I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look perfect,
although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I would give them a try.
You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I recall correctly.

N.

On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 11:18:50 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

>I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look perfect,
>although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I would give them a try.
>You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I recall correctly.

Seems to me you can make a whole lot for under $5... and your own
homemade will certainly be much better.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/crumpets-recipe

On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look perfect,
> although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I would give them a try.
> You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I recall correctly.
>


After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups of
flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm milk
and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a medium
hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one side for
about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They are almost as
easy as pancakes and they are delicious.

On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.

Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.

--

sf

On 2015-12-13 5:59 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.
>
> Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.

Yeah, there may be that to it. You may remember that one of my pet
peeves is pancake mixes. I don't understand why people would buy them,
or why people would rule out making pancakes if they ran out of mix,
because they are so easy to make from scratch.

We frequently had crumpets when I was a kid and I loved them. We
bought them less and less often because they just weren't as good as I
remembered them from my childhood. It had never occurred to me to try
making them myself until someone here mentioned it. I was going to give
them a try but did not have fast rising yeast.

When I finally remembered to get the yeast and tried them for the first
time I was amazed at how easy they were and I was amazed that they were
so much better than the store bought version, and even better than my
memory of the old time store bought version.

We have discussed the virtue of pancake mix here, so I guess it should
not be surprising that if people won't make something as simple as
pancakes from scratch I should not expect them to make crumpets.

I find it interesting that so many people scorn English cooking as bland
and boring, but that they won't go to the effort to make some of the
simple but tasty English dishes.

I didn't say I would buy them...someone here wanted them, so I
just put it out there.

I have crumpet rings, actually.... ;-))

N.

I didn't say I would buy them...someone here wanted them, so I
just put it out there.

I have crumpet rings, actually.... ;-))

N.

Nancy2 wrote:
> I have crumpet rings, actually.... ;-))
>
> N.

Cat food cans with top and bottom cut off?

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look perfect,
> although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I would give them a
> try.
> You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I recall correctly.
>
> N.

Doesn't your grocery store carry them? Many do here.

Dave Smith > wrote in
:

> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>> recall correctly.
>>
>
>
> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>
>
>

What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
something I'd like to try.

TIA


--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

KenK wrote:
> Dave Smith > wrote in
> :
>
>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>> recall correctly.
>>>
>>
>>
>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>
>>
>>
>
> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
> something I'd like to try.
>
> TIA

yep that's what's holding me back ... I don't usually buy special
equipment for just one purpose

On Monday, December 14, 2015 at 10:00:04 AM UTC-8, tert in seattle wrote:
> KenK wrote:
> > Dave Smith > wrote in
> > :
> >
> >> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> >>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
> >>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
> >>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
> >>> recall correctly.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> >> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
> >> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
> >> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
> >> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
> >> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
> >> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
> > something I'd like to try.
> >
> > TIA
>
> yep that's what's holding me back ... I don't usually buy special
> equipment for just one purpose

use tuna cans, cat food cans, etc....cut the top and bottom off and use them for crumpet rings.

"KenK" wrote:

> Dave Smith > wrote in
> :
>
>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>> recall correctly.
>>>
>>
>>
>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>
>>
>>
>
> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
> something I'd like to try.

Think of a tuna can with both "lids" removed. Now make it a bit bigger.
Modem cans are molded to stack so you can't actually cut off both lids, only
one of them.

Osmium wrote:
> "KenK" wrote:
>
>> Dave Smith > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>>> recall correctly.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
>> something I'd like to try.
>
> Think of a tuna can with both "lids" removed. Now make it a bit bigger.
> Modem cans are molded to stack so you can't actually cut off both lids,
> only one of them.

Hmmm...I think you're right!

On 2015-12-14 12:48 PM, KenK wrote:
> Dave Smith > wrote in

>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>
>>
>>
>
> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
> something I'd like to try.



They are just rings about 3" in diameter a maybe 1 1/4" high that some
people use to fry eggs in perfect circles. The first time I made them I
used cookie/biscuit cutters, but had to use several sizes. Someone here
suggested using a salmon or tuna can with the top and bottom removed.

I encourage you to give them a try. They are so good and so easy to make.

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> KenK wrote:
>> Dave Smith > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>>> recall correctly.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
>> something I'd like to try.
>>
>> TIA
>
> yep that's what's holding me back ... I don't usually buy special
> equipment for just one purpose

We actually had the egg rings when I was growing up. And that's when I
tried making them.

"Abiquiu" > wrote in message
...
> Osmium wrote:
>> "KenK" wrote:
>>
>>> Dave Smith > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>>>> recall correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>>>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>>>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>>>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>>>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>>>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>>>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
>>> something I'd like to try.
>>
>> Think of a tuna can with both "lids" removed. Now make it a bit bigger.
>> Modem cans are molded to stack so you can't actually cut off both lids,
>> only one of them.
>
> Hmmm...I think you're right!

