Dabs

flashy said:
halal spud....where the spud is killed in a certain religious manner ;)
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Well back in the distant past, when men were men and women didn't use the term diper for a terry nappy, the traditional way of peeling a spud was to give the woman that was chained to the kitchen sink, (for her own protection from the outside world), a vegetable knife and tell her to get on with it.
It was one of the few times they were allowed such sharp instruments because they were prone to mood swings and could suffer either self harm or more likely harm to the male sharing their environment.
 
Less said:
the traditional way of peeling a spud was to give the woman that was chained to the kitchen sink, (for her own protection from the outside world), a vegetable knife and tell her to get on with it.
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No no no!!! Has to be a proper Lancashire potato peeler - the sort with string round the handle.
 
Sue...you beat me to it. I have one of those and my other half has his own......I cannot use his...he cannot use mine.....over the years mine has conformed to my hand...his is new...he gets one every few weeks because he has an amazing tendency to throwh his peeler away with the peelings...and learns nothing from repeating this experiences.
I would be gutted if he threw mine away....I don't think I have enough life left to make a new spud peeler conform to my hand.:)
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
Sue...you beat me to it. I have one of those and my other half has his own......I cannot use his...he cannot use mine.....over the years mine has conformed to my hand...his is new...he gets one every few weeks because he has an amazing tendency to throwh his peeler away with the peelings...and learns nothing from repeating this experiences.
I would be gutted if he threw mine away....I don't think I have enough life left to make a new spud peeler conform to my hand.:)
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Well I have been known to throw mine away Margaret - but always managed to retrieve it from the compost bucket!
 
susie123 said:
No no no!!! Has to be a proper Lancashire potato peeler - the sort with string round the handle.
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Had to think about this for a while ... and then it clicked ... I do remember those things. We had one. Anyone else remember pronouncing "peelings" as "pillings"; or is it just me:confused: (Or "I";))
 
churchfcrules said:
i cant even remember a tanner lol decimalisation was brought in year i was born (i fink)
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So you missed out on all those complicated calculations we used to have to make in arithmetic class. Miss Pilkington at All Saints used to start off the day with mental arithmetic ... imagine, asking students to do some thinking, esp. at the beginning of the day. And she often threw some money sums into the mix, just to make sure we were awake;):D
 
Help, apart from Margaret's suggestion, I still don't remember what a dab is.
I've just read all the posts, am killing myself laughing as my husband asked me to translate your comments into Italian, I told him it's impossible and that it would be easier to translate some of Monty Pythons antics!!!
WHAT'S A DAB? WHAT's A DAB WHAT'S A DAB?????
 
sm_counsell said:
Help, apart from Margaret's suggestion, I still don't remember what a dab is.
I've just read all the posts, am killing myself laughing as my husband asked me to translate your comments into Italian, I told him it's impossible and that it would be easier to translate some of Monty Pythons antics!!!
WHAT'S A DAB? WHAT's A DAB WHAT'S A DAB?????
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It's even made it on to the menu of a posh restaurant = look towards the bottom of the main courses...

Earle By Simon Rimmer | À La Carte & Earle Classics Menu
 
sm_counsell said:
Help, apart from Margaret's suggestion, I still don't remember what a dab is.
I've just read all the posts, am killing myself laughing as my husband asked me to translate your comments into Italian, I told him it's impossible and that it would be easier to translate some of Monty Pythons antics!!!
WHAT'S A DAB? WHAT's A DAB WHAT'S A DAB?????
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I think we can all agree with Margaret R's thick slice of potato (or "potatoe" if you are and American Veep;)) dipped in batter and fried ... that's what I remember too. Not surprised all this doesn't translate into Italian; doesn't translate too well into Quebecois French either:D Of course, there could be a Quebec version topped off with cheese curds and gravy ... Poutine a la dabois ... mmmm. Perhaps you could come up with an Italian version.:)
 
a dab,or dabs also slang for ones fingerprints or does no-one remember that, to put ones dabs all over the place.
 
susie123 said:
No no no!!! Has to be a proper Lancashire potato peeler - the sort with string round the handle.
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Yes I have one of those, very handy for stirring my instant mash.
I bought the one I have just after I got wed' the wife couldn't use it because she was left handed, luckily I went to a stall at B'burn indoor market and got her a left handed peeler otherwise spud peeling might have turned into a permanent job for me.
 
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