General Discussion

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

50. Fancy LA market (Gelsons) use to sell "muffin tops" because many people just like the top.

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 05:34 PM

Jul 2012

They were regular muffins cooked wide and flat to increase the muffin top ratio.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

61 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

No Joke: Mittens eats only the Tops of Muffins! [View all] reformist2 Jul 2012 OP

And you know what he says about the rest of us? Chorophyll Jul 2012 #1

LOL! I hope the American people RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #30

ROFL - that's hysterical. Vinca Jul 2012 #52

Thanks! Chorophyll Jul 2012 #53

There's no logic in his logic (re butter/lipids). This is a case for Alton Brown. TwilightGardener Jul 2012 #2

Looks like he knows about as much about baking... Lizzie Poppet Jul 2012 #13

You're right...it's just that the tops taste better... joeybee12 Jul 2012 #46

Of course he does! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2012 #3

Funny! soccer1 Jul 2012 #12

+1 pscot Jul 2012 #39

OMG, this is just icing on the ....lipids. What a day!...n/t monmouth Jul 2012 #4

"Top of the Muffin!" louis-t Jul 2012 #5

base? arely staircase Jul 2012 #6

They're just stumps! reformist2 Jul 2012 #14

He's also welcome to eat the peanuts out of my shit. 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #7

Why was I drinking coffee when I read that? Why? mikeytherat Jul 2012 #16

Tell him it's kopi luwak and he probably would n/t Scootaloo Jul 2012 #45

"People with muffin-tops for Romney unite!" Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #8

oh yea, like the cream sinks to the bottom of the milk Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #9

Dog-on-roof loves muffin-roof aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #10

he has a name for people that eat the bottoms Enrique Jul 2012 #11

I clicked on the link, fearing this was a euphemism Scootaloo Jul 2012 #15

The old fashioned way: hifiguy Jul 2012 #19

I don't think he's bright enough to hold the right end of a sword Scootaloo Jul 2012 #23

He pays people to hold the sword for him Salviati Jul 2012 #40

They amass a small fortune by first starting with a large fortune (usually an inheritance). mikeytherat Jul 2012 #29

Mitt is actually familiar with Muffins? I thought he only ate Petit Fours and Crumpets n/t Blaukraut Jul 2012 #17

Betchya Chris Christi is "The Cleaner" Blue Owl Jul 2012 #18

LOL! reformist2 Jul 2012 #22

Jeez, this jerk even lies about muffins. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #20

He's like a little kid - I bet he cuts the crust off his white-bread PB&J sandwiches, too. reformist2 Jul 2012 #44

I doubt he has ever eaten that peasant food. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #47

Don't be silly. He has the cook do that for him. tanyev Jul 2012 #57

You can buy a muffin top only muffin pan sammytko Jul 2012 #51

He only eats the top 1% of the muffin NickB79 Jul 2012 #21

... "during cooking the butter and unhealthful lipids have melted down into the base" ... surrealAmerican Jul 2012 #24

Has he ever been caught eating a piece of fried chicken? snooper2 Jul 2012 #25

And he smashes the rest of the muffins to crumbs nichomachus Jul 2012 #26

Some he sends to the Food Bank in the Caymans. nt SDjack Jul 2012 #32

He creams off the top - always Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #27

What a creepily fascinating portrait. My favorite bits were these: MADem Jul 2012 #28

Does his grape pealer have a green card? chknltl Jul 2012 #31

he probably owns one of these Mosby Jul 2012 #34

Skimming off the top felix_numinous Jul 2012 #33

Well sure. Too many muffin bottoms will give you a muffin top. progressoid Jul 2012 #35

He thinks a batter is going to re-separate back into its components again as it bakes? Waiting For Everyman Jul 2012 #36

Is there anything these idiots can't apply the "trickle down" theory to? n/t nichomachus Jul 2012 #37

Duzy! Chorophyll Jul 2012 #41

I don't see the big deal. My wife only eats the tops of muffins. OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #38

She probably doesn't do so in the belief that the fats sink to the bottom of the muffin, though. gkhouston Jul 2012 #43

I think it helps if you remember the episode of Seinfeld where Elaine reformist2 Jul 2012 #49

I was never a big Seinfeld kind of guy. OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #55

It's not about eating only the tops. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #61

Kind of like licking the frosting off of donuts. Marr Jul 2012 #42

Those muffin tops must be just the right height! Bozita Jul 2012 #48

Fancy LA market (Gelsons) use to sell "muffin tops" because many people just like the top. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #50

That's certainly an important issue, I feel so informed now just1voice Jul 2012 #54

You all are not going to believe it but that episode is on right now on DC50. DCBob Jul 2012 #56

Here too! What a weird coincidence... reformist2 Jul 2012 #60

Mitt only cares about the top 1%. muntrv Jul 2012 #58

Mittens is a top? I had him pegged as a bottom. joeybee12 Jul 2012 #59