You could probably make a foil ring. The end result might not be really
pretty though.

On 14/12/2015 3:41 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-12-14 12:48 PM, KenK wrote:
>> Dave Smith > wrote in
>
>>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
>> something I'd like to try.
>
>
>
> They are just rings about 3" in diameter a maybe 1 1/4" high that some
> people use to fry eggs in perfect circles. The first time I made them I
> used cookie/biscuit cutters, but had to use several sizes. Someone here
> suggested using a salmon or tuna can with the top and bottom removed.
>
> I encourage you to give them a try. They are so good and so easy to make.
>
Bulk Barn in Canada has them for ~$1 apiece.
Graham

--

On Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:34:49 -0700, Abiquiu > wrote:

> Osmium wrote:
> > "KenK" wrote:
> >
> >> Dave Smith > wrote in
> >> :
> >>
> >>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> >>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
> >>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
> >>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
> >>>> recall correctly.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> >>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
> >>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
> >>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
> >>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
> >>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
> >>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
> >> something I'd like to try.
> >
> > Think of a tuna can with both "lids" removed. Now make it a bit bigger.
> > Modem cans are molded to stack so you can't actually cut off both lids,
> > only one of them.
>
> Hmmm...I think you're right!

Use a regular can and cut it down or deal with the height. Crumpets
set up so fast height doesn't matter. I'd go too large and use a 28oz
can for my mold if I didn't want to spend $5 for two rings.

--

sf

On 14 Dec 2015 17:48:42 GMT, KenK > wrote:

> Dave Smith > wrote in
> :
>
> > On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> >> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
> >> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
> >> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
> >> recall correctly.
> >>
> >
> >
> > After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> > people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
> > of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
> > milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
> > medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
> > side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
> > are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
> >
>
> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
> something I'd like to try.
>
> TIA

They are aka egg rings or pancake rings. You could use large round
cookie cutters, which are usually sold for $1. They wouldn't have the
diameter, but you could use tuna cans and then you can figure out if
you want to do it a second time or not.


--

sf

On 15/12/2015 4:48 AM, KenK wrote:
> Dave Smith > wrote in
> :
>
>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>> recall correctly.
>>>
>>
>>
>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>
>>
>>
>
> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
> something I'd like to try.
>
> TIA
>
>
Try something like these;

http://tinyurl.com/hzlob55

I don't know if they are available in your neck of the woods but these
look ideal. They are usually made of stainless steel or aluminium but
these are non-stick. That has to be a bonus. We have some aluminium ones
- somewhere - but I like the handles on these nonstick ones.

--

Xeno

On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:35:41 +1100, Xeno >
wrote:

>On 15/12/2015 4:48 AM, KenK wrote:
>> Dave Smith > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>>> recall correctly.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
>> something I'd like to try.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>Try something like these;
>
>http://tinyurl.com/hzlob55
>
>I don't know if they are available in your neck of the woods but these
>look ideal. They are usually made of stainless steel or aluminium but
>these are non-stick. That has to be a bonus. We have some aluminium ones
>- somewhere - but I like the handles on these nonstick ones.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...gs%2Caps%2C194

I have four silicone rings, labeled "crumpet rings." I also have
a couple silicone egg rings which are larger, altho when I bought
them, there were several diameters available.

N.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Abiquiu" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Osmium wrote:
>>> "KenK" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dave Smith > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>>>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>>>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>>>>> recall correctly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>>>>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>>>>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>>>>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>>>>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>>>>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>>>>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
>>>> something I'd like to try.
>>>
>>> Think of a tuna can with both "lids" removed. Now make it a bit bigger.
>>> Modem cans are molded to stack so you can't actually cut off both lids,
>>> only one of them.
>>
>> Hmmm...I think you're right!
>
> You could probably make a foil ring. The end result might not be really
> pretty though.

Yeah, I'd go with a silicone one if it came to that.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
> ...
>> KenK wrote:
>>> Dave Smith > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> On 2015-12-13 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> I noticed that the Vermont Country Store has crumpets...they look
>>>>> perfect, although smallish. If I were jonesing for crumpets, I
>>>>> would give them a try. You get 3 bags of 8 for less than $20, if I
>>>>> recall correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
>>>> people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make. A couple cups
>>>> of flour, a little salt, sugar and fast acting yeast, add some warm
>>>> milk and water, let it sit for an hour. Set greased egg rings on a
>>>> medium hot griddle and half fill with batter. Let them cook on one
>>>> side for about 5 minutes, flip them over for a minute or two. They
>>>> are almost as easy as pancakes and they are delicious.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> What are egg rings? Anything common I could substitute? Sounds like
>>> something I'd like to try.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>
>> yep that's what's holding me back ... I don't usually buy special
>> equipment for just one purpose
>
> We actually had the egg rings when I was growing up. And that's when I
> tried making them.

