Are English muffins really English?!

Question: What's the story behind them?

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Answers: What's the story behind them?

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Muffins are simply referred to as "muffins" in the UK, except when specifically to distinguish them from American-style muffins, in which case they are usually called "hot muffins", "breakfast muffins", or "English muffins".

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Why yes dear, and here in merry old england we simple call them 'muffins' - aha!

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I don't know, but they are real good with butter & jelly on them.

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They were created in England in the mid 1840s. In England they call them muffins, but since we have regular muffins in america, we call them English Muffins.

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