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.

On 2018-12-10 8:11 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Janet wrote:
>
..>>> the hal
>>> 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.
>




Ah.... I see. When the topic of crumpets appeared she Googled and found
the only crumpet shop around, which happens to be not too far from where
she lives now. She checked out the menu and saw that this unique chop
sells savory crumpets with eggs on top. Hence the egg issue.

On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:19:06 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-12-10 8:11 p.m., cshenk wrote:
>>>
>> 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.
>>
>Ah.... I see. When the topic of crumpets appeared she Googled and found
>the only crumpet shop around, which happens to be not too far from where
>she lives now. She checked out the menu and saw that this unique chop
>sells savory crumpets with eggs on top. Hence the egg issue.

I think, from now on, we should call you Petty Smith.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2018-12-10 8:11 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > Janet wrote:
> >
> .>>> the hal
> > > > 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.
> >
>
>
>
>
> Ah.... I see. When the topic of crumpets appeared she Googled and
> found the only crumpet shop around, which happens to be not too far
> from where she lives now. She checked out the menu and saw that this
> unique chop sells savory crumpets with eggs on top. Hence the egg
> issue.

Not sure what she did but I had to look them up to be sure of what they
were. Not common to see in the USA but yes, have seen them. I've
never made or eaten one though.

On 2018-12-12 8:21 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:

>>
>> Ah.... I see. When the topic of crumpets appeared she Googled and
>> found the only crumpet shop around, which happens to be not too far
>> from where she lives now. She checked out the menu and saw that this
>> unique chop sells savory crumpets with eggs on top. Hence the egg
>> issue.
>
> Not sure what she did but I had to look them up to be sure of what they
> were. Not common to see in the USA but yes, have seen them. I've
> never made or eaten one though.
>
They aren't all that popular here either. I don't remember ever seeing
them on a restaurant menus, but that are commonly sold in grocery
stores. We had them frequently when I was a kid and always liked them.
I used to buy them once in a while but as years went on the quality
deteriorated. I figured it was time to try making them. The first recipe
I tried worked out well several times. They were quite easy and the
results were great. Unfortunately, the batch I tried on the weekend were
a major disappointment.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2018-12-12 8:21 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > >
> > > Ah.... I see. When the topic of crumpets appeared she Googled and
> > > found the only crumpet shop around, which happens to be not too
> > > far from where she lives now. She checked out the menu and saw
> > > that this unique chop sells savory crumpets with eggs on top.
> > > Hence the egg issue.
> >
> > Not sure what she did but I had to look them up to be sure of what
> > they were. Not common to see in the USA but yes, have seen them.
> > I've never made or eaten one though.
> >
> They aren't all that popular here either. I don't remember ever
> seeing them on a restaurant menus, but that are commonly sold in
> grocery stores. We had them frequently when I was a kid and always
> liked them. I used to buy them once in a while but as years went on
> the quality deteriorated. I figured it was time to try making them.
> The first recipe I tried worked out well several times. They were
> quite easy and the results were great. Unfortunately, the batch I
> tried on the weekend were a major disappointment.

I've not made them but they look easy to make.