History and Emergence of English Muffins
English muffins are normally round in shape created using yeast dough which is baked over a griddle, split and toasted prior to consuming normally.
English muffins have come a very long way both geographically and culturally. Originally English muffins were only eaten by the servants (downstairs) of the Victorian society in England. They surfaced and got prominence in UK when all the members of all the society classes came to known of their goodness. A family baker created English muffins from biscuit dough scraps, leftover bread and mashed potatoes. He used to fry the batter on top of hot griddle so that light and crusty muffins were made just for the servants. Once the upstairs members of the family tasted them, they started requesting the English muffins for them too, particularly during snack or tea time.
Due to this reason, the English muffins started becoming the most fancied ones on the isle and as a result, many muffin factories sprung all over the place. English muffins were sold in the streets by men who slung wooden trays stacked with muffins around their necks. Clubs and private homes used to split and toast them on open fire and serve in a sterling dish (covered) along with tea. English muffins became and men selling them became very prominent that they were mentioned even in many of the nursery rhymes meant for children. Their popularity reached the peak in UK in the preceding years of World War I.