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the new fish and chip shop in corronation street serves chips in newspaper

wish our chippy still did but europe put the brakes on that :(

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Maybe they haven't been told yet or its the MEN getting some sneaky advertising in!{product placement and all that!**

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Given the content of some of the newspapers that I've seen, they are more suited to wrapping chips than reading. Of course, it is a bit upsetting when the ink transfers so badly that you can read the mirror image on the chips!

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I dont know why they banned newspaper, the chips are wrapped first in normal chippy paper anyway, or were when we had a chippy, they dont taste the same in those trays.

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funny how they dont allow chips to be served in news paper because of health issues yet arnt too bothered about what chemicals go into our food

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While I'm sure that the amounts you ingest are relatvely small, there are probably chemmicals in the inks that you are better off leaving on the newsprint.

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well all i can say is i never once heard of anyone getting ill from it and the only reason it got stopped was because some twit in europe said somone could get ill from it

people who lick their fingers to turn newspaper pages dont just drop dead whiole reading the paper lol

the news paper never touched the chips but the heat from the chips gave off an aroma that smelt so damn good

i suppose you have to be old enough to remember it the younger folk just wont understand lol

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Actually i worked over here in a factory that supplied ink to Newspapers.Black ink was mostly comprimised of Oil and coal.Not many chemicals went in to it.White print had ammonia in it

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Both coal and most oils are a complex mix of chemicals. Depends a bit, of course, on what kind of oil is being used, as there are many different types. Lots of not-so-good chemicals in coal. The quantities you would ingest certainly would not make you sick quickly. Longer-term exposure might not be a good thing. My wife used to work with a company that repaired printing equipment, and they had to handle some of the inks (in quantity) as hazardous substances.

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How on earth does the aroma of the chips increase if they are wrapped in newspaper?

The chips l get are wrapped in plain paper and smell just fine.

It's also good because l don't leave inky fingerprints on everything l touch. ;)

Wasn't it nice in the good old days when the earth was flat?

Ah, nostalgia- rickets, children in the mills, workhouses, chips in newspaper.

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i didnt say the chips aroma increased

i was trying to say the heat from the chips made the newspaper give of an aroma that when cobined with the smell of the chips was very nice indeed


i swear these nutcases will one day have us living in such a sterile enviroment that no one will have any immune system to fight of disseases

a bit of dirt never hurt anyone

unless that bit of dirt was plutonium :-)

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l think the old ink was more likely to come off, posh people had their servants iron their paper so it didn't happen.

Was much better for getting your windows to shine though.

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In the old days, they did'nt use recycled paper :D
Anyone remember Len's chippy, just off willows lane. Best chips and fish by far.

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I remember Len's chippy, damn fine stuff. But I always found him a bit intimidating, consequently, I always behaved myself in his shop.

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I wouldn't have liked to have travelled too far carrying chips, peas and mushy peas wrapped only in newspaper, in pre carton/ tray days. :)

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YUK! can't think of anything worse...........all those newspapers read by people on the bog then your food wrapped in it................nice!...........NOT!

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it could be worse if you happen to get page 3 :eek:

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I remember Lens too.First time i was there with my father i made the mistake of wanting potato pie and chips.Len told me if i wanted a pie to go to a pie shop or bakery.I was only 12 and felt an idiot.Best fish and chips around though.

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I remember chips wrapped in news paper and they did smell different.

And i tell you what you would get more chips when they popped them in paper now you barely get the carton covered.

And if you want pie and chips you only get less than half a portion of chips but still pay the price for the full portion.

Bye Eck prices these day eh i tell ya!!

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If anyone feels so passionate about chips in newspaper, they could always wrap 'em up in the Express, or whatever, when they get them home.

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I always ask for the pie wrapped up seperately so you get your full portion of chips. :)

Ian

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And in pre-carton days as l stated, how were peas sold?

The funniest story ever although he has always denied it, was when Peter 'Mandy' Mandelson first became MP for Hartlepool. On showing he was a man of the people he went into the chippy and ordered fish and chips and a portion of that delicious looking guacamole, which he was told was mushy peas!!

