Specialized Margins

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:26:27 -0500, Rick Onanian <[email hidden]>

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onefred said:

Yep, and margarines are high in fat but low in saturated fat. But taste is what matters and butter
has margarine licked.

Well, Country Crock and Promise can be pretty yummy at times.

Of course, what's NOT yummy on a sourdough english muffin?

Well, Velveeta springs to mind...

(Of course, to me, a "sourdough English muffin" is not exactly the most sought-after provender, so
many things would suffer by such presentation...but Velveeta can ruin public school cafeteria food.)

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On 13 Jan 2004 05:05:50 -0800, [email hidden] (Dave Kahn) may

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Speaking of english breakfast abominations...can anyone explain to me what a crumpet is!?!?!?! I
mean, apart from the obvious..

One of these. uossnaps.co.ukcrumpet.jpgOpen ↗

In other words, the US "English muffin".

Yet another instance of how the British and the Americans are two people separated by a common
language...

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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:04:18 -0600, "onefred" <[email hidden]>

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onefred said:

Yep, and margarines are high in fat but low in saturated fat. But taste

is

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what matters and butter has margarine licked.

Well, Country Crock and Promise can be pretty yummy at times.

Of course, what's NOT yummy on a sourdough english muffin?

Bourbon? Menudo? Tripes? Gizzards?

Haggis!

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Werehatrack said:

Rick Onanian may have said:

Of course, what's NOT yummy on a sourdough english muffin?

Well, Velveeta springs to mind...

(Of course, to me, a "sourdough English muffin" is not exactly the most sought-after provender, so
many things would suffer by such

You must not have tried one as described (toasted and well spread with your butter/your favorite
butter substitute). Or, possibly, you could differ from me, as rare (hah!) as that is.

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presentation...but Velveeta can ruin public school cafeteria food.)

Sheesh...if you like public school cafeteria food, or at least find it still ruinable, then your
tastes are WAY off...

This, of course, does not count public schools that have replaced their cafeterias with big-name
fast food franchises. That's not to say that such food is better, just a different category.
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On 13 Jan 2004 05:05:50 -0800, [email hidden] (Dave Kahn) may

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"S. Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Speaking of english breakfast abominations...can anyone explain to me what a crumpet is!?!?!?! I
mean, apart from the obvious..

One of these. uossnaps.co.ukcrumpet.jpgOpen ↗

In other words, the US "English muffin".

The "english muffins" I've had have been superficially similar to the "crumpets" I've had, but seem
to be made of a moderately different material and constructed slightly differently.

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Yet another instance of how the British and the Americans are two people separated by a common
language...

Should it be any different? We're also separated by geography, government, and customs; we ought not
have languages _exactly_ the same.
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S. Anderson said:

Actually, menudo is quite good.

Oh. I thought Dave was referring to a pop music generation unit constructed entirely of young males.

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It's a kind of spicey Phillipino stew.

Does it have any spicy Phillipinos in it?

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Generally, beef or pork is used, nothing exotic like tripe or tongue. I make it at home quite a bit
because it's basically a fill the pot, turn it on and forget it kinda dish.

Hey, any excuse to eat cow is a good one to me. I'll have to look up a menudo recipe.

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Cheers, Scott..

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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:20:08 -0500, Rick Onanian <[email hidden]>

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Quoted message said:

In other words, the US "English muffin".

The "english muffins" I've had have been superficially similar to the "crumpets" I've had, but seem
to be made of a moderately different material and constructed slightly differently.

The taste is different from an english muffin but also they are not as technically efficient.
Crumpets are spongier and have holes that lets the butter run through and I have the stains on an
old wool Raleigh jersey to prove it.

jeffb

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:28:02 -0500, Rick Onanian <[email hidden]>

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Werehatrack said:

Rick Onanian may have said:

Of course, what's NOT yummy on a sourdough english muffin?

Well, Velveeta springs to mind...

(Of course, to me, a "sourdough English muffin" is not exactly the most sought-after provender, so
many things would suffer by such

You must not have tried one as described (toasted and well spread with your butter/your favorite
butter substitute). Or, possibly, you could differ from me, as rare (hah!) as that is.

We differ. I am not enamored of sourdough, period.

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presentation...but Velveeta can ruin public school cafeteria food.)

