On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 11:11:59 PM UTC-4, Nancy2 wrote:
> On the contrary, spamtr....on the new series of The Great British Baking Show,
> the bakers were tasked with making what they called English Muffins, and
> they looked exactly like the big brand ones you can buy at any supermarket.
> They were about the same size, and were baked on a light layer of cornmeal.
> All the bakers, all Brits, certainly knew what they were.
>
> N.

I suspect these English Muffins were either an import from the USA or from obsolete recipes resurrected. All Brits do not know what they are except from knowledge of the USA. Very few Brits know of them as a British food.

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