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wonderpug wrote:Blasphemy. I can get on board with arguments for biscuits over English muffins if you're just having them with butter and jam or something, but for breakfast sandwiches the English muffin is king.

Yup. And those from the Vermont Bread Co. are one of those rare products I'll pay a premium price for.

The only function of bread at breakfast, sans sandwich, is to sop up yolk and grease. English works better than regular toast for that but I'm not picky.

I'm sick as a dog, and wobbly just sitting in my chair. And yet, this thread has me on the verge of going down to the store just to buy some English muffins.

I wouldn't do that for biscuits.

English Scones with Clotted Cream and Jam


or Everything Bagel, Lox, cream cheese, capers, red onion...


or sometimes just Peanut Butter on (your favorite) Toast

Tag your porn.

silverjon wrote:Tag your porn.

Isn't this the food porn thread?

I will qualify that toast is dependent on the bread quality, but English muffins are always a pass.

When you show up to Hot Dog Johnny's, don't ask if they take VISA when the sign reads, CASH ONLY. I mean, I'll feel bad for you as I'm stuffing my face with a hot dog, but man...cash. It's been a long time since I've seen an adult walk away and I can hear the sad Hulk music in my head.

Crystal Pepsi is coming back. Can Tab Clear be far behind?

Personally, I might root for Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla to make a comeback. Current cherry colas just don't seem to compare.

The cherry coke from the new Coke fountain machines are good. They use flavored syrup rather than the commercial product.

I found that as far as my taste buds go, any colas with vanilla in them are great...for the first few sips. Then it gets way too sweet.

Enough wrote:Crystal Pepsi is coming back.

Right now?

Waffles, bitches.

Blackhawk wrote:

Enough wrote:Crystal Pepsi is coming back.

Right now?

IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE

Smoove_B wrote:When you show up to Hot Dog Johnny's, don't ask if they take VISA when the sign reads, CASH ONLY. I mean, I'll feel bad for you as I'm stuffing my face with a hot dog, but man...cash. It's been a long time since I've seen an adult walk away and I can hear the sad Hulk music in my head.

Plenty of other places that will. I don't carry physical money any more, so I have no problem leaving the groceries at the checkout. Of course, if I saw a big sign saying cash only, I would figure it to be one of the famous New Jersey money launderies.

"Yo, me and Nunzio want 3 G's worth of hotdogs and you can put the change in dis shoebox here. Make sure they're all there or Nunzio is gonna take you campin'in the Pine Barrens, if you know what I mean!"

ImLawBoy wrote:

Isgrimnur wrote:English muffins are the bastard stepchild of breakfast breads. Biscuits or toast over English muffins any day.

I can understand a good biscuit, but toast? TOAST??? Get fucking real.

Amen!

My favorite use of English Muffins is for delivering maple cream to my taste buds. Mmmmmmmmm.....

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Smoove_B wrote:When you show up to Hot Dog Johnny's, don't ask if they take VISA when the sign reads, CASH ONLY. I mean, I'll feel bad for you as I'm stuffing my face with a hot dog, but man...cash. It's been a long time since I've seen an adult walk away and I can hear the sad Hulk music in my head.

Plenty of other places that will. I don't carry physical money any more, so I have no problem leaving the groceries at the checkout. Of course, if I saw a big sign saying cash only, I would figure it to be one of the famous New Jersey money launderies.

"Yo, me and Nunzio want 3 G's worth of hotdogs and you can put the change in dis shoebox here. Make sure they're all there or Nunzio is gonna take you campin'in the Pine Barrens, if you know what I mean!"

Sadly, it's a lot lower-finance than that. After covering all costs most small businesses are doing well if they can eke out 5-10% in profit, so avoiding 2-3% for payment processing off the top line makes a big difference on the bottom line.

At the risk of setting myself up to get rolled...I try to keep a $20 bill with me for just such occasions. Sometimes I carry that same Jackson for months, but sooner or later I'm always glad I do.

TheMix wrote: My favorite use of English Muffins is for delivering maple cream to my taste buds. Mmmmmmmmm.....

Adding anything maple to anything that isn't a pancake or waffle (or, occasionally, oatmeal) automatically drops it to the bottom of the list.

I've gotten ticked a time or two when I walked in and was told cash only, but I very quickly learned what places do that and simply don't go there. My bank doesn't have an ATM anywhere near me, and I'm not paying the foreign ATM fees.

I'm also in the English Muffins are the "best breakfast bread" camp; any other camp needs an atomic wedgie.

I've also discovered that they work reasonably well as buns for grilled cheeseburgers. They don't soak up grease like a regular bun, but they've got good flavor to make up for that.

Blackhawk wrote:I've gotten ticked a time or two when I walked in and was told cash only, but I very quickly learned what places do that and simply don't go there. My bank doesn't have an ATM anywhere near me, and I'm not paying the foreign ATM fees.

