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cshenk

Janet wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > The recent posts on crumpets got me thinking that I had not made
> > > them for a few months. They seemed like a good idea for a cold,
> > > wintry morning. Since my new JoC doesn't have a crumpet recipe I
> > > went online and printed on up. It was a little different from
> > > the old on. It called for activated yeast. I only had fast
> > > acting, so it was going to have to do. Maybe it was too old, but
> > > the yeast just never really worked much. The batter was much
> > > denser than my old recipe. It glooped out slowly and over filled
> > > the rings. The never developed the nooks and crannies that are
> > > the hallmark of crumpets. They tasted okay but the texture was a
> > > flop.
> >
> > I made them once as a child. Having never eaten them before, I
> > wasn't sure if they came out correctly or not. I did buy one once
> > at a crumpet place at Pike Place market.
>
> Somehow I find it hard to imagine "a crumpet place" exists in
> USA. Certainly not in UK.
>
>
Nope but I had fun looking them up! Not at all what my mind wanted to
say they were. I was imagining something a bit closer to a croisannt.

Silly me! At least I looked them up. I have a vague recollection of
them being served in Tea House in San Diego in La Mesa. I never got
any there, only that it was a unique thing to the area.