Mastodawn

Modern so-called 'English' muffins, not #crumpets/#pikelets/etc., were purportedly the innovation of Samuel Bath Thomas, an English-born baker, in...the US (ca. 1880). It's complicated. https://britishfoodhistory.com/2020/11/22/the-muffin-crumpet-continuum/ #foodhistory #HannahGlasse @neilbuttery.bsky.social

The Muffin-Crumpet Continuum

This is the first part of a three-part post. How I wish I had a roaring fire; if I did it would be a great big one equipped with all of the paraphernalia; poker, skuttle and, of course, toasting fo…

British Food: A History