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Nick
in Merrie Olde Englande Jan 08, 2005
In England, we have Maryland Cookies. When i finally met some people from Maryland, they had never heard of them. My conclusion:
either
i) they were lying
ii) The cookie company chose a random state to name their cookies after
iii) theres more than one Maryland
iv) Maryland doesn't exist, it was made up as an ad campaign. As were the people i met
v) The cookies don't exist. They were made up to confuse and annoy me.
I looked online, and it looks like they are made in Blackpool - Devonshire Road, Llantarnam (South Wales) and Dublin in Ireland. Maybe it's primarily a British thing. It says it was brought from the US to Britian in 1956, so maybe it was some guy in Maryland's original recipe that never hit it off here and went straight overseas. I know I never heard of them, but the description sounds yummy
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA Member
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 | 08:37 AM
I thought Maryland (the state) was named after Mary (Jesus' Mom), and it was Mary's Land. ...maybe the cookies have a religious connection.
I think that English Muffins can only be found in America. At least my wife assures me that she never once saw English Muffins while growing up in England (maybe they exist there now). So if English Muffins are only in America, it makes sense that Maryland Cookies would only be in England. However, Black Forest Cake can definitely be found in the Black Forest.
I do, however, like the theory that Maryland doesn't exist, being perfectly willing to consider that that area two blocks away from where I grew up in Washington DC was just a hallucination. I can add it to my growing list of nonexistent places:
I would guess that Poland has something like that, since northern Europeans eat a lot of sausages. But I don't think the city of Hamburg had anything like hamburgers until they were brought there by Americans. I'm not sure about Frankfurt and frankfurters. And I think there really is some connection between baloney and the Italian city of Bologna.
English muffins: we have 'em, but we just call them muffins
Frankfurters definitely originate from Frankfurt, and the idea of minced beef shaped into a flattish roundish thing does come from Hamburg.
My particular favourite national item is the French Horn. In France, it is called the 'cor anglais'.....english horn.
Lina
in Miami
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 | 03:08 PM
Aren't scones like English mufins? I love the train of thought these threads follow. You would think we were all stoned or something. Not to offend anyone. Pass the chips, please...
artemys Member
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 | 03:19 PM
Chips or Crisps? Prawn Cocktail, please.
They are very hard to find in Texas.
duggan
in Land of Ire, Yurp. Member
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 | 12:14 PM
Yes indeedy, we have Maryland Cookies here in Ireland. They are a bit crumbly and are useless for dunking in your tea but otherwise OK. Except for the ones with hazelnuts, those ones are vile.
Mike
in Maryland
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 | 08:08 PM
I live in Maryland. No, we don't have Maryland cookies. About the closest thing we have are Burger Cookies, which are the greatest cookies ever made. I think they're only made in Baltimore; i've only seen one brand. Imagine a sugar cookie type thing covered in chocolate frosting. More frosting than cookie, in fact. I couldn't find a homepage for the company, but this link mentions them: http://www.sptimes.com/News/011901/SuperBowl2001/Downtown_will_leave_t.shtml
Magic
in Austria
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 | 01:28 AM
Frankfurter sausage is only called so in Austria, in Germany they call it Wiener sausage. Maybe nobody wants to identify themself with the lot of rubbish they put into it
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA Member
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 | 09:36 AM
Scones are more like a biscuit. English muffins aren't like muffins at all. They're like round toast.
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA Member
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 | 10:15 AM
...round toast with nooks & crannies.
Also, scones usually have some sort of fruit in them, blueberries, cranberries, & are served with devonshire cream. (I don't know why it's called devonshire cream, it's just homemade whipped cream...unless maybe the idea originally comes from devonshire.) I'm making cranberry scones & cream for my daughter's birthday party on Saturday.
Unwilling Texan Member
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 | 11:13 AM
Nick! Nooooo!!!! French Horn is a term used in English-speaking countries only and us tightly-wound hornplayers HATE that! It's a horn, a cor, a corno, a waldhorn but it's not a French horn. Although there are horns made in France. But the really good ones come from Germany (Alexanders) and Japan (Yamahas) and custom ones come from lots of places for lots of money.
The English horn or cor anglais is a double-reed instrument which is sort of like an oboe on steroids and sounds like a contralto with a head cold. But in a good way.
And I write this will all kinds of affection and only the kindest of intentions. Now I'm really hungry, too...
duggan
in Land of Ire, Yurp. Member
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 | 11:40 AM
Scones have raisins or sultanas (what ever the difference is). Maegan I think you are describing a Devon Cream Tea which is made with clotted cream and strawberry jam. Very popular in the tourist traps of the English south coast.
PSU73
in Pennsylvania USA
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 | 11:49 AM
From a British friend English Muffins are what the Brits call Crumpets
Crumpets are shaped like burgers with holes in, that you cook under a grill and melt butter into (delicious! lol)...
Cream teas are lovely and in Devon in summer (great beaches) you can't find a tea shop that DOESN'T sell 'em!... http://www.broadwayhouse.com/creamtea.html - that hasn't got the nicest picture but ah well, can't win 'em all
oh yeah cream teas do origionate from Devon!
You don't want to know why I know so much about cakes but I will tell you anyway! I just had to write a looooooooooong essay on cakes for my English coursework, at least my next piece of work won't make my mouth water so much!
French Horn is a term used in English-speaking countries only and us tightly-wound hornplayers HATE that! It's a horn, a cor, a corno, a waldhorn but it's not a French horn. Although there are horns made in France. But the really good ones come from Germany (Alexanders) and Japan (Yamahas) and custom ones come from lots of places for lots of money.