Post by John LarkinIt's hard to find crumpets around here. The little fruit stand at 30th
and Church (where Sister Act was filmed) sometimes has them. Ikedas in
Auburn usually does, but that's a 2-hour drive from SF.
Two nations separated by a common language.
I take it we are talking about crumpets as round white 1/2" thick and
~3" diameter made out of a very holey dough full of big bubbles? Made on
a hot griddle in a ring mould and then toastable whole from a packet.
You can DIY them if you are so inclined. Recipe for major brand is here:
https://www.recipetineats.com/crumpet-recipe/
As opposed to toasting muffins which are basically more round flat bread
bun like and sliced in two before toasting.
My first American pancakes were a bit of a shock - I was expecting a
couple of thin crepes but I got a huge stack of 8" diameter 1cm thick
pan cakes. It did what it said on the tin (just not what I expected).
Post by John LarkinMy theory is that it's hard to toast crumpets properly in a 120 volt
toaster, and the toasters are 220v in olde England, so they eat more
crumpets.
I doubt there is too much of a limitation on voltage. If it will toast
bread then it should toast crumpets too (if they will fit in the
toasting gap). The problem is that some (many?) bread toasters cannot
accept the thicker crumpets without application of a steam roller or
mallet to them which somewhat damages the shape and integrity!
Post by John LarkinTheir kettles work better too, so they drink more tea.
Or coffee - since continental mains is 240v too.
Japan has similarly feeble electricity and slow kettles that are
essentially thermos flasks with a heating element inside it.
--
Martin Brown