You can take the man out of Hamstead but you can't make him eat mushy peas. :)

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I recall that you would take your own bowl or deep plate to the local chippy and your fish, ships and peas were bunged on; it was then wrapped in newspaper and taken home. No trays, just washing up. Oh, and you used the paper to set the fire the following morning.

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Thanks Gramps.:)

You're right as l just had a flash back of being sent to the chippy, bowl in hand for steak pudding chips, peas and gravy.

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used to get a mixture in a dish as well just remembered a guy up our street used to go to lancasters chippy- bottom of burnley road with a CHAMBER POT for his mixture used to crack everybody up,can't mention his name hes still about and might even be on accyweb.lol clue- used to work at ewbank lol

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I think thats Chav you're describing.

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Those peas can play havoc with your digestion, but talk about bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted! ;)

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me dad n mam used to send me on a thursday for a upside down mixture in two dishes,a bit embarassed walking in to chippy with dishes you could bath in.....he...he best two chippies around clayton street chippy in harwood, and if you are ever going through todmorden towards bacup call in at grandma pollards excellent, also its open from 7-30am-9-30pm.

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Scraps oh aye.Get lucky and get a big one with a piece of fish in it.Actually have to make my own fish ' n' Chips myself over here,.Girls love em and they ge the scraps.When we are in blighty and i ask them what they want for tea, chippy, not any B*** M*** or K**C.Na me kids love good wholesome food.All washed down with a bottle of Tizer or Irn Bru.They know wahts good my kids do

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oooooo i loved the clayton st, chippy in gt; harwood when i lived there.

when we were kids we always went to the chippy for scraps & we would get a good sized bag to join at mmmmmmmmm jummy.

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trouble now is park381 you dont need to ask you just bl...y get scraps

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Lucky Accrington folks, having decent chippies available! While we can occasionally get something that masquerades as fish and chips here in the USA, there are **zero** UK-style chippies. I have had to learn to make my own, which is a lot of mess in the kitchen. My nephews, however, really appreciate the effort!

I can also go to a local Irish pub (not one of those Irish-themed pubs you seem to be getting in the UK) which serves very decent food. They have a "Dublin-style" fish and chips on the menu, which isn't quite the same thing (and only one type of fish), but quite tasty just the same. At least they have the good sense to serve malt vinegar and not tomato catsup. Note: I can hear the AccyWebbers hissing and booing even at this distance, but have pity on those of us without a proper chippy!

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Well Billcat maybe you could open one up and introduce the people on the other side of the Atlantic how to eat cook and speak proper English LOL! Just having a dig here.

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True English fish and chip shops for expatriates that could make someone a lot of money lol!

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Not sure I agree with you on that one. While folks in the USA seem to munch on just about any fried food you can name (while I like a good piece of fried chicken, that's something that KFC doesn't make - a good one, I mean!) fish and chips have not been able to catch on as a fast food. Now, if we could just persuade a really good, experienced chippy to do it up right and open up a few shops on our side of the pond, perhaps that would change. A couple of fast-food chains tried it (Arthur Treacher's and Long John Silver's) but they have not had huge success (Treachers was doing all right for a while, but they didn't treat their franchisees very well, and I haven't seen one of their shops in years).

Part of the problem may be that a lot of Americans just are not big fish eaters.

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I have been going to the chippy at the bottom of feilding lane for a while now.....STAR EAST I highly RECOMMEND it. Not only is the food tasty it is also good price wise.

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The fish are very nice at the one next to the Marlborough club at Oaklea. My onlt critisism is the price. What used to be classed as a cheap meal is now an expensive treat.

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One more note - the fish and chips at Treacher's and Long John Silvers were not very good. Better than none at all, but that's about the most that could be said for it (and you could not even say that for some of the shops). I believe that a lot of the American public has come to believe that these mediocre products are pretty much the standard for fish and chips. It would take a lot to overcome this low opinion of fish and chips!

If I had not been to some very fine chippies in the UK, I might be just as misinformed.

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Yes they did provide a good service

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Will agree on you with that one Slinky.Bottom of Fielding lane is good.Wife has told me that you cannot beat the one in town on Church Street.
Best fried fish i had in the U.S.A. was in Denni's.Only thing missing was the batter.It literally was fried fish.