OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!

https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/

On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>
> https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/

No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.

On 13 Dec 2018, Dave Smith wrote
(in article >):

> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> > OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
> >
> > https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>
> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
> was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
> your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.

All this chat about crumpets, so I decided to try making them them myself.

Disaster struck, and although the yeast mixture frothed up nice and fluffy in
the mixing bowl, when cooked in the crumpet rings the results came out dense
and stodgy.

The wife ate a couple because she likes that sort of thing (which is why she
married me) but the rest of them went out for the birds, although history
will not record what they thought of my cooking skills.

I think I will give home made crumpets a wide berth in future.

On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:54:17 +0000, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes
> wrote:

>On 13 Dec 2018, Dave Smith wrote
>(in article >):
>
>> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>> > OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>> >
>> > https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>>
>> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
>> was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
>> your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>
>All this chat about crumpets, so I decided to try making them them myself.
>
>Disaster struck, and although the yeast mixture frothed up nice and fluffy in
>the mixing bowl, when cooked in the crumpet rings the results came out dense
>and stodgy.
>
>The wife ate a couple because she likes that sort of thing (which is why she
>married me) but the rest of them went out for the birds, although history
>will not record what they thought of my cooking skills.
>
>I think I will give home made crumpets a wide berth in future.

Do you ever make your own bread?

On 14 Dec 2018, Bruce wrote
(in >):

> On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:54:17 +0000, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes
> > wrote:
>
> > On 13 Dec 2018, Dave Smith wrote
> > (in article >):
> >
> > > On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> > > > OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
> > > >
> > > > https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
> > >
> > > No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
> > > was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
> > > your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
> >
> > All this chat about crumpets, so I decided to try making them them myself.
> >
> > Disaster struck, and although the yeast mixture frothed up nice and fluffy
> > in
> > the mixing bowl, when cooked in the crumpet rings the results came out dense
> > and stodgy.
> >
> > The wife ate a couple because she likes that sort of thing (which is why she
> > married me) but the rest of them went out for the birds, although history
> > will not record what they thought of my cooking skills.
> >
> > I think I will give home made crumpets a wide berth in future.
>
> Do you ever make your own bread?

I used to make it all the time, but the wife and I decided to cut it out
almost completely as one way of cutting calories.

Now I just make occasional bread rolls.

"Fruitiest of Fruitcakes" wrote in message
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On 13 Dec 2018, Dave Smith wrote
(in article >):

> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> > OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
> >
> > https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>
> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
> was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
> your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.

All this chat about crumpets, so I decided to try making them them myself.

Disaster struck, and although the yeast mixture frothed up nice and fluffy
in
the mixing bowl, when cooked in the crumpet rings the results came out dense
and stodgy.

The wife ate a couple because she likes that sort of thing (which is why she
married me) but the rest of them went out for the birds, although history
will not record what they thought of my cooking skills.

I think I will give home made crumpets a wide berth in future.

==

I wonder what happened! Crumpets are quite stodgy anyway I think. I mean,
they are hardly like a sponge cake innit? ;p

On 14 Dec 2018, Ophelia wrote
(in article >):

>
> "Fruitiest of Fruitcakes" wrote in message
> news.com...
>
> On 13 Dec 2018, Dave Smith wrote
> (in article >):
>
> > On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> > > OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
> > >
> > > https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
> >
> > No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
> > was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
> > your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>
> All this chat about crumpets, so I decided to try making them them myself.
>
> Disaster struck, and although the yeast mixture frothed up nice and fluffy
> in
> the mixing bowl, when cooked in the crumpet rings the results came out dense
> and stodgy.
>
> The wife ate a couple because she likes that sort of thing (which is why she
> married me) but the rest of them went out for the birds, although history
> will not record what they thought of my cooking skills.
>
> I think I will give home made crumpets a wide berth in future.
>
> ==
>
> I wonder what happened! Crumpets are quite stodgy anyway I think. I mean,
> they are hardly like a sponge cake innit? ;p

I may have had the pan too hot and the yeast died before it could produce
enough gas holes?

"Fruitiest of Fruitcakes" wrote in message
news.com...

