[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by accyplus

Dabs are potato slices filled with mince and gravy,which are then battered and fried
in batter the outcome is a JOHN BULL,made right they are very good but Blacburn was
the main town for them.

I'd like to correct that statement. A dab itself is simply a slice of potato wwhich is battered and then fried. Most chippies sell dabs. Some sell dab butties. (ie a dab on a buttered teacake/muffin)

I hadn't come across the term "John Bull" but the two potato slices with mince in between and fried together like a sandwich isn't a dab.