One of the humblest ingredients in British cooking has made its debut on a restaurant menu in Yorkshire. Free on top of fish and chips since the first chippie opened in Mossley, Lancashire, in 1863, batter scraps are now being offered at a price — at a waterside eaterie in the yuppy heart of Leeds.
“Two pounds?” said brewery worker Norman Loftus, gazing in disbelief at the neat list of “smaller things” on the a la carte list at Battered. “For scraps? Tell me I’m hallucinating on mushy peas.”
Batter scraps go à la carte (Guardian)
See also: The Scandal of Hull’s Illegal Scrap Dealers (This Is Ull)
my local chippy asks for donations to the charity box for scraps
I recall getting batter scraps at Long John Silvers for lunch during high school. They charged a dime for a basketful. Sounds awful now, but we did what we could so we could use most of our lunch money for gas, cigarettes, and drugs.