Snorkers

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Snorkers is a British English colloquialism for sausages. It may have a Royal Navy slang origin.

Snorkers is the nickname for Palethorpe's pre-cooked tinned sausages. The nickname originated aboard WWII Royal Navy submarines, along with other culinary delights such as HITS (tinned Herrings In Tomato Sauce) and Baby's Heads (tinned steak and kidney pudding). Fresh food lasted only a few days aboard submarines so nearly everything was tinned.

Snorkers are mentioned in Nicholas Monsarrat's novel The Cruel Sea as the favourite food of Lieutenant James Bennett, RANVR.

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