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You've asked for it. Well, no one
asked for it really, but now you can
enjoy it. The great taste of English
muffins for breakfast in a cereal,
and
somewhere we add marshmallows
too.
It's crunchy because it is frosted
with sugar that is in jelly and butter
flavors.
English Muffins from America (for po)
http://www.foodrefe...englishmuffins.html
Available in Original, Sour Dough, Honey Wheat, Oat Bran and Cinnamon Raisin recipes. [jurist, Oct 05 2004]
(?) Proper muffins/crumpets.
http://www.hwatson....baking/crumpets.htm
How to make them. [sufc, Oct 05 2004]
Thomas' English Muffins
http://www.wholepop...s/othertoaster3.htm
A little bit o' history [funkychunky, Oct 05 2004]
[link]
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not sure I know what a muffin is. a crumpet/muffin is a soggy kind of rubbery nonsense with a waffled appearance on the top. grilled and spread with butter. oh we are a peculiar nation. <g> |
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As the author of the link points out, English Muffins are a requirement for Eggs Benedict, and now, apparently, for a cereal with marshmallows. Perhaps [sartep] meant Lucky Charms Irish Muffins Crunch. It's "magically delicious". |
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[po] English Muffins are a uniquely
US thing. Nothing like them is sold
here in the UK. |
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There's a bakery about 200 yards from where I live which makes these fresh every day. I have had a problem with crompet addiction for the last 15 years. Best toppings at the moment are grilled cheese or a little pate. |
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English Muffins, as made by Thomases using their "traditional" recipe, resemble nothing I've ever seen in the homeland. |
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sartep: given the success of Dunkin' Donuts, with their 147 flavors of donut, go fot it! Just don't ask me to buy any. |
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I'm sorry for the confusion, I didn't
realize how unique to the
Americas they were. I thought
they were just recognized under a
different name over there. I stand
by my idea because while
crumpets are capable of being
replicated in the United States
clotted cream is not. So we will
keep our English Muffins since
they don't have to be kept to the
authenticity of other British foods. |
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In the US, whipped butter and the
compressed stuff in jars at
gourmet food stores is passed off
as clotted cream. |
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I like a man who stands by his muffins <g> |
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Wouldn't the muffins instantly become soggy with the introduction of milk? |
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Milk? Shirley this cereal is topped with melted butter. |
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www.englishmuffin.co.uk That's the place to be. |
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This is what Bay's says about it (http://www.bays.com/history/). I should note that this is one of the sites arrived at by following links off that site mentioned by dyexley. |
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The Story of English Muffins: A Victorian Tradition
The English muffin has come a long way - culturally and geographically.
Originally eaten by the "downstairs" servants in England's Victorian society, the English muffin surfaced and rose to prominence in Great Britain when members of all classes of society became aware of its goodness. The family baker made English muffins from leftover bread and biscuit dough scraps and mashed potatoes. He fried the batter on a hot griddle, creating light, crusty muffins for the servants. Once members of the "upstairs" family tasted these rich muffins, they began to request them for themselves - especially during teatime.
As a result of the English muffin becoming the "most fancied" bread on the isle, English muffin factories sprang up all over England. Muffin men could be heard in the streets selling their muffins from wooden trays slung around their necks. For teatime in private homes and clubs, the English muffins would be split and toasted over an open fire and served in a covered sterling dish alongside tea. The prominence of the muffin men in English society was evident when "Oh, do you know the muffin man" became a popular children's nursery rhyme. The popularity of the English muffin reached its zenith in Great Britain during the years preceding World War I. |
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Frank Zappa would have loved this description, replete with muffin men. |
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Oh yeah, and btw, this idea probably would work in the U.S. It is much less work to pour cold cereal into a bowl, then milk on top of that, than it is to actually toast an english muffin (which you often have to split open first), and butter and jelly it. Definitely a winner. |
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