Pies, puddings, biscuits and tarts + rolls, buns, muffins, ...

[Vicki]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: joywitch_m_curmudgeon

> Just to confuse matters, we Americans also eat these things
> called "English Muffins" which are totally unlike the cupcake looking
> things that are every other kind of muffin.  English muffins are
> round and flattish, not sweet, and when you slice them in half they
> have a lot of holes and look (and taste) a little bit like a crumpet
> (which we DON'T have here, but I had one once in some Ye Olde English
> Pub type place.)  Toasted English muffins are yummy with butter on
> them because you get pools of hot butter in the little holes.  I'm
> not much of a bread eater, but there are times when I HAVE to have an
> English muffin with butter and jam.  Oh, and only the kind made by
> Thomas are any good -- the other brands are just not the same.
> Thomas's commercials show this Dickensian scene of London, with Mr.
> Thomas making his famous muffins, but knowing how advertising works
> they could just as easy come from Tuscaloosa and be completely
> foreign to England.  Please enlighten me.

As has been discussed before, English muffins do not exist in England.  Most
likely they are bastardized crumpets, as there certainly are similarities,
but crumpets are far superior to my tastebuds.  Also, you CAN get crumpets
in this country - if you're lucky enough to have a Trader Joe's, they always
have them, and even many of the mainstream groceries carry them now.  If all
else fails, do a websearch for British import shops in your area - you can
get all sorts of lovely things from them.

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