But cinammon raisin has always been there. Never been my favorite either (I agree that a bagel is ideally a vehical for creamcheese and lox.)
I like cinnamon raisin bagels with cream cheese and lox. It's weird, but tasty.
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Holli - Aug 02, 2003 12:59:05 pm PDT #6107 of 9843
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
evil jimi - Aug 02, 2003 1:09:38 pm PDT #6108 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
It was widely noticed when they had Giles pronounce the word scone as rhyming with bone, instead of what would have been the correct British way.
There was an episode of ... I want to say The Goodies but I'm not 100% certain ... where the characters had a running argument of, "scone (bone)" "scone (gone)". So, as has already been noted, Giles' pronunciation of the word was not incorrect per sé.
I guess now would be a bad time to mention "scone" pronounced as "skeen" :)
Burrell - Aug 02, 2003 1:10:49 pm PDT #6109 of 9843
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Holli is a freak!
Holli - Aug 02, 2003 1:16:27 pm PDT #6110 of 9843
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
Holli is a freak!
Um, hello? I hang out with *you people.*
Besides, the raisin bagel with lox and cream cheese is yummy. Try it some time.
DavidS - Aug 02, 2003 3:47:34 pm PDT #6111 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Crumpets are totally different from what the Muricans call English muffins.
I don't think they're totally different. I think crumpets are what English muffins aspire to be. They're like the platonic ideal and English muffins are but a poor shadow.
Sue - Aug 02, 2003 5:04:55 pm PDT #6112 of 9843
hip deep in pie
And FTR, most American baguettes suffer greatly in comparison, esp the fancy zahzah ones around LA and the Bay Area. Sure I eat them, but they are an altogether different, crusty little beast.
My relatives used to send us over pastries from St. Pierre when I was little. The bread was always heavenly, though so crusty it was almost take out an eye. I always hated when they sent over smelly cheese though. My dad was the only one who would eat it.
I've seen crumpets and English muffins sold as two different things, but I've also heard the terms used interchangeably. I'm confused.
Angus G - Aug 02, 2003 5:48:36 pm PDT #6113 of 9843
Roguish Laird
No, no, no, crumpets and English muffins are two different things! We need Fay back to sort this one out. But just for starters you don't cut crumpets in half.
sj - Aug 02, 2003 5:51:24 pm PDT #6114 of 9843
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Friends of mine own a tea shop where they make crumpets. They looked very similar to English muffins to me and I asked if that is what they were. If looks could kill...
evil jimi - Aug 02, 2003 7:37:37 pm PDT #6115 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
As the bloke on this site says: "crumpets are no more like muffins than bagels are like bread rolls."
Emlah - Aug 03, 2003 1:15:37 am PDT #6116 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
They're totally different. You don't cut crumpets, and they have a different texture. Not so bready, more rubbery - but in a good way.