Thank you to the English.....

[MJ5150]

for your Muffins. I have one or two English Muffins for breakfast everyday with my coffee, and they are quite a treat.

That is all. Thank you.

-Mike

[fryBASS]

Do you have two, or two halves of a whole?

[MJ5150]

I have two English Muffins, which would equal four halves. I rotate between cream cheese, peanut butter, and butter as toppings.

-Mike

[DblG]

Nooks & Crannies

[5StringBlues]

[CrispyDelicious]

I wonder what the English call them. Muffins? But what are regular muffins called?

/boggle

[onosson]

Originally Posted by CrispyDelicious

I wonder what the English call them. Muffins? But what are regular muffins called?

/boggle

Wikipedia to the rescue:

"Outside the United States of America, muffin can also refer to a disk-shaped muffin, usually called an English Muffin outside of England. As American-style muffins are also sold in Commonwealth countries, the term muffin can refer to either product, with the context usually making clear which is meant."

[Jimbob Jones]

You're welcome.

[fryBASS]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

I have two English Muffins, which would equal four halves. I rotate between cream cheese, peanut butter, and butter as toppings.

-Mike

Good man.

[Eric Perry]

According to Alton Brown in his Good Eats episode on Eggs Benedict, English Muffins were actually invented (for lack of a better word) in New York.

[onestring]

Learning more about The Muffin Man will only add to your enjoyment of these delightful British breakfast treats.

[wateroftyne]

A lovely bit of muffin...

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by Eric Perry

According to Alton Brown in his Good Eats episode on Eggs Benedict, English Muffins were actually invented (for lack of a better word) in New York.

Blasphemy!!!

We shall have a burning at the stake today, with Mr. Perry and Mr. Brown being the subjects of said burning.

-Mike

[CrispyDelicious]

So if an Englishman randomly blurts out to his friend with no context "I could really go for a muffin right now." does his buddy have to ask "A flat, disc-shaped muffin, or a muffin of the sweeter, more vertical variety?" Or are the English attuned to this sort of thing? Like, is there some sort of British ESP that has developed solely for the sake of differentiating between muffin types in cases of no context? Fascinating.

[jimc]

I never ate a muffin, either English or otherwise, during the 40 years I lived there. It's like 'English breakfast tea'. Whah?

[5StringBlues]

Originally Posted by onestring

Learning more about The Muffin Man will only add to your enjoyment of these delightful British breakfast treats.

And in addition..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFIMWRXWY90

[MakiSupaStar]

They aren't called English muffins in England. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen them over there. The English prefer crumpets with butter and marmite.

[Jimbob Jones]

In England, exactly the same product is called 'New York Bagels'

Go Figure.

[fenderhutz]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

They aren't called English muffins in England. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen them over there. The English prefer crumpets with butter and marmite.

Mmm.....Trader Joe's Crumpets

[MJ5150]

I'm fixing to take a trip to Europe, and they darn well better have English Muffins over there. That was half the reason I was going, to visit the motherland of English Muffins. That, and I want to drive on the wrong side of the road without getting a ticket.

-Mike