The only places around here that are cash only are worth going to the ATM for first. One is a seasonal fried haddock stand where all they do is fried haddock and the owner of the place owns the boat that catches the fish - so everything they serve is mighty fresh and delicious. They also have fries, which sadly aren't that great and go cold very quickly, but the fish more than makes up for it. Another is a seasonal ice cream place that has the absolute best black raspberry I've ever had.

Blackhawk wrote:

TheMix wrote: My favorite use of English Muffins is for delivering maple cream to my taste buds. Mmmmmmmmm.....

Adding anything maple to anything that isn't a pancake or waffle (or, occasionally, oatmeal) automatically drops it to the bottom of the list.

Real Maples syrup mostly is just a light sweet. It doesn't have an exaggerated flavor or sweetness like the stuff you pick up in grocery aisle. Since my old man started tapping maple trees, I find that I will sometimes use maple syrup as a cane sugar substitute in recipes that call for sugar, particularly for things that use brown sugar. It really goes well chocolate chip cookies and BBQ sauce. The sweet is much more mello than a brown sugar sweet and it give just a very very very tiny extra different flavor which is a good tiny extra different flavor.

I still always carry cash. I rarely use it but I always carry it. I prefer to tip in cash and on the rare occasion I go to the bar I pay in cash. Any expense under $5 is usually in cash. I pull $300 from the ATM at a time and that generally lasts me several months or even seasons.

Blackhawk wrote:

TheMix wrote: My favorite use of English Muffins is for delivering maple cream to my taste buds. Mmmmmmmmm.....

Adding anything maple to anything that isn't a pancake or waffle (or, occasionally, oatmeal) automatically drops it to the bottom of the list.

Cookies and fudge to name just 2 that refute your claim.

Blackhawk wrote:

TheMix wrote: My favorite use of English Muffins is for delivering maple cream to my taste buds. Mmmmmmmmm.....

Adding anything maple to anything that isn't a pancake or waffle (or, occasionally, oatmeal) automatically drops it to the bottom of the list.

To re-iterate, I'm talking about maple cream. I put syrup on pancakes and waffles. Maple cream is for spreading, or maybe eating directly with a spoon. I have plenty of syrup and would never waste the cream on a pancake or waffle.

TheMix wrote:I put syrup on pancakes and waffles.

Okay, you bastard, you made me laugh.



Taken out of context, that comment was pretty "DUH!"

GreenGoo wrote:

Blackhawk wrote:

TheMix wrote: My favorite use of English Muffins is for delivering maple cream to my taste buds. Mmmmmmmmm.....

Adding anything maple to anything that isn't a pancake or waffle (or, occasionally, oatmeal) automatically drops it to the bottom of the list.

Cookies and fudge to name just 2 that refute your claim.

Fudge is the top proof of my position on maple. Donuts are at #2.

Recruiter calling me at work. The first time in a long time. That's ballsy. The horrible thing is that if I were actually qualified for the position they called about, I probably would have entertained the thought or at least listened to their offer for salary.

Blackhawk wrote:

GreenGoo wrote:

Blackhawk wrote:

TheMix wrote: My favorite use of English Muffins is for delivering maple cream to my taste buds. Mmmmmmmmm.....

Adding anything maple to anything that isn't a pancake or waffle (or, occasionally, oatmeal) automatically drops it to the bottom of the list.

Cookies and fudge to name just 2 that refute your claim.

Fudge is the top proof of my position on maple. Donuts are at #2.

I used to be with you with the maple icing on donuts thing, until I discovered a long john with maple icing and two strips of bacon on top.

Maple syrup on breakfast sausage links is a layer of heaven, even with the really heavy "maple" flavoring.

No no no no sweet does not go on meat.

LordMortis wrote:Maple syrup on breakfast sausage links is a layer of heaven, even with the really heavy "maple" flavoring.

In my case, it's imitation, sugar-free syrup; but I concur.

Daehawk wrote:No no no no sweet does not go on meat.

With breakfast meats? You could not be more wrong. Sorry. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Soooooo wrong.

>>> Request <<<

Can someone point me to the video / gif of the guy in the Subway train playing VR that we had posted here ?

Unagi wrote:>>> Request <<<

Can someone point me to the video / gif of the guy in the Subway train playing VR that we had posted here ?

This one?

Yes!!

Thank you so much.
I need someone who's pushing VR on me to see that clip.

Although I thought he had a more pronounced 'Fright' moment than I'm seeing.

We lost power for two hours this morning for no particular good reason.

The chain on the bicycle probably broke. Did you ask The Professor if he meddled with it?

No, he was fiddling with Maryann.

This link came from Dubious Quality's Friday round-up.

Did Jesus have a wife?

The story did not go where I expected it to. It's a long read, but quite interesting.

Daehawk wrote:No no no no sweet does not go on meat.

Any good dryrub for ribs is going to include brown sugar and often white as well.

How much sugar do you think there is in ketchup?
Tons of BBQ sauces begin with a ketchup, and/or include sugars or honeys.
Honey glazed ham?
grilled onions on your burger maybe?

I just don't think you realize how much 'sweet' you are actually enjoying in many of your meats.