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What is a "buttie"?

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  • Frith
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    A butty here here in one of a pair. If you had lost a sock, you could say,”where’s the butty to this one?”

    People call their mates “butty” or even “but”!
  • Frith
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    A butty here here in one of a pair. If you had lost a sock, you could say,”where’s the butty to this one?”

    People call their mates “butty” or even “but”!
  • unforeseen
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    No, because they're likely to prevent the banjo part of the name from happening.

    And they are Egg & Bacon Banjos.
    That is a civilianised version. The standard military one is just egg. Nothing better at 4AM on a Winter's morn when on guard
  • C_J
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    Can you imagine how great it would be if you had a sandwich toaster that didn't cut your toastie in half but just sealed the bread around the edges. You could put one slice of bread in, squash it down to make a hollow in the centre, crack an egg in it, put the other slice of bread on top, and cook. You'd have lovely golden crispy toasted bread with a perfectly cooked egg inside.

    I feel there is a gap in the market for this, I must phone a toasted sandwich manufacturer immediately.
  • unforeseen
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    C_J wrote: »
    Can you imagine how great it would be if you had a sandwich toaster that didn't cut your toastie in half but just sealed the bread around the edges. You could put one slice of bread in, squash it down to make a hollow in the centre, crack an egg in it, put the other slice of bread on top, and cook. You'd have lovely golden crispy toasted bread with a perfectly cooked egg inside.

    I feel there is a gap in the market for this, I must phone a toasted sandwich manufacturer immediately.
    In the Salamanca region of Spain their ham sandwiches are similar. They come with a fried egg poking out of a hole in the top slice
  • csnann
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    "Butty" must be where the American "buddy" came from, I would never have thought that it was Welsh originally!
  • Shropshirelass
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    edited 6 November 2017 at 4:43PM
    Boet pronounced (almost) But, Afrikaans for brother, from a Flemish/Dutch regional dialect of long ago.

    Boetie means little brother. Probably American 'Buddy' is from same word. Seems very likely connected with butties because you need two slices, the base with filling, then the 'buddy' on top.

    Medieval meals would have the bread as base, meat stew on top, then the gravy, juices etc would soak in and soften the bread, which in those days was not soft, sliced Mother's Pride.
  • Slinky
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    I literally went to a bakery in another town only 5 miles down the road & experienced this "barmcake".

    Told the lady what i wanted, called it a bun, she said oh you mean a "barmcake".

    I looked at her for a second thinking is this lady taking the piddle out of me or what. No i mean a bun. She maintained, "barmcake".

    Ok then, whatever makes you feel better, i'll have it :)

    Had never heard of it before ever & this town is only 5 miles away. I've only ever heard of it used in that town too.

    You don't watch Coronation Street then.
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  • kittie wrote: »
    I`m from Liverpool where the buttie was invented, often jam butties then, after school or a posh ham buttie for tea. A sandwich, just a plain sandwich then. If it had lettuce on it was posh. We children had jam butties in a paper bag when we went out for the day


    My hubby always refers to it as "best ham"
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  • maman
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    C_J wrote: »
    Ken Dodd and the Diddymen. Didn't they work in the Jam Butty Mines?


    Interesting thread but do people still use the term these days or is it just a word used in period drama/soap opera and jokes?
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