Re: Bagels

On 8.8.24 4:12 am, Ben Newsam wrote:
> Bob Henson wrote, though the Organization header says "Home":
> 
>>On 7.8.24 3:12 am, Ben Newsam wrote:
>>> Kerr-Mudd, John wrote, though the Organization header says "Dis":
>>> 
>>>>On Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:21:36 +0100
>>>>Ben Newsam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Personally, I'm not keen on bagels.
>>>>
>>>>Crumpets all round!
>>> 
>>> Indeed. Or pikelets.
>>
>>They don't seem to understand pikelets in Gloucestershire. I usually 
>>explain they are thinner and of greater diameter than crumpets - they 
>>were when I was a kid in Derbyshire, anyway.
> 
> Absolutely. Here in Sheffield people sometimes erroneously call a
> normal crumpet a pikelet. IMO actual pikelets are better and, as you
> say, thinner and a little larger. Sometimes I make my own because I do
> not possess crumpet rings. The other day I spotted some genuine
> pikelets in M&S Food Hall in Meadowhall.

SWMBO is coeliac and the only crumpets she can get are just about 
eatable, but that's about all you can say for them. Making them oneself 
with gluten free flour is possible, but not worth the effort in view of 
the time involved and the quality of results. Shop bought GF bagels are 
a tad better.

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