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Three Crumpets

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LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 22:56

AIBU or is there an unwritten rule that you eat crumpets in pairs? DH occasionally has a single crumpet. They come in sixes, so that often leaves a random spare crumpet that can’t be paired up. He says it’s normal.

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Chypre · 04/11/2023 07:23

Odd crumpets go to the odd crumpet bag in the freezer, where they eventually get a pair.

Jewelanemone · 04/11/2023 07:22

TheGoodEnoughWife · 04/11/2023 06:37

Love this thread!

To be fair crumpets, whether packs of 6 or packs of 9, are stacked in 3's so really it is much easier to eat 3 in one sitting so the end of the packet can be folded over appropriately.

Exactly right. Two savoury (butter and Marmite) and one sweet (butter and honey).

I've got a packet in the freezer........🤔

ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 04/11/2023 07:18

TeaGinandFags · 03/11/2023 23:13

It's a poxy crumpet.

Who cares?

You replied to the thread, so you must care😁

determinedtomakethiswork · 04/11/2023 07:11

Try them with salted butter and peanut butter together. Absolutely lovely.

I'm a bit on the left about the poached egg and crumpet thing. Who discovered that one?

SallyWD · 04/11/2023 07:10

I usually have two but sometimes three. I do intermittent fasting and only eat brunch and dinner so I think it's OK to eat more at each meal.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 04/11/2023 07:10

RedHelenB · 03/11/2023 22:58

Two slots in a toaster means two crumpets as far as I'm concerned. But then I always have 2 slices of toast too.

Or one each for 2 people.
Or don't use both slots!

ChocolateCakeOverspill · 04/11/2023 07:05

Two crumpets isn’t enough, I’m less concerned by the odd number and more concerned that eating a single crumpet should be one of the items on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist

determinedtomakethiswork · 04/11/2023 07:05

TeaGinandFags · 03/11/2023 23:13

It's a poxy crumpet.

Who cares?

Bad attitude!

CheeseCakeSunflowers · 04/11/2023 07:01

Any crumpets left after the first use of the packet go in the freezer, it doesn't matter if there is an odd one, just team it up with the odd one from last week.

LizzBurg · 04/11/2023 06:45

LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 23:03

The other issue I have is people who turn up the toaster to 6 to do crumpets but don’t turn it back down, meaning that whoever comes next incinerates their toast.

I’m afraid that I have no sympathy there. It’s the responsibility of the person using the toaster to check the setting is correct when they use it.
Bagels or teacakes -2
Toast - 4/5
Crumpets - 8, then down again on 1

TheGoodEnoughWife · 04/11/2023 06:37

Love this thread!

To be fair crumpets, whether packs of 6 or packs of 9, are stacked in 3's so really it is much easier to eat 3 in one sitting so the end of the packet can be folded over appropriately.

LizzBurg · 04/11/2023 06:35

LadyMacB · 03/11/2023 22:59

I’ve seen the 9 packs but I think that would just encourage him.

Ah g’wan, next time they’re on offer for £1, buy him 9.

SpringIntoChaos · 04/11/2023 06:22

Why are you policing your husband's eating habits ffs?? If he wants 1,3 or 99 crumpets, surely that's his decision!

You say you don't want to buy a 9-pack as you 'don't want to encourage him' 🤦‍♀️ What are on about!?! Don't be ridiculous and buy the bloody 9-pack!

I can DEFINITELY eat 3 crumpets first breakfast. Often do! But sometimes only feel like 1...so what?? 🤷‍♀️ If someone was policing my 'crumpet count' like you OP I would seriously tell them to fuck off!

AuntieMarys · 04/11/2023 06:19

I love poached eggs on mine

5YearsLeft · 04/11/2023 06:16

@LadyMacB Don’t get me started on fucking Giant Crumpets.

We decided to give them a try because thought we could just put one in a single toast slot and, boom, Robert is your mother’s brother. Yeah, not so fucking much. It was a TRAVESTY.

It seems ok when first pulled from the toaster but then… you can’t manage to eat the far side before it starts to lose a bit of the toastiness that is required to hold the whole damn thing together. So what you’re really left with is deflated and depressing (“Life as Crumpets: A Meditation”).

They can get to fuck with their Giant Crumpets. I fell for it once, but never again. AND. Insult to injury: a single “giant” crumpet is more calories than two lovely regular crumpets. What the fuck kind of world is this? What kind of red room of fucking horror at Warburtons did they invent those in?

Also, if your husband only uses one paracetamol, the time to change the locks is probably years past, back when you noticed he only threw away one sock of a pair because it had a hole, leaving you to be haunted by the other sock for fuck-all-ever.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 04/11/2023 06:00

Surely he can just have a single again another time. I have just one loads of times and my toddler wouldn’t manage 2 in one go.

MidnightOnceMore · 04/11/2023 05:50

LikeRobbieSays · 03/11/2023 23:11

YABU to call them crumpets, they are Pikelets and can be eaten in any quantity

Crumpets and pikelets are different things.

Tilllly · 04/11/2023 05:46

WednesdaysChild50 · 04/11/2023 00:39

they are gross the texture is weird

You need help

They are lush.... marmite, cheese, butter - everything works

Hearmenow23 · 04/11/2023 05:45

It doesn't matter what denominations I eat them in, I'm basically going to eat the whole pack within a few hours anyway.

WiddlinDiddlin · 04/11/2023 05:29

LikeRobbieSays · 03/11/2023 23:11

YABU to call them crumpets, they are Pikelets and can be eaten in any quantity

This is so very very wrong.

Pikelets and crumpets not only look different but they're made differently too!

Crumpets are taller, made in a ring. The batter/dough is a pretty simple thing to make.

Pikelets are flatter, not made in a ring and the batter/dough is a git to make as you have to make a dough, and then let it down to a batter, and is a big ole faff.

So I break all the rules... and make pikelet shaped crumpets by not using a ring.

Notquitethere60 · 04/11/2023 03:57

Three with cream cheese and marmalade makes a delicious brunch

Robotalkingrubbish · 04/11/2023 03:42

We have three each. 🤷‍♀️

Lavenderlulu · 04/11/2023 03:35

2 crumpets would be my usual choice but I usually only toast 1 to have with my meds then go back to bed for a bit till they kick in and turned out 2 is too many that early on for my system so I get the 2nd as afternoon treat instead.

reclaimmyboobs · 04/11/2023 02:50

WednesdaysChild50 · 04/11/2023 00:39

they are gross the texture is weird

You need to toast them twice. Toasted once only they are terrible; put them down for a second go and they’re fantastic.

I put one crumpet in to start. When I push it down for its second go, I add a new crumpet to the other toaster slot. When the first crumpet is ready, I add the third crumpet for its first go and remember the second crumpet is now on its toaster victory lap. I stand at the counter and eat the first one, then stand at the counter and eat the second while waiting for the third. The third crumpet is a table crumpet.

Vitriolinsanity · 04/11/2023 01:44

One should eat crumpets until feeling a bit sick in my opinion.

That's their reason for being.