Love the scratchings too, but more than a penny when I used to get them, but our local chippy thinks it's hilarious when I ask for the scratchings with my chips. They didn't at Blists Hill though last week, quite happily added a pile of them to our fish n chips and the batter was lovely, really crisp and tasty!!
For anyone living out on the Burton on Trent side of town, a ride to the Happy Chef is a must, its just outside Burton on the A444 - the Measham side and they do a Thursday meal deal with fish chips and peas or cuury sauce or beans, bread and butter and a cup of tea or cold drink for 6.95, the fish is lovely and you can have cod or haddock and I think plaice is 50p more. They had fresh roe as well last time we went, lovely too!
Sue