Sheesh...if you like public school cafeteria food, or at least find it still ruinable, then your
tastes are WAY off...

Nothing to be liked there, but Velveeta can make anything worse.

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This, of course, does not count public schools that have replaced their cafeterias with big-name
fast food franchises. That's not to say that such food is better, just a different category.

Normal "school food" is neither attractive nor particularly nutritious. Sellout food is more
attractive and less nutritious. So it goes.

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S. Anderson said:

Actually, menudo is quite good.

Oh. I thought Dave was referring to a pop music generation unit constructed entirely of
young males.

Me, too. I can't imagine that putting young latin man on your english muffins would be delicious.
But to each their own... I guess.

I also thought that menudo was cow intestines chopped, appropriately cooked and served as a soup.
Tripe is pig intestines. Black boudin is fried pig blood, IIRC. Cow brains are another favored food
by some cultures. In France, you can find cheese with living maggots which are for consumation. Yes,
I can think of many things that would ruin the flavor of a good Bays english muffin.

Dave

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Werehatrack said:

On 13 Jan 2004 05:05:50 -0800, [email hidden] (Dave Kahn) may

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"S. Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Speaking of english breakfast abominations...can anyone explain to me what a crumpet is!?!?!?!
> I mean, apart from the obvious..
One of these. uossnaps.co.ukcrumpet.jpgOpen ↗

In other words, the US "English muffin".

The "english muffins" I've had have been superficially similar to the "crumpets" I've had, but
seem to be made of a moderately different material and constructed slightly differently.

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Yet another instance of how the British and the Americans are two people separated by a common
language...

In Canada, the object shown above is a crumpet, but an English Muffin is a different and altogether
tastier beast:

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www2.wolfermans.comShopOpen ↗ D=1114SP&R=8509

Alas, the photo doesn't show the difference well. Crumpets are spongy, and in my experience,
have a bland taste and an odd texture. I would eat one, but would choose almost any other baked
good over it.

English Muffins come looking like a small, flattened hamburger bun. The commercial ones I eat are
always perforated through the centre for easy separation. After toasting, they are crispy, and the
inner surface (the face you see in the above photo) is highly textured and irregular, just about the
ideal surface for soaking up spreads (butter and jam is nice and traditional). They are also made
with raisins or cheese mixed in, though Wolferman's seems to offer the typical modern variations,
like Onion & Garlic or Cranberry Citrus.

English muffins are one of my favourite baked goods, and I prefer them to almost any other toasted
bread. I think raisin English muffins are the best kind of raisin bread.

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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 17:05:54 GMT, jeffbonny <[email hidden]>

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Rick Onanian said:

Quoted message said:

In other words, the US "English muffin".

The "english muffins" I've had have been superficially similar to the "crumpets" I've had, but
seem to be made of a moderately different material and constructed slightly differently.

The taste is different from an english muffin but also they are not as technically efficient.
Crumpets are spongier and have holes that lets the butter run through and I have the stains on an
old wool Raleigh jersey to prove it.

Like most everything else sold as "food" in the US, the "English muffin" comes in many gradations of
quality. The ones sold by a certain local bakery of my acquantance are very porous, both dense and
spongy without being tough, and provide more than ample cavities in which jam can be concealed. If
buttered, they will pass along the attempt to whatever is below them, be it hand, clothing, or cat.

We have a couple of bakeries here with the audacity to claim that they know how to make scones.
Given that their product cannot be used as a doorstop or wheel chock with the least bit of
effectiveness, I cannot consider them truly authentic.

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onefred said:

France, you can find cheese with living maggots which are for consumation.

Those French are weird. I would not even consider the thought of possibly consumating with cheese
[or anything] with maggots [dead or alive], nor would I entertain the mere idea of eating it.

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Dave

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Man if you Anglophiles don't like what we call English Muffins - you should see what passes for a PINT!

Werehatrack said:

Quoted message said:

Of course, what's NOT yummy on a sourdough english muffin?

Well, Velveeta springs to mind...

I thought Velveeta was a chain lube - I never would have considered actually ingesting such a
substance.

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities

OK, but are you refined enough to enjoy some Rocky Mountain Oysters atop
your English Muffins? If you don't each red meat, turkey may be
substituted!
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Dave