English muffins = glazed buns

[Nancy Elliott]

And what's a crumpet, compared to a scone?

Nancy Elliott
Southern Oregon University

> From: Lynne Murphy <lynnem at COGS.SUSX.AC.UK>
> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:50:33 +0000
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: English muffins = glazed buns
>
> --On Thursday, January 11, 2001 11:37 am -0500 Sallie Lemons
> <Sallie.Lemons at MSDW.COM> wrote:
>
>> How does the English Muffin compare to scones and crumpets?
>
> A scone is a much denser thing than a muffin or crumpet.  They're usually
> thicker, too, and not toasted, but eaten with butter or clotted cream and
> jam.   Scones also often have stuff in them (cheese, currants).
>
> Crumpets look like (English) muffins but are made on a griddle, not baked.
>
> Lynne
>
>
> M Lynne Murphy
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