What did your parents say when you asked what’s for dinner?

[SeraphinaRainbird]

Inspired by the thread about words used in different areas of the UK,
what was the stock answer to ‘What’s for dinner?’ in your house?
In our house it was “Ham, jam and baa lamb”. In my friend’s house it was “Shite with sugar on top”.

"Wait and see what the Good Lord sends you".

I suspect her mother had said it to her, and we got it too.

Along with "It'll get more broken where it's going" to childish wails about a broken biscuit or whatever

Oolveekish caacarokish, or boiled beef and cabbage

My Mum would just tell us what was for dinner, my Dad always said “sawdust and hay”.
I remember being aghast at a friends house when her Mum said “shit wi’ sugar on” another friends Mum always said “fresh air and breeze blocks”.

That's whaty Mum said too or occasionally asked what I'd like.

'Shit and sugar' is just so outrageously gross and vulgar, I would have been shocked as well. The other sayings aren't as bad, although I'd have found them annoying as a kid.

Shit wi sugar! 🤣🤣

Mum - shit with sugar on it.. If you asked her how long dinner would be - how longs a piece of string.

Dad - go see what's in the fridge.

These surprise me. If I asked I got the answer of what we were having for dinner.

My mother was a chef though and food was important to her. I told my children what it was too when they asked

Potato and point.

Q. 'Where are you going?'
A. 'There and back to see how far it is'.
Q. 'What have you got there?'
A. 'A wim wam to wind the sun up and down' or 'A wim wam for a duck's bridle'

What does that even mean?

Poo and poo

Frogs legs on toast or elephant ears on toast

an old Irish expression describing a meagre meal of plain boiled potatoes where diners could only look at or point toward a piece of meat or fish they were too poor to afford. We weren't Irish or poor, though. So I don't understand why my dear Mum would say that.

We would have just been told whatever was being cooked on the day, if it hadn't already been announced.

Shite with sugar on it, whatever you’re given or stewed bugs and onions 😂😂

Oh, wow. The things I learn on this site! Thanks for elucidating.

Mum claimed her gran was Irish, so maybe this was something her gran would say.

Poison or pickled pigs feet

My Nan used to say Air Balls and Bubbles

i think I was late 40s before I twigged this means nothing!

Trying to imagine my mum saying shite with sugar on or similar and failing miserably.

My mother never swore in front of us, but an auntie used to say ‘shit with sugar on the top’ or ‘a run round the table Mabel.’

Possum grits and leftovers.

Lol! We made our own tea of fried bread or instant mash if there was any in the house (we had 'dinner' at school). It was a very rare occasion that our mum actually prepared a meal for us in the evening.

My dad always said this!!!