The end of civilisation as we know it? ?

nanabilly, buscetti sounds rather nicer than my DS's version which was 'stogetti' and the same child invented 'pickled lily' for MiL's piccalilly. He also use it, predictably, for Piccadilly when we visited London.
Crumpets in Scotland, when I was young, were like large, flat, holey (on one side) pancakes, about the diameter of a tea plate, which were spread with jam and rolled up - a treat for afternoon tea

Thanks Iam64 all is now clear! Isnt it funny how the things children say when they're little, stay as family heirlooms for years?

Luckily I hate fizzy drinks and am vegetarian so not feeling the shortage too badly. You can have my share of crumpets.

Lol strangled eggs reminds me of when our eldest could not say spaghetti so called it buscetti. It was buscetti for years in our house.
He could not say Timothy either when we had second baby so Timothy became Tibberty.
Loads of crumpets in tesco and Morrison's yesterday .The media do like to cause a frenzy. I like them but can live without them and will have to if they come back after this supposed shortage at double the price.

Chewbacca, strangled eggs have been a delicacy in this house for almost 30 years. One of our toddlers asked for strangled eggs for breakfast. They need butter, a medium to low heat and to have been beaten to within an inch of their lives before being strangled. A real delicacy.

Jalima, how do I strangle an egg? Is it a delicacy only to be enjoyed with crumpets?

I remember pikelets annsixty. There used to be a shop in Ashton under Lyne, back in the 1950s/60s that sold them when they were warm. mmmmmm!

Co2 is used in the packaging of food products to prolong their shelf life.

We have strangled eggs as well
by any other name would taste as sweet ...

wot about Scotch pancakes - do they need CO2?


and here was me thinking it was yeast that made the bubbles
Is there a shortage of bicarbonate of soda?

I thought it was bicarb?

What will they think of next?
Remember the toilet roll shortage anyone? Then, when they came back on sale, they were at least twice the price as before.

Did any of you grow up with Pikelets?
Thinner and flatter versions of crumpets.
I think they may only have been made by local independent bakers.

Please stop talking about crumpets with melted butter! I haven't had one for ages, and now I want one. Or two...

I knew we should have gone further into carbon capture - then we would have had as many crumpets and pints as we want.

Strangled eggs Iam64? Is that legal?

Thank goodness I have a pack of 6 Warbies crumpets safely in the bread bin. They're unbeatable with lots of lurpak dripping through them, especially with either strangled eggs or a smidgeon of honey.

Well did warn GN t'other day

2 packs kittylester??? that looks like Crumpet Hoarding. There are heavy penalties you know!

I'm so glad I bought 2 packs of gf ones yesterday!

My OH will be very disappointed. He loves crumpet.

I think it's for the packaging, not the actual crumpets, but I could be wrong.

Oh No!!! Never mind a third runway at Heathrow, our MPs should be dealing with this crucial shortage and making sure our crumpet supply is properly protected.

I don't think the crumpet maufacturers have worked out yet how to pipe the surplus Co2 from the atmosphere directly into their products.

I don't quite get the word "shortage" in relation to carbon dioxide either. One minute there's too much of it and the next....

Can"t keep up! ?

Is there a shortage of bicarbonate of soda?

and here was me thinking it was yeast that made the bubbles

Now I really fancy crumpets and a beer