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E3JEN6@reddit

I dont.just lots of butter for me and the crumpets got to be well done.

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oldie349@reddit

Nope. That would be a bit odd. Butter, with cheese if you feel the spirit move you, that’s it.

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pm_me_your_amphibian@reddit

Honey is particularly excellent on crumpets. Jam too. Peanut butter is tasty but is a special kind of cloying when in combo with a crumpet.

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draaj@reddit

Ive never had crumpets with anything but butter or peanut butter. Makes me feel a bit sick to imagine jam or honey on it

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pm_me_your_amphibian@reddit

You should give it a try (if you like honey and jam that is!)

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Ok_Impact9745@reddit

Why did I read this like Bob Mortimer singing 😂

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Legit_Vampire@reddit

You can't beat peanut butter on crumpets

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MsMinxington@reddit

Peanut Butter AND Jam however… tips the balance back

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PinkMossOrchid@reddit

Yes agreed, peanut butter has no business being on crumpets. I like crumpets with butter and raspberry jam, or just butter.

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Euphoric_Bar1363@reddit

Honey is the best! Put the jam under the peanut butter and it alleviates the cloying. All of the above need butter first.

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AnxiousAppointment70@reddit

People put all sorts of stuff on crumpets, whatever they like but the vast majority will absolutely drown them in butter.

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You have jam or honey, or I like pate or ham, obviously not at the same time. The main thing is, toast it, put butter on, and then add the topping if you want. Like everyone else said, crumpets are mostly for buttering. I wouldn't put cream on a crumpet; I also know some people who make crumpet pizzas, top the crumpet with tomato puree, cheese and ham if you fancy, and toast the lot. Cream (clotted cream only) is for scones. I use the KFC biscuit recipe for my scones, which works perfectly; it's somewhere on reddit. Obviously clotted cream is for plain or fruit scones, not for cheese scones.

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Professor_Yaffle@reddit

To me, the absolute pinnacle of the crumpet art is this:

toast heavily, just shy of the point where it begins to char
firmly spread in a generous quantity of room temperature butter – you want the butter to soak through the crumpet so that it can begin to pool on the plate below, ready to be soaked up later
add a decent helping of good quality apricot jam, and similarly work in a little less vigorously. You want the jam to mingle thoroughly with the butter-laden crumpet, but not to destroy its structural integrity in the application
add slices of room temperature Stilton cheese atop your creation, or stichelton if you can get it
devour

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Confident-Audience-2@reddit

I put lingonberry jam on mine. Stock up on rare Ikea trips 😆

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Jolly-Bandicoot7162@reddit

Butter only for me. Why would you spoil that marvellousness with additional stuff?

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Bimvam@reddit

Butrer and marmite. Nowt else

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Traditional_Bee2164@reddit

Depends on the person but the best crumpets have butter marmite and extra mature cheddar on them

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Every-Somewhere-6971@reddit

I think we need to define what a 'Crumpet' is, as I'm sure there will be some disagreement within the UK, without any overseas confusion. You only have to look at the whole Cob, roll, Bap issue!

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ben_jamin_h@reddit

Different people put different things on their crumpets. There are 70 million people here, we don't all follow whatever arbitrary rules your mate makes up.

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Feeling-Bluebird8413@reddit

Your friend is mistaken.

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Active_Definition_57@reddit

Cream on something hot seems wrong.

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Wubbleyou_@reddit

Apple pie and cream is not wrong.

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Active_Definition_57@reddit

Yes. As long as it's pouring cream. Whipped cream should be reserved for cold apple pie.

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Wubbleyou_@reddit

Does whipped cream go with anything?

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Feeling-Bluebird8413@reddit

Unless it’s in a sauce

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Skulldo@reddit

I don't think their friend is, at least it is very uncommon. I have never heard of or considered putting anything other than butter on a crumpet.

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trysca@reddit

Cornish ere- can confirm clotted cream works a beauty

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JumpinJackCilitBang@reddit

Anything you can put on toast you can put on a crumpet (up to a point).

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shaolinoli@reddit

Marmite on a buttered crumpet slaps

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liltrex94@reddit

Fucking jam? On a crumpet? Butter and marmite is the only option.

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neutraltone@reddit

Have you tried putting grated cheddar on top of the marmite and giving them 1/2 minutes under grill to melt the cheese? A bit of a faff but great for the occasional indulgence!

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Drunkgummybear1@reddit

The jam acts very much like butter in seeping into the pores. It is fucking delightful. Obviously there is also butter involved.

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Green_Sprout@reddit

Definitely not Sardine and Tomato spread, love the stuff but thinking about it on a crumpet makes me feel... treasonous?

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BuzzAllWin@reddit

I was with you until ‘up to a point’

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JumpinJackCilitBang@reddit

I was thinking about sardines

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BuzzAllWin@reddit

Okay am allergic to fish so we are back in concord

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InevitableFox81194@reddit

We put a slice of cheddar then a good dolop of jam on top of that.

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tenaji9@reddit

Put whatever you want . Butter is most popular.

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Wyldstallyn80@reddit

Lurpak and pate all the way

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AreaMiserable9187@reddit

It’s actually illegal in the UK to eat a crumpet.

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timpedro33@reddit

These days if you say you're a crumpet they put you in jam

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parasoralophus@reddit

When did this crumb in?

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BetterFinding1954@reddit

Fuck that's funny 😂

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homemadegrub@reddit

Not really and for two reasons 1) crumpets don't crumb 2) it's a reference to stewart lees

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RFRMT@reddit

That’s a top drawer comment my friend.

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Lazy-Field-1116@reddit

These days

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Confetti_Sparkle@reddit

😂😂😂 OMG. STOP before you kill me.