On 14 Dec 2018, Ophelia wrote
(in article >):

>
> "Fruitiest of Fruitcakes" wrote in message
> news.com...
>
> On 13 Dec 2018, Dave Smith wrote
> (in article >):
>
> > On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> > > OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
> > >
> > > https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
> >
> > No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
> > was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
> > your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>
> All this chat about crumpets, so I decided to try making them them myself.
>
> Disaster struck, and although the yeast mixture frothed up nice and fluffy
> in
> the mixing bowl, when cooked in the crumpet rings the results came out
> dense
> and stodgy.
>
> The wife ate a couple because she likes that sort of thing (which is why
> she
> married me) but the rest of them went out for the birds, although history
> will not record what they thought of my cooking skills.
>
> I think I will give home made crumpets a wide berth in future.
>
> ==
>
> I wonder what happened! Crumpets are quite stodgy anyway I think. I mean,
> they are hardly like a sponge cake innit? ;p

I may have had the pan too hot and the yeast died before it could produce
enough gas holes?

==

I don't know. Will you not try again, just to test it out?

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>> OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>>
>> https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>
> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
> was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
> your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.

Of course I have lived elsewhere. I was born in KS and have lived in MA, CA,
PA, NY and WA. Yes, even in Seattle. I did mention in my original reply that
the shop was at Pike Place. I doubted it would still be there because that
was something like 40 years ago. But it's still there.

On 2018-12-14 9:02 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>> OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>>>
>>> https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>>
>> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and
>> that was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the
>> TMI of your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>
> Of course I have lived elsewhere. I was born in KS and have lived in MA,
> CA, PA, NY and WA. Yes, even in Seattle. I did mention in my original
> reply that the shop was at Pike Place. I doubted it would still be there
> because that was something like 40 years ago. But it's still there.

Yes, I figured that you got that information when you googled it. It may
have been there 40 years but you weren't there.

On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:23:03 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-12-14 9:02 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
->> ...
>>> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>>>>
>>>> https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>>>
>>> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and
>>> that was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the
>>> TMI of your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>>
>> Of course I have lived elsewhere. I was born in KS and have lived in MA,
>> CA, PA, NY and WA. Yes, even in Seattle. I did mention in my original
>> reply that the shop was at Pike Place. I doubted it would still be there
>> because that was something like 40 years ago. But it's still there.
>
>Yes, I figured that you got that information when you googled it. It may
>have been there 40 years but you weren't there.

You'd likely be wrong... Pike Place is a big tourist attraction,
especially for foodies... I've been several times. Just about
everyone who is within a day's drive of Seattle goes to Pike Place if
only for lunch; great saw-seege, wonderful cheese, and fabulous bread.
Last I was there was some 35 years ago. I bet it's even more fabulous
now.
I don't remember a crumpet shop but then I wouldn't as I detest any
relatives of pancakes, waffles, English muffins and the like. I'd
head straight to a Sopressata and cheese shop, a bakery for crusty
bread, and get me a jug of Ruffino and I'm good.

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:23:03 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>On 2018-12-14 9:02 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ->> ...
>>>> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>>>>>
>>>>> https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>>>>
>>>> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and
>>>> that was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the
>>>> TMI of your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>>>
>>> Of course I have lived elsewhere. I was born in KS and have lived in MA,
>>> CA, PA, NY and WA. Yes, even in Seattle. I did mention in my original
>>> reply that the shop was at Pike Place. I doubted it would still be there
>>> because that was something like 40 years ago. But it's still there.
>>
>>Yes, I figured that you got that information when you googled it. It may
>>have been there 40 years but you weren't there.
>
> You'd likely be wrong... Pike Place is a big tourist attraction,
> especially for foodies... I've been several times. Just about
> everyone who is within a day's drive of Seattle goes to Pike Place if
> only for lunch; great saw-seege, wonderful cheese, and fabulous bread.
> Last I was there was some 35 years ago. I bet it's even more fabulous
> now.
> I don't remember a crumpet shop but then I wouldn't as I detest any
> relatives of pancakes, waffles, English muffins and the like. I'd
> head straight to a Sopressata and cheese shop, a bakery for crusty
> bread, and get me a jug of Ruffino and I'm good.

