The price of fish and chips

[ianrauk]

OK, a slight diversion (apologies OP)...how much were the first portion of chips you remember buying ?
I seem to remember mine as a chippie on a long road, maybe 1/4 mile from the entrance to RAF Wyton when I must have been less than 11.
6d...sixpence....so before 1972.

One night a week mum would give us each sixpence and off we'd trot. Funny the things etched in your mind.

I'm just a little too young to remember pre-decimalisation. However I do remember chips being 10p a bag.

On another note, my mum worked in the chippy so we used to get free chips anyway.
We also got the job of going round the local estate asking for old newspapers for the Chip shop to wrap the chips. We got paid 50p per shopping trolley full. Of course this was way before anyone recycled and they banned newsprint from being used in chippies.

 

[MontyVeda]

SACRILEGE

I'm more of a mayonnaise man... but today i had ketchup. I enjoyed it... but not as much as I'd enjoy the 'ultimate' from the chippery.

 

[keithmac]

I still maintain that the fish finger sandwich is one of Britain's greatest contributions to the world.

Best one I had was buttered bread, hot fish fingers on top melting the butter, splash of vinegar (sizzling as it drops on) and then the bombshell, marmite on the top slice of bread.

Magic!.

 

[postman]

I still maintain that the fish finger sandwich is one of Britain's greatest contributions to the world.

We need a poll.
atalanta Secretary of Health in the Gov.

 

[Freds Dad]

They're good. But I think those who have done both the Llandudno and Scarborough rides would agree that the Scarborough fish and chips were even better

In that case I look forward to the 30th September to make a comparison.

 

[Drago]

I have fond memories of sending the chauffer out for caviar and chips. If Pater was home he wouldn't let me have champers, so I would quaff a single malt instead.

 

[nickyboy]

OK, a slight diversion (apologies OP)...how much were the first portion of chips you remember buying ?
I seem to remember mine as a chippie on a long road, maybe 1/4 mile from the entrance to RAF Wyton when I must have been less than 11.
6d...sixpence....so before 1972.

One night a week mum would give us each sixpence and off we'd trot. Funny the things etched in your mind.

About 6p (new pence). Used to have a bag of chips and scraps as I walked home from cubs so mid seventies. I seem to remember the price racing up to 10p when there was a potato shortage around that time

 

[smutchin]

and they cook the fish to order

That's an absolute basic. Any place that doesn't cook the fish to order is a non-starter.

 

[flake99please]

My wife & son shared......

It cost me £6.90

 

[r04DiE]

I'd pay anything for good Fish 'n' Chips so I don't care how much it costs me. Its too delicious.

 

[F70100]

The best fish &chips I have had in the whole of my entire life came from Peterborough : http://www.parrottsfishandchips.co.uk/home

Don't be fooled by the fact that they're in Cambridgeshire, they are proper Yorkshire fish & chips

 

[mustang1]

OK, a slight diversion (apologies OP)...how much were the first portion of chips you remember buying ?
I seem to remember mine as a chippie on a long road, maybe 1/4 mile from the entrance to RAF Wyton when I must have been less than 11.
6d...sixpence....so before 1972.

One night a week mum would give us each sixpence and off we'd trot. Funny the things etched in your mind.

I remember the space invaders and pacman machines at my local chippie.

 

[midlife]

About 6p (new pence). Used to have a bag of chips and scraps as I walked home from cubs so mid seventies. I seem to remember the price racing up to 10p when there was a potato shortage around that time

Yep, chips coming home from cubs and scouts too . Used to have some new fangled invention...... "chips and curry sauce". More adventurous had half chips and half rice with curry sauce. Early 70's lol

 

[mustang1]

Best one I had was buttered bread, hot fish fingers on top melting the butter, splash of vinegar (sizzling as it drops on) and then the bombshell, marmite on the top slice of bread.

Magic!.

This was going so well before you mentioned the m. I like m but not anywhere near chips.

 

[mustang1]

This thread should be sticky.