Posted by Dave Thewlis on July 03, 2003 at -1:46:45 from 148.78.245.12 user dthewlis.
In Reply to: Re: English Muffins = Perverted Crumpets ????? posted by Marcus Andrews on July 03, 2003 at -1:28:01:
The American "English Muffin" sounds like the description of a Muffin - round, softish and flat. I'd always encountered it cut in half and toasted and served with butter and/or jam, until the notorious "Egg McMuffin" - which from Marcus' posting sounds as though it had a New England origin.
The closest thing I'd ever come across in England to an "English Muffin" was a crumpet, which is why I'd made the comparison -- I always thought the American English Muffin was a poor knock-off rather than a reasonable imitation.