Thing is, I have no need to go there these days. Beecher's is the cheese
shop there and you can buy that stuff online, at Costco and several other
grocery stores. Poquiotos (Mexican restaurant) now has a Bothell location.
So pretty much anything you can buy physically at Pike Place can be found
either online or at some other location in this state as well.

The big thing for the tourists is probably the fish throwing. I've seen
clips of that on a variety of TV shows over the years. It's all over YouTube
too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSWUw2jcgYo

That and just the feel of the place. Much of what is there hearkens back to
the old days. I don't mean the products being sold. I mean the building
itself and some of the things in and around it. Your nostrils will also be
assaulted with a variety of scents, most of which IMO aren't very good ones.

I was very lucky some years back when two brothers who sold produce at Pike
Place opened a store in Edmonds. They sold mostly produce but a few other
items such as Artisanal crackers, cheese, jam and cooking implements. I went
there for the produce which was always good, fresh and cheap but usually
wound up buying another thing or two as well. Alas, they didn't stay open
for very long. Not really sure why. They were very personable and sold good
stuff. I think perhaps most people are just unwilling to go to a little shop
like that mainly just for produce. It worked well for me because I was a
vegetarian at the time and the majority of my meals were soups and salads so
it was pretty much a one stop shop for me. Anything else I wanted like soda
pop (Tab in those days) I could pick up where I worked.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2018-12-14 9:02 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>>>>
>>>> https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>>>
>>> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
>>> was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
>>> your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>>
>> Of course I have lived elsewhere. I was born in KS and have lived in MA,
>> CA, PA, NY and WA. Yes, even in Seattle. I did mention in my original
>> reply that the shop was at Pike Place. I doubted it would still be there
>> because that was something like 40 years ago. But it's still there.
>
> Yes, I figured that you got that information when you googled it. It may
> have been there 40 years but you weren't there.

I certainly was! We moved to WA when I was 7. Before the traffic became the
nightmare that is it today and before I became disabled, I used to go to
Pike Place at least once a year. I went to the Crumpet Shop with my friends,
Mike, Doug and Lisa. Mike and Lisa are no longer with us. Doug still leaves
in Seattle but we are no longer in contact with each other. No drama or
anything like that. Our lives just moved in different directions.

On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:01:18 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>> On 2018-12-14 9:02 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 2018-12-13 6:00 a.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> OMG! It's still there! Read it and weep people!
>>>>>
>>>>> https://thecrumpetshop.com/crumpets/
>>>>
>>>> No shit. My bet, as mentioned early is that you googled Crumpet and that
>>>> was where you got the idea about eggs and crumpets. Besides, the TMI of
>>>> your life posted here suggests that you lived elsewhere.
>>>
>>> Of course I have lived elsewhere. I was born in KS and have lived in MA,
>>> CA, PA, NY and WA. Yes, even in Seattle. I did mention in my original
>>> reply that the shop was at Pike Place. I doubted it would still be there
>>> because that was something like 40 years ago. But it's still there.
>>
>> Yes, I figured that you got that information when you googled it. It may
>> have been there 40 years but you weren't there.
>
>I certainly was! We moved to WA when I was 7. Before the traffic became the
>nightmare that is it today and before I became disabled, I used to go to
>Pike Place at least once a year. I went to the Crumpet Shop with my friends,
>Mike, Doug and Lisa. Mike and Lisa are no longer with us. Doug still leaves
>in Seattle but we are no longer in contact with each other. No drama or
>anything like that. Our lives just moved in different directions.

That's understandable... you like crumpets and Doug likes strumpets.

On 2018-12-14 6:01 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message

>> Yes, I figured that you got that information when you googled it. It
>> may have been there 40 years but you weren't there.
>
> I certainly was! We moved to WA when I was 7. Before the traffic became
> the nightmare that is it today and before I became disabled, I used to
> go to Pike Place at least once a year. I went to the Crumpet Shop with
> my friends, Mike, Doug and Lisa. Mike and Lisa are no longer with us.
> Doug still leaves in Seattle but we are no longer in contact with each
> other. No drama or anything like that. Our lives just moved in different
> directions.

Yes, I am sure you did, but I will stick to my theory.

Does that crumpet photo show what they should really look like? They look too pale to be
tasty, and if made with rings, they aren't very uniform, IMO. Give me a baking powder biscuit
with honey on it any day ;-)).

N.