I heard on the radio that Sheffield makes the best muffins in the world. Even the Americans are buying them and shipping them over.

So I bought some chocolate chip muffins from Tesco's and some blueberry muffins from Sainsbury's.

They were absolutely fabulous. The kid's eyes lit up - what a treat,

Well Done Sheffield.

Ok....yknow Tesco's muffins are probably made in a big factory somewhere non-hereish.

Originally posted by noseyrosie
Ok....yknow Tesco's muffins are probably made in a big factory somewhere non-hereish.

They're probably local. There was a huge to do over the 'may contain nuts' labelling on Tesco bakery stuff. They were playing it safe by labelling bread with the nuts thing in all stores, even if only one store had that particular line supplied by a nutty bakery.

(I think they were right to do this BTW)

I've never come across anyone who had a nut alergy.

It must be terrible for those that have it.

I know they make a big thing about nut free Muffins.

Jamie Oliver eats them so it must be OK.

I've met at least 2

Nasty problem

Originally posted by Unregistered
I've never come across anyone who had a nut alergy.

It must be terrible for those that have it.


I know of one person who had it.

How unfortunate...living your life without being able to enjoy the delights of a Snickers bars.

That's not living.

That's not even existing

:(

Or Mars bars. They make them on the same line on different days, and the reason the nougat is brown is that it contains 'rework'

Originally posted by Unregistered
I've never come across anyone who had a nut alergy.


Neither have I but almost every food stuff is labled as "mighrt contain nuts", I assume that people who are alergic to other things just have to take pot luck.

I always find it ammusing when it says on something like walnut bread, "contains nuts", duh, realy ?

Morrisons double chocolate muffins are superbe,
Hadn't tried one until recently so didn't know what I had missed.
hazel

Of course, prior to about 1990, the default meaning for 'muffin' was a kind of bread cake thing. Sadly, this now seems to be increasingly referred to as an 'English muffin', a fact which I find inexplicably sad.

Originally posted by Damon
Of course, prior to about 1990, the default meaning for 'muffin' was a kind of bread cake thing. Sadly, this now seems to be increasingly referred to as an 'English muffin', a fact which I find inexplicably sad.

More americanisation :mad:

If this (http://www.scci.org.uk/nw_view.asp?nw_id=521&news_category=9&news_page=service_trade.asp) is what was being referred to, it would appear to be "low fat" stuff!

Not really, CGK. I meant re-naming stuff and hijacking names to mean something else. Fawcet indeed? Soccer? :mad:

No.No.No.No.

I made the mistake of commenting on the Original Post.:D

I'm with you, Strix, on stealing words.

Trunk?
Pants?

A muffin is for toasting at tea-time.
What the Yanks/Starbucks gang eat with their coffee are "buns".

Originally posted by Strix
Fawcet indeed? Soccer? :mad:

Fanny-pack !

Originally posted by cgksheff
What the Yanks/Starbucks gang eat with their coffee are "buns".

I have this problem here too! Buns are the bland things you make sandwiches out of in Liverpool ;) (Unless you ask for an iced bun)

And what does a Yank picture when you say 'buns'? :hihi:

Originally posted by nick2
Fanny-pack !

If you extend the belt, I suppose it would work :? Wouldn't fancy trying to walk though :cry:

Wow, look how I spectacularly torpedoed this thread and turned it into an Americanisation debate! Cowabunga! :D

Way to go, dude !

Originally posted by Strix
[B]I have this problem here too! Buns are the bland things you make sandwiches out of in Liverpool ;) (Unless you ask for an iced bun)


My Step-mum who's from Birkenhead calls breadcakes "batches"!!!! :loopy: :D

Originally posted by Damon
Of course, prior to about 1990, the default meaning for 'muffin' was a kind of bread cake thing. Sadly, this now seems to be increasingly referred to as an 'English muffin', a fact which I find inexplicably sad.


I thought that Sheffield stole the muffins from America. I bought some in Sainsburys and my American guests said that they were the best blueberry muffins they had ever tasted.

Seems like muffins have replaced stainless steel.

Have you ever tried the Marks & Spencer triple chocholate muffins?
They are TO DIE FOR!

Originally posted by AlexAtkin
Have you ever tried the Marks & Spencer triple chocholate muffins?
They are TO DIE FOR!


It isn't fashionable to be seen shopping in M&S, it's for grannies.


These days, Sainsbury's shoppers are the new kewlies.

My muffins were made in Lancashire and I've never had any complaints! ;)

Originally posted by chez26
My muffins were made in Lancashire and I've never had any complaints! ;)


They probably imported them from Sheffield and changed the label.

Originally posted by Unregistered
They probably imported them from Sheffield and changed the label.

Sorry to mislead :blush: I was bein a rude then, just a bit of fun;)

Originally posted by chez26
Sorry to mislead :blush: I was bein a rude then, just a bit of fun;)

I like rude people - if they like muffins.

my sister in law works at fletchers bakery at hillsboro, and they make muffins for tesco, sainsburys, m and s.
they can buy them cheap from the inbakery shop.....yummy!


:clap: :thumbsup: :D :clap:

Originally posted by samsmum
my sister in law works at fletchers bakery at hillsboro, and they make muffins for tesco, sainsburys, m and s.
they can buy them cheap from the inbakery shop.....yummy!


:clap: :thumbsup: :D :clap:


She should buy them in bulk.

I heard that all the trendy people are buying them for their kids because Jamie Oliver used the Sainsbury muffins as special treats for all the children in his recent school dinner TV shows.

He said that muffins are full of goodness and improve stamina.