I have a metal cookie cutter ring that works.

I tried several metal ones, which were absolutely evenly flat, but they still
failed to make a satisfactory seal and some of the egg leaked out. The
silicone work better, but that is just my experience.

N.

On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> > After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> > people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.
>
> Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.
>
You're retired, and you spend time on a cooking NG, yet you have to work up
motivation to actually cook?
>
> sf


--Bryan
John has a strange, sick obsession with me, and he hates me because of...
well... *Why do they (women) do things with him (Bryan) that they won't do
with me (John)?*

On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 12:30:56 PM UTC-8, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> > > people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.
> >
> > Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.
> >
> You're retired, and you spend time on a cooking NG, yet you have to work up
> motivation to actually cook?
> >

Although my wife cooks all the time, she has an inexplicable reluctance
to do anything involving yeast. I have baked all the bread and pizza in our
house, and made English muffins on top of the stove (much like crumpets,
in empty tuna tin rings.)

But hey, if I can impress her with my yeast skillz, it's great.

On 2015-12-15 5:53 PM, wrote:

>> You're retired, and you spend time on a cooking NG, yet you have to work up
>> motivation to actually cook?
>>>
>
> Although my wife cooks all the time, she has an inexplicable reluctance
> to do anything involving yeast. I have baked all the bread and pizza in our
> house, and made English muffins on top of the stove (much like crumpets,
> in empty tuna tin rings.)
>
> But hey, if I can impress her with my yeast skillz, it's great.


I had not done much with yeast over the years. I tried my hand at bread
a few times, but we don't eat enough bread to go to all that work when I
have good bakers in town. Despite the use of yeast in crumpets, they
are not much work at all. There is no proofing or kneading. You just
add the yeast into the flour along with the salt and sugar, then add the
warm milk and water. Let it sit for an hour and stir it around. Making
the batter and cooking them is no more work than making pancakes. It
just takes a little longer. The results are amazing.

On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 4:54:05 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 12:30:56 PM UTC-8, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > > On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> > > > people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.
> > >
> > > Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.
> > >
> > You're retired, and you spend time on a cooking NG, yet you have to work up
> > motivation to actually cook?
> > >
>
> Although my wife cooks all the time, she has an inexplicable reluctance
> to do anything involving yeast. I have baked all the bread and pizza in our
> house, and made English muffins on top of the stove (much like crumpets,
> in empty tuna tin rings.)
>
> But hey, if I can impress her with my yeast skillz, it's great.

Maybe the's afraid she'll get a yeast infection. <rimshot and cymbal hit>


--Bryan
John has a strange, sick obsession with me, and he hates me because of...
well... *Why do they (women) do things with him (Bryan) that they won't do
with me (John)?*

On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:30:50 -0800 (PST), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
> wrote:

> On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> > > people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.
> >
> > Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.
> >
> You're retired, and you spend time on a cooking NG, yet you have to work up
> motivation to actually cook?
> >

Unlike you, I was speaking about something specific and I wasn't
talking about myself. When was the last time you made crumpets?

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> wrote in message
...
> On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 12:30:56 PM UTC-8, MisterDiddyWahDiddy
> wrote:
>> On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>> > On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> > > After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would
>> > > encourage
>> > > people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.
>> >
>> > Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.
>> >
>> You're retired, and you spend time on a cooking NG, yet you have to work
>> up
>> motivation to actually cook?
>> >
>
> Although my wife cooks all the time, she has an inexplicable reluctance
> to do anything involving yeast. I have baked all the bread and pizza in
> our
> house, and made English muffins on top of the stove (much like crumpets,
> in empty tuna tin rings.)
>
> But hey, if I can impress her with my yeast skillz, it's great.

I find yeast baking the most satisfying)

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On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 12:15:23 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:30:50 -0800 (PST), MisterDiddyWahDiddy
> > wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > > On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:30:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > After my recent forays into the crumpet making world I would encourage
> > > > people to make them. They are cheap and easy to make.
> > >
> > > Working up the motivation to do it is a key ingredient.
> > >
> > You're retired, and you spend time on a cooking NG, yet you have to work up
> > motivation to actually cook?
> > >
>
> Unlike you, I was speaking about something specific and I wasn't
> talking about myself. When was the last time you made crumpets?
>
I don't really like crumpets much, and unfortunately, I'm not retired.
Actually, I like my job, at least any time I don't have to work late
evenings.
>
> sf

--Bryan

Ophelia wrote:
>
>I find yeast baking the most satisfying)

That's because it makes things rise!

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> I find yeast baking the most satisfying)
>
> That's because it makes things rise!
>


Nice of you to choose the cleaner punch line...