On 02/09/2012 4:55 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

>> You had to Google crumpets? Does that mean they are not available where
>> you live? Even commercially made crumpets are a treat.
>
> What part of Canada are you in? I don't get north to Montreal
> often, but I think I would have noticed them if they were on a diner
> menu.
>
> I've never seen them. This is English Muffin country. [upstate NY]
> My attempts at making them have come up with an inferior English
> muffin-like thing.
>
I am smack dab in the middle of the Niagara peninsula in southern
Ontario. It is rare to see crumpets in restaurants, but they can be
found in some bakeries and are readily available in all grocery stores
around here.