

Batter bits

Granmarderby10 Sat 27-Sept-25 18:35:48

👍Marmin batter bits it is! Scratching are from roast meat usually pork but I remember roast beef ones after Sunday dinner😋

Maggymay Sat 27-Sept-25 18:37:27

Scrumps Bristol

Nanato3 Sat 27-Sept-25 19:45:42

In the midlands they are scratchings and given free if you want them. I don't like them .

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sat 27-Sept-25 19:48:32

Scratchings - Manchester.

Casdon Sat 27-Sept-25 19:51:51

Yes, scrumps in mid Wales too.

BlueBelle Sat 27-Sept-25 20:25:24

East Anglia …Scraps always free and I love them so do my seagulls I don’t eat fish or meat so they are the closest I get

Georgesgran Sat 27-Sept-25 21:02:59

Just ‘batter’ here in the NE.

Allsorts Sat 27-Sept-25 21:15:45

Scraps

Allira Sat 27-Sept-25 21:43:20

Scraps.

Cholesterol bombs!

25Avalon Sat 27-Sept-25 21:43:41

1p a bag. Loved them. Can’t remember exactly name but began with S.

25Avalon Sat 27-Sept-25 21:44:04

Should say one old d a bag

Redrobin51 Sat 27-Sept-25 21:56:00

Batters. Oh the joy if we found a piece of fish in any of them.

henetha Sat 27-Sept-25 22:29:24

Scriggles, to me and my friends when we were young. Gorgeous weren't they.