You're on the right track guys. English muffins are a type of bread roll that is dry-fried on a griddle rather than baked, almost scone-like in texture but not sweet. American muffins are more like small cakes containing butter/marg, sugar, eggs, fruit, yoghurt/dairy, and self-raising flour. The big difference between english muffins and crumpets is the bi-carb in the mix which is what creates the air bubbles/holes. Nutty was close with the pancake bit as the action of the bi-carb is similar to the air bubbles in pancakes/pikelets. It is also bi-carb that causes the bubbles/holes in honeycomb, just add bi-carb to toffee and bingo, honeycomb.
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moonlit - Aug 03, 2003 5:57:45 am PDT #6121 of 9843
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2003 6:50:46 am PDT #6122 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Cutting English muffins (at least the American ones) with a knife is a no-no. You need to split them with a fork, then you'll ge the nooks and crannies.
Megan E. - Aug 03, 2003 7:20:38 am PDT #6123 of 9843
To confuse things further, crumpets rather remind me of pancakes, if pancakes were made in rings.
this is confusing since the crumpets I know and love don't have holes in the middle.
DavidS - Aug 03, 2003 9:20:33 am PDT #6124 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
To confuse things further, crumpets rather remind me of pancakes, if pancakes were made in rings.
this is confusing since the crumpets I know and love don't have holes in the middle.
Crumpets are cooked on a griddle by pouring batter into a metal ring. That's the ring. The crumpet itself is not ring-shaped.
brenda m - Aug 03, 2003 10:44:31 am PDT #6125 of 9843
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ah, thank you David. I was so confused, because you can see the holes in the crumpets right on the page Megan linked. The other kind of "hole in the middle" didn't even occur to me.
Megan E. - Aug 03, 2003 11:56:38 am PDT #6126 of 9843
I should remember not to post so early in the morning. I was confuse-ed. Thanks for clearing that up.
sarameg - Aug 03, 2003 12:13:53 pm PDT #6127 of 9843
All I know is that I miss rohliki.
Emlah - Aug 03, 2003 10:45:02 pm PDT #6128 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
Ah, if people are going to discuss the Angel finale I need to unsubscribe! Through no-one's fault but my own I haven't seen it yet...(and won't until Tuesday).
Oops, sorry! I just assumed people had seen it since there were no "Oh my freaking god I missed it!" posts. I'm glad I didn't post anything too spoilery.
Tonight is the penultimate Buffy. I can hardly believe it. In a week and a handful of hours it will truly be over.
UTTAD - Aug 04, 2003 1:06:14 am PDT #6129 of 9843
Strawberry disappointment.
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.
Yup, it was an episode of The Goodies. I believe it ended with a sort of Bun Fight at the Ok Tearoom, or some such.
billytea - Aug 04, 2003 4:44:25 am PDT #6130 of 9843
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Yup, it was an episode of The Goodies. I believe it ended with a sort of Bun Fight at the Ok Tearoom, or some such.
And a song. You can't forget the song. ...Ok, I've forgotten the song. Except the line about Graeme and "his pair of big red squirters". Make of that what you will.