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Doughballs or Doughboys?

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WaxOnFeckOff · 05/08/2017 23:23

Okay, which is it and where are you? (rough area of the country will do, I'm not making a list of addresses in order to steal your life savings!) :o

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littlemisspom · 05/08/2017 23:28

as in wit ye put in mince? Grin if so then doughballs! and I'm in Glasgow

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WaxOnFeckOff · 05/08/2017 23:32

Exactly that yes. It's been a matter of some debate... :)

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dementedpixie · 05/08/2017 23:33

Doughballs. Brought up in south lanarkshire

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WaxOnFeckOff · 05/08/2017 23:37

Okay, just trying to find out where the cut off is. Borders and Edinburgh both Doughballs. Currently in central Scotland and it's doughboys, not sure if its specific to here or what.

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dementedpixie · 05/08/2017 23:38

What counts as central Scotland?

Whitelisbon · 05/08/2017 23:39

They're doughballs in ayrshire.

HirplesWithHaggis · 05/08/2017 23:42

Doughballs in my family in Buchan, Angus, Fife and Lochaber.

DramaInPyjamas · 05/08/2017 23:46

Doughballs. Pronounced dough-baws.
Central/West Coast.

Never heard of doughboys though 😂 that just sounds daft!

OhFuds · 05/08/2017 23:48

I'm central and I've never heard of doughboys.

sunnnydays · 06/08/2017 00:12

Glasgow and doughballs, never heard of doughboys!!

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WaxOnFeckOff · 06/08/2017 00:32

I'm in Stirling-shire and many many locals call them doughboys - no idea why :)

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MozzchopsThirty · 06/08/2017 00:32

Doughboys is a welsh saying
Hear it a lot here

cdtaylornats · 06/08/2017 09:10

Doughboys in Clackmannanshire

AgentProvocateur · 06/08/2017 09:16

My granny (east of Edinburgh) called them doughboys. That was 40 years ago.

TheMasterNotMargarita · 06/08/2017 09:18

My granny says doughboys too, same area as AgentProvocateur.

EllaHen · 06/08/2017 09:21

West Coast and doughballs. However, it was what my Dad called us when we were being silly rather than something you eat.

I've just had an epiphany moment. Grin

BELLAARA · 06/08/2017 09:24

My Granny is from deepest, darkest Somerset and she calls them doughboys. She has so many strange phrases and names for things, I just assumed it was a " "grannyism".

How interesting to hear the Scots/Welsh use if it.

PoppyPopcorn · 07/08/2017 17:56

Scottish born and bred. Parents and grandparents all Scottish.

Never heard of doughballs in any context other than at Pizza Express or similar as a starter. People eat them with mince???

TheMasterNotMargarita · 07/08/2017 19:12

Yes with mince or stew, they are lovely.
Little lumps of suet/flour soaked in delicious gravy. Mmmmm.

TheDuckSaysMoo · 07/08/2017 19:15

They're dumplings - Glasgow, but parents are from Elgin.

OllyBJolly · 07/08/2017 19:16

Doughboys in our family. Glasgow but grandparents from Lossie.

On the other side Irish grandparents called the same things dumplings

Unicorn81 · 07/08/2017 19:16

Also central and its doughballs, never heard of tuther

Mummaofboys · 07/08/2017 19:23

North west England - Dumplings are what we call them, to me doughballs are like garlic bread balls??? 😐

DerelictWreck · 07/08/2017 19:24

Dumplings! West Lothian

iklboo · 07/08/2017 19:28

Are you talking about the suet things you put in stews? If so they're dumplings in Manchester.