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I go through phases with my breakfasts. I typically go with one type of breakfast for a couple of months, cereal or oatmeal or something, then follow that with a couple of months of forgetting to eat breakfast. I think it's just about time for english muffins again.
English muffins. mmmmmm...
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There was a period of about a month when my breakfast consisted of a fried egg and two strips of bacon in between two slices of whole wheat toast. I had to quit though because Juliette was worried about my arteries.
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I think the English Muffin meme is arising from that comet (Wild 2) featured on the MSN/hotmail homepage.
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By the way, what is a marmite? It sounds like a household pest. "We've got marmites in the attic again, better put out traps."
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try looking for Australian muffins. they're like english muffins, but made from a more biscuity dough.
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There are also Portuguese muffins which are EXCELLENT, and no longer in Stop and Shop as they should be.
Also, I hope the English muffin reference was not a naughty one. Ever since the chicken incident in my classroom, I am suspect of all food references.
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Mmm, I have some lovey Trader Joe's "British" muffins in my freezer. I may have to have them with fried eggs tomorrow, even though they are bot as healthy as my normal breakfast.
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I dunno.... I'm looking right now at my little sister's book Great Britain: the Land and its People, and it shows a family sitting around a table eating Weetabix and what look exactly like English muffins. Posts: 8504 | Registered: Aug 1999
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Crumpets have bubble-holes, and stay chewy, even when toasted. They also don't split well. Ingle-muffs (as my mom dubbed 'em) have nooks and crannies, are crunchy around the edges when toasted, and split with a fork.
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I had a British roomate in college who tried to convert me to the delights of marmite. She was unsuccessful.
From the link Suneun posted: "Marmite may be stored at room temperature, even after the jar has been opened. Large jars will last months—even years—without any spoilage. "
In my opinion, that's because marmite is spoiled before you even open the jar. It smells like the yeast extract we use to culture bacteria in the lab, and it tastes even worse.
another quote from that informative link: "Marmite is very effective as a topical ointment in the treatment of haemorrhoids." Posts: 107 | Registered: Jan 2004
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Spotted dick in a can, however, sounds absolutely repulsive. Almost as bad as tinned toad in the hole.
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Great English muffin trick, which works best with Thomas'
To split the muffin without a fork, just squeeze the muffin in both hands, pushing in towards the center. it comes right apart.
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I've done that too, Elizabeth, but I can never make it come out even. So when it's convenient, I use a fork.
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Don't even bother trying it on the cheapo store brand.
Funny, I learned that from one of my students, and I learned how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from another.(the way he liked it) I remember each boy whenever I open an English muffin or make a pb and j.
Edit: Also, I like the Thomas' to be uneven. i like the extra crunchy top piece, and the extra cranniful bottom piece.
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It's really nice - basically just honeycomb in chocolate.
We have another called Crunchie which is more or less the same thing. IMO Violet Crumble uses nicer chocolate, so I like it better.
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Well, going by some of the stuff I googled yesterday, some people have VERY strong opinions on the difference between Violet Crumbles and Crunchies.
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