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yewberry

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58. Ugh, the toast rack.

Mon Oct 28, 2019, 08:32 PM

Oct 2019

I always assumed the cold toast sliver was meant to be dipped in egg yolk, something I don't indulge in and so never really appreciated.

May I add my teeny-tiny pet peeve about Britain, in case anyone hasn't experienced it and could use the advice?

Never ever ever turn on the hot water spigot without tempering it with cold--YOU WILL BURN YOURSELF. The hot water straight from the spigot will scald your skin.

Wonderful place to travel, and beautiful. My Scottish ancestors came to the US from Lewis, and my husband's family still lives near Edinburgh and up northeast of Inverness. I hope to return someday.

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Now for something completely different.. The one thing I hate about the Brits. [View all] Peacetrain Oct 2019 OP

why have toast when you can have crumpets Skittles Oct 2019 #1

I love hot toast with jam and butter. Peacetrain Oct 2019 #2

Headed home in a couple of days.. HipChick Oct 2019 #4

Safe travels! and enjoy your wonderful breakfast Peacetrain Oct 2019 #5

Real Bacon... HipChick Oct 2019 #6

yuk. lol. bacon is a pigs belly Kurt V. Oct 2019 #27

Yummy. And on two rounds of bread from a fresh sliced pan, with tea, it's the best. OnDoutside Oct 2019 #50

omg. That's good eats! w/o the bacon.. of course. hehe. Kurt V. Oct 2019 #57

Of course...lol OnDoutside Oct 2019 #59

Rashers. OnDoutside Oct 2019 #51

Yum, crumpets shanti Oct 2019 #8

aw man Skittles Oct 2019 #16

I was born in Britain pennylane100 Oct 2019 #3

ROFL!! Peacetrain Oct 2019 #7

Thanks for the kind thought. pennylane100 Oct 2019 #12

Not only is the toast cold, the butter seems to have been frozen! csziggy Oct 2019 #54

Had the dream of visiting for 2 weeks in 1984 Boomerproud Oct 2019 #9

I just smile every time I think of another visit Peacetrain Oct 2019 #15

Oh, dear lord. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #10

Some things are a tradition I think.. Peacetrain Oct 2019 #17

Yes, that's a very 70's way of serving toast, to be fair. OnDoutside Oct 2019 #52

I was in London many years ago and I don't remember the toast. However, as far as it concerns abqtommy Oct 2019 #11

God how I hated cucumber sandwiches, pennylane100 Oct 2019 #14

I love toad in the holes. dewsgirl Oct 2019 #30

I'll pass on the whole breakfast deal in Britain. Paka Oct 2019 #13

I love the tomatoes and fish for breakfast.. yum!!!! Peacetrain Oct 2019 #19

They are good, but better at lunch. Paka Oct 2019 #33

I skip breakfast about 98% of the time. Blue_true Oct 2019 #53

It has been pretty good for our trip csziggy Oct 2019 #55

It is through the eating of toast that the English attempt to atone for their Aristus Oct 2019 #18

ROFL.. that is great.. do not eat sausage, so I have missed that one.. Peacetrain Oct 2019 #20

Kielbasa with saurkraut and mustard can be great, not a fan of breakfast sausage AdamGG Oct 2019 #23

Always wondered if rationing during WWII Mme. Defarge Oct 2019 #29

MMm.... real cumberland sausage is wonderful. dawg day Oct 2019 #39

Same thing here. Kablooie Oct 2019 #21

Toast Coolers! RobinA Oct 2019 #35

Yeah Toast!! Grokenstein Oct 2019 #22

English breakfasts are not my favorites, but high tea--oh yes! Lonestarblue Oct 2019 #24

They put beans on them instead of avocado IronLionZion Oct 2019 #25

The Welsh have an impossible accent? skypilot Oct 2019 #26

Wales... write this down.. is going to be the next big breakthrough in tourist interest Peacetrain Oct 2019 #49

As a Brit - lived there for my first 45 years - I confirm the food sucks - one reason I'm veggy. Doodley Oct 2019 #28

A lot of the pubs and restaurants are getting into "local" food- dawg day Oct 2019 #38

Things have mightily improved over the years.. especially for vegans and vegetarians Peacetrain Oct 2019 #48

Hot toast is so hard to find when you travel.... peacebuzzard Oct 2019 #31

I think you're supposed to dunk it in your tea... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #32

You could soak that toast in Peacetrain Oct 2019 #47

Yes, Yes, Yes!!! RobinA Oct 2019 #34

It is a running joke in our family Peacetrain Oct 2019 #46

The best food for breakfast is leftover Chinese. roamer65 Oct 2019 #36

Hence.. fried rice! Peacetrain Oct 2019 #45

Well, as long as we anglophiles are complaining-- dawg day Oct 2019 #37

ROFL!! Peacetrain Oct 2019 #43

Sure the toast isn't edible but they have the best cabs in the world. NightWatcher Oct 2019 #40

I have taken a cab once I think Peacetrain Oct 2019 #44

Everything is good, if not great, with clotted cream. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #41

+1000 Peacetrain Oct 2019 #42

Anyone want any toast? jcboon Oct 2019 #56

Ugh, the toast rack. yewberry Oct 2019 #58

I have gotten such a kick out of what unites us as Democrats... cold toast Peacetrain Oct 2019 #60