Thread: A question of crumpet

To the rear of my breakfast platter are 2 halves of a hot buttered muffin with jam. Too easy.

At the front is a crumpet which presents a crumpet-conundrum.

I noticed that one side of the crumpet is smooth and the other side has deep holes running through to nearly the other side

I decided to apply the butter and jam on the holey side since the holes would hold more jam.

But which is the correct side?

What would the queen do?

Originally Posted by Looper

I decided to apply the butter and jam on the holey side since the holes would hold more jam.

But which is the correct side?

What would the queen do?

You don't wanna be buttering the brown.

Always hole side up for crumpets and they must be hot.

As with tea cakes and muffins, I only have butter.

Originally Posted by Troy

Always hole side up for crumpets and they must be hot.

Troy has it, but....the butter and it has to be salted has to be near frozen and you carve it off so you have a hot crumpet and a slab of butter on top which melts in your mouth and then doesn't leak out the bottom, not one likes crumpet with leaky bottoms.

I’m pretty sure it does matter which hole just enjoy the crumpets!

Originally Posted by malmomike77

one likes crumpet with leaky bottoms

one for the hall of fame

Love me some crumpet, make mine fresh every Sunday for breakfast.

You need to butter the fk out of that crumpet's holes, all of them, til it's dripping all over the plate.

English Crumpets - my breakfast most days. With blackberry jam and fresh orange juice.

My Australian neghbour makes them for me.

And the jam needs to spread to the edge of said crumpet . . .

Originally Posted by Looper

What would the queen do?

This queen would have an English muffin is what we here in Canaduh call them. No crumpets here, but all the same. All look good, forgot the question lol.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

This queen would have an English muffin is what we here in Canaduh call them.

Are you sure they are the same thing? If they are solid on both sides and have holes in the middle when you cut them in half then they are muffins not crumpets.

Crumpet and English muffin same, same but different. Both make damn fine brekkie.

^yes, same but not really. English muffin has a different look and texture.

Originally Posted by Troy

Are you sure they are the same thing? If they are solid on both sides and have holes in the middle when you cut them in half then they are muffins not crumpets.

see above, I haven't seen a crumpet since I was in old England. We normally eat English muffins..they don't have holes and are crunchier toasted.

I did 2 daring crumpet experiments today in the name of science...

One has the crumpet upside down with jam and butter on the flat side just to double-check what it would be like... not as yummy as on the holey side.

The other has jam on only 2/3 so I can try only butter.... have to say with jam is a tonne more yum to my taste buds.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

This queen would have an English muffin is what we here in Canaduh call them

Vancouver was where I first discovered the delights of the English muffin. My auntie had them in the fridge.

Just salted butter for me loops, you can keep the diabetes spread.

Originally Posted by Looper

Humm ... I thought you were more a brown crumpet man?

Do they make wholemeal crumpets?

You British men crack me up. you sit talking crumpets like a bunch of old women. But then I thought maybe this is supposed to be humor. I never understand British humor. Carry on mates, nobody saw me come in so I'll just slide out the back. "Do you butter your crumpet on the holy side or the smooth side?" Any non-members reading this, sign in as a member, go to the members section, I dug a hole yesterday. It ain't much just a fucking hole in the ground, but it beats the fuck out of crumpets.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

^yes, same but not really. English muffin has a different look and texture.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

No crumpets here, but all the same.

Pretty sure that there's no crumpet left in Canada or England. The old English rose is a myth.

Better off looking in Thailand or SE Asia.

Usually just butter for me but on occasion when I need a little more of a fill, I will go with peanut butter. Always with tea though!

Originally Posted by tunk

You British men crack me up. you sit talking crumpets like a bunch of old women. But then I thought maybe this is supposed to be humor. I never understand British humor. Carry on mates, nobody saw me come in so I'll just slide out the back. "Do you butter your crumpet on the holy side or the smooth side?" Any non-members reading this, sign in as a member, go to the members section, I dug a hole yesterday. It ain't much just a fucking hole in the ground, but it beats the fuck out of crumpets.

The British male, one of life's great mysteries.

Originally Posted by tunk

go to the members section, I dug a hole yesterday. It ain't much just a fucking hole in the ground, but it beats the fuck out of crumpets.

Why didn't you pay your factotum to dig it?

And I've heard about people preferring holes and objects to a little bit of crumpet. Sounds weird to me. Wasssit called? Obectophilia?

moist crumpet is the best to eat

What's the difference between a crumpet and a pancake?