Edited¹: The Westerhoff version of bubble & squeak, comprising shallow-fried leftover potatoes and cabbage
Near-spoonerism (the A in the first word is deviant)
Clare – 1980s?
Westerhoff (King, Claydon) – sibling of Naomi
¹Edited following Clare’s comment. Original definition:
The dish bubble & squeak, comprising shallow-fried leftover vegetables, mashed potatoes and sometimes cold chopped meat
comments
Nah, nah, Mark! Never no meat!!!!! Bubble and squeak is fried up left over potatoes and cabbage. Our parents used to frighten us by saying Squeaky (the cat) had been included in the mix! We were always glad to see him still stalking around the kitchen! P S you have missed an “a” out of “squabble”.
—CC, 08 Jan 2024