06-04-2018, 05:06 PM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Originally Posted by Last Tango
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British colloquial term for the gherkin. Originally it was London slang corruption of the word "Olive" but when Eastern European immigrants arrived in the late 19th Century they brought a liking for pickled cucumbers which, like olives, were sold from wooden barrels and also began to be referred to as a wallies (mostly in the east-end of London).Could have been worse - could have called it a pickled w*illy!
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06-04-2018, 06:06 PM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Seriously have none of you heard the word Wally?Well chip shops in London when I was growing up always had big jars of HUGE gherkins for sale which Ive always known to be called Wallies
Its just traditional to have I guess. Nowadays at home we just buy the smaller gherkins , funnily enough we prefer the polish ones, but we still call them wallies
The vinegar is lovely on the chips
07-04-2018, 07:40 AM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Yes we have always called them Wally's, these days though, you go to a Fish and Chip shop who are Foreign and ask for a Wally, they don't know what you are talking about.Todays its Fry-Up day. Egg, Bacon, Mushrooms, Sausage, Beans.
Val.J, how comes you can't get Liver, do you not have a Butchers or Supermarket where you live?
07-04-2018, 08:22 AM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Originally Posted by susiejaeger
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Yes we have always called them Wally's, these days though, you go to a Fish and Chip shop who are Foreign and ask for a Wally, they don't know what you are talking about.Todays its Fry-Up day. Egg, Bacon, Mushrooms, Sausage, Beans.
Val.J, how comes you can't get Liver, do you not have a Butchers or Supermarket where you live?
Today is my day off from proper cooking so what we eat all depends on what we do today. We were supposed to be going on a classic car rally with lunch provided but the car isn't ready, so food hasn't been thought about. Perhaps toasties or a pizza for tonight
07-04-2018, 12:30 PM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Originally Posted by Val J
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Mmm delicious, I love lamb's liver but can't always get it.
Val darlin' - if you have a Sainsburys near you, you should be able to get it - because that's where I get mine.
07-04-2018, 12:35 PM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Originally Posted by Missy
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Seriously have none of you heard the word Wally?Well chip shops in London when I was growing up always had big jars of HUGE gherkins for sale which Ive always known to be called Wallies
Its just traditional to have I guess. Nowadays at home we just buy the smaller gherkins , funnily enough we prefer the polish ones, but we still call them wallies
The vinegar is lovely on the chips
Yes Missy darlin' you could get 'wallies' from the local chippy, but in addition to jars of those on the Counter, ours used to have jars of pickled eggs at one end, and large jars of pickled onions at t'other end.
07-04-2018, 12:59 PM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Originally Posted by susiejaeger
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Yes we have always called them Wally's, these days though, you go to a Fish and Chip shop who are Foreign and ask for a Wally, they don't know what you are talking about.Todays its Fry-Up day. Egg, Bacon, Mushrooms, Sausage, Beans.
Val.J, how comes you can't get Liver, do you not have a Butchers or Supermarket where you live?
It’s just lamb’s liver which is difficult to get hold of at times, I don’t like other liver. Quite often it can’t be frozen so unable to buy in bulk.
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