I associate this dish most strongly with Boxing day (what we in Britain call the day after Christmas). It's basically what you do with all your left over veggies from Christmas dinner, usually a mix of roasted potatoes and brussels sprouts and other root veggies. You mash them all up, fry them in a pan and top it with a fried egg. The name, by the way, is supposed to describe the sound it makes in the pan while it's cooking, although mine has never bubbled exactly, and will only 'squeak' if cabbage is added to the mix. <br />Despite the winter associations it has for me, I'v found it works great with summer veggies too - especially when you've got loads of left overs. Just make sure potatoes are the main ingredient. <br />Some people like to make theirs in to neat little patties. I don't ever remember our boxing day lunch being that neat, and with this particular selection of vegetables it'd never work; they're too wet and don't stick together.

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