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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 may have to get me some of them Toppade Muffins. Scrumptious.
Actually, I'm surprised it made it passed both the google filters and my work filters. Now I feel all dirty.
PSU73
in Pennsylvania USA
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 | 12:28 PM
Yes, That is a picture of what we here in the USA call an English Muffin. Best "store bought" brand is "Thomas's"
super_sharp_shooter Member
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 | 05:52 PM
NO, wrong again i'm afraid.
An English muffin is very different to an american muffin - the 'round toast' description was closest; american muffins are more like cake than toast. You eat an english muffin hot with lots and lots of butter and possibly jam or melted cheeses.
Also: crumpets have a related species called a pikelet which you only seem to be able to get up north (england, that is), they are like crumpets (with all the holes) but larger and flatter, and in my humble northern opinion much better
Everytime I see this thread I get hungry. You guys are hell on a diet!
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA Member
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 | 01:46 PM
Devonshire cream is heavy whipping cream, cream cheese & a bit of sugar...I THINK cream of tartar...I know there was cream of tartar in the scones...so maybe I am confusing that particular ingrediant. But there is no jam in it.
P.S. Homemade scones for the party were FABULOUS!
sadara Member
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 | 10:10 AM
What about Polish Sausage? (The FOOD.) Does Poland really have that type of (food) sausage?
Yes, I am an American but I have relatives in Poland. Kielbasa (aka Polish sausage) is real. Although Hillshire Farm does a terrible job of making it. You can get it smoked or fresh. Actually there's lots of different kinds of kielbasa. If you get a chance, go to a Polish deli and try it. It's very addictive.
Pikelets are not really like crumpets. They are more like little pancakes (flapjacks) often eaten cold. Confusingly, they are also known as drop scones however remain unrelated to the scone (UK)/biscuit(US).
Just see what confusion emmigration and international communication causes
cheryl
in Australia
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 | 01:37 AM
English muffins aren't like those in your picture, Thunderstruck. American style muffins are cake-like while English muffins are bread. english muffins
Over here in Australia we call Devon Cream teas - De vonshire Tea. Scones topped with jam and whipped cream. Clotted cream isn't widely available here.
Saxman
in UK
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 | 02:22 PM
Thunderstruck - those are American muffins. This is an English (or rather British) muffin (bottom of page):
There are American style English muffins. They look like round toast. I had a bag of crumpets, and they looked just like the American English muffins. Muffins in general are made sort of in the same fashion as banana bead. It's cake-like.
Saxman, that picture looks like the crumpets I got...and like the Thomas' English muffins (American style, I guess).
This is confusing.
Hairy Houdini Member
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 | 11:56 AM
Lady Fingers, Brownies, and Little Debbies. Just Food For Thought.
Hairy Houdini Member
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 | 12:03 PM
For those of you who don't know, Little Debbie is the brand name for sugar-laden, lard-riddled, hydrogenated oil-soaked snack cakes sold here in America at convenience stores. Mmmm-mmmm-mmm.. Most are priced at 25 cents, at least half of what the other cakes cost. Admittedly, Debbies do not match Hostess or Entenman's snacks for quality or flavor, but when you can satisfy a munchies-craved back seat of passengers for 2 dollars, it's a good thing. The scary part is, they even sell Debbie knock-offs at Dollar stores around here. Now we know what happened to Jimmy Hoffa.
Sus
in Scotland
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 | 10:24 AM
In Scotland a crumpet is like a particularly flat, sweetened pancake with lots of airholes. Also, we are the only people who know how to pronounce "scones" properly!
Skittle
in Somewhere
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 | 05:37 PM
No! Muffins do not have holes to melt the butter in; that's crumpets. They are not the same thing, which is why it's so weird that they changed 'crumpets' to 'english muffins' when they 'translated' the Harry Potter books into American.
An English muffin (or 'muffin' as we call them) is floury and toasty. You grill or toast it, then cut it in half and butter it.
The more rubber (before grilling) crumpet has many holes to absorb the melting butter. Mmmmm.
You can also buy 'American style muffins', now more commonly called 'muffins', although the confusion in rampant in my house.
USwifeInUK
in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 | 07:07 PM
I'm a Marylander living in the UK and no, I never seen British Maryland cookies back home.
There is a difference between crumpets and (English) muffins. Like another poster said, crumpets are much more spongy.
I do miss Thomas' English Muffins. They were grand!
