On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:24:11 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:23:45 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>> > On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:27:13 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> >> > On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:57:00 -0700 (PDT),
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>> >> >> On Sunday, October 20, 2013 5:13:25 AM UTC-7, Xeno Lith wrote:
>> >> >> > On 19/10/13 3:31 AM, sf wrote:
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>> >> >> > > On Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:15:29 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>> >> >> > >> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
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>> >> >> > >>> the Ghost of Andy has tormented me long enough - this morning I
>> >> >> > >>> made
>> >> >> > >>> an English Muffin breakfast sandwich and ironically didn't think
>> >> >> > >>> of
>> >> >> > >>> him
>> >> >> > >>> until I had my morning r.f.c
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>> >> >> > >> Aha you are freeeeeeeeeeeee
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>> >> >> > > Yeah, but now she has me thinking about an English muffin.
>> >> >> > > Curses!
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>> >> >> > Grew up on English muffins. Haven't had one since I left home at
>> >> >> > about
>> >> >> > age 21. That was 40 years ago and I haven't missed them since.
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>> >> >> The English muffin is neither English, nor a muffin.
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>> >> >> Discuss.
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>> >> > That's what they are called here. Discuss.
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>> >> Here, they are muffins and those cake things a new idea
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>> > I thought they were called fairy cakes over your way!
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>> Hmm not quite the same thing
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>They're close enough.
Not that close. Muffins are denser and usually contain fruit or other
flavourings, and are usually quite large.
Fairy cakes are small light cupcakes, often decorated by taking the
tops off, filling with jam and cream, cutting the top in half and
poking them back in the cream like wings.
JB