"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "Gary" > wrote in message
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>>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> > There is nothing healthful about English muffins, just empty carb
>>>> > calories.
>>>> >
>>>> Sheldon is correct, nothing 'healthful' about English muffins, but they
>>>> DO taste good.
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>>> I love toasted Thomas english muffins. I'll eat them plain with butter
>>> or sometimes with butter and jam on top. My only issue with them is
>>> that it takes a LOT of butter to make them right. The carbs in the
>>> muffin doesn't bother me - it's all that butter fat that I add. ;-o
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>>> For this reason, I only buy a package maybe 2-3 times a year.
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>> Something I never eat! I think I will stick with my toast It keeps me
>> 'going' for the rest of the day <g>
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> Have not eaten them for many years. Used to be a restaurant here that
> served something called Tuna Twins. Split and toasted, buttered English
> muffins topped with a slice of tomato, scoop of tuna salad and a slice of
> cheese. Heated in the oven till the cheese melted. So rich and good and
> next to impossible to eat! Too thick and unwieldy to pick up and if you
> used a fork you could only concentrate on one part at a time. Also
> always got full before I finished the second one. But soooo good!
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> I would make the same at home with either less tuna or just tomato and
> cheese. I do miss English muffins but alas they have dairy in them.

Oh I didn't know that! I read someone here (sorry I forget who) makes
muffin bread in a breadmaker! You could do that with no dairy ... I
suppose! Not something I've ever made.


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