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CleeBrummie@reddit

I remember when you would see nice bits of crumpet in the street 😁

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Sarah-Jane-Smith@reddit

Oh, so you’re a waffle man.

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tmbyfc@reddit

Most of London is now a no crumpet zone

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Level-Location1679@reddit

Mostly true but for obscure historical reasons only the Queen is allowed to eat crumpets, I'm not 100% if that was passed on to the current King but I'd assume so. Oh and a few monasteries of monks that have been around long enough that they were able to carve an exception into the obscure crumpet ban. Anyone else they put you in jam.

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GJThunderqunt@reddit

Nope, Queen only. Camilla taunts Charles by chaining him to the bed, dressing in leather, taking out her cat o nine tails and proceeding to call him a pathetic little runt while eating crumpets right in front of him with butter dripping off her chin.

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Wubbleyou_@reddit

😂😂 man, what mind you have.

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Cold-Society3325@reddit

As a republican, I eat crumpets in protest.

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FuckGiblets@reddit

Luckily I’m a rebel that doesn’t play by the rules.

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Humble-Package-8000@reddit

when did this come in?

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AreaMiserable9187@reddit

2020 to try and bring back British pride

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Humble-Package-8000@reddit

what did they replace them with? Waffles?

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AreaMiserable9187@reddit

Crepes unfortunately 😔

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Humble-Package-8000@reddit

Broken Britain (RIP)

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rosssjackson@reddit

Can't even say crumpet anymore....

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EnglandEgypt2024@reddit

I've heard you have to say pikelet

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Spirited_Ad_2697@reddit

Yeah unless you’ve got a crumpet licence but those don’t come cheap lemme tell ya.

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AreaMiserable9187@reddit

I heard if you apply for your licence in London you save 10%

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Psycho_Splodge@reddit

Test is easier in wolverhampton

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neilm1000@reddit

But only if you know a guy who can book you a test on the QT.

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SpectreSingh89@reddit

😂

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apatheticchildofJen@reddit

I do, my brother hates me for jt

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Peachk1n@reddit

I do a ton of butter and a drizzle of golden syrup (I hate honey).

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homemadegrub@reddit

Butter or butter and thinly sliced cheddar for me. No I don't do jam/ marmite/ marmalade or any of that stuff and certainly not cream

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SubtleVegan@reddit

I usually do butter, honey, pb, or marmite, possibly cheese. Don't know anyone that puts cream on a crumpet, but jam can be.

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ohsaycanyourock@reddit

I've never had a sweet crumpet in my life - only insane amounts of butter, with a bit of cheese on very rarely. I'd try a sweet version but the thought is really weird to me!

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MorningSquare5882@reddit

Same here. I'm genuinely surprised at the number of people saying they put jam or honey on crumpets - I've always thought of them as a savoury thing. If I want something with sweet on top, I'd personally go for a muffin.

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Frankifile@reddit

I usually have a crumpet with my butter

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Good_Lettuce_2690@reddit

Honey now and again, raspberry jam now and again. Never cream.

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SpecialistAd7120@reddit

I like jam on my crumpet. My dude is small minded

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GeneralPaste@reddit

I think a massive thing about most of us British people is, we generally do whatever it is we like 😂 ive been known to melt cheese on a crumpet 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Tennonboy@reddit

I know some do, personally I don't. Pure butter only for me

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oldguycomingthrough@reddit

Butter and honey or golden syrup for me.

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KeepnClam@reddit

This is a good question to ask on r/poisonai.

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SnooEpiphanies8006@reddit

As much butter as you can. Don't need anything else

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MattheqAC@reddit

You can if you like. They are largely a butter delivery system

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bwahthebard@reddit

Butter AND honey for me. Maybe some marmite too. Damnit now I want crumpets.

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Eskyzoo@reddit

Marmite all the way for me 😊 Marmite plus grated grilled cheese is good too.

I know plenty of other Brits who prefer sweet condiments though.

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Retiredandrelaxed@reddit

Yep

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Disastrous_Scene_666@reddit

Marmite and half a soft boiled egg.

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TrueArmchairAthlete@reddit

Lightly buttered (I know !), Marmited, topped with mature cheddar & zapped under a hot grill until bubbling and browned.

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gh-0-st@reddit

Marmite and smoked cheese oh yes

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silvervine1969@reddit

Vegemite all the way lol

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Nephilim1818@reddit

That's jail time right there matey.

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GJThunderqunt@reddit

Next time, try Marmite and boursin.

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SmartaHari@reddit

Yep, this is the way👆

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OPGR1234@reddit

Butter Bovril and cheese melted mmmm

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BecozisaidSo40times@reddit

Wait have you tried Bovril though. That’s even better. More beefy and less tangy.

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Outside-Parfait-8935@reddit

Got to be honey. The honey/butter combo melting through the crumpet is something else

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SantaFe91@reddit

These are my two go-tos for crumpets on top of plenty of (salted) butter. Usually one marmite followed by one honey.

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Iscan49er@reddit

Alternate bites!

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New-Replacement-7638@reddit

SNAP!

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SantaFe91@reddit

I have found my people!!

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gr33nday4ever@reddit

team butter and strawberry jam over here... and now i want crumpets, damn

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Fianna9@reddit

I miss a proper British crumpet. The ones I can find in Canada are so flat. Not worth it for my butter intake

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DreadLifter@reddit

What are the Canadian ones like? What you call a British crumpet I'd call and English crumpet/muffin, here in Scotland crumpets are a different thing (more like a wider, flatter big pancake).

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Fianna9@reddit

We have English muffins as well as crumpets. The crumpet looks just the same as a British one, but thinner. Probably a denser taste.

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Gnarly_314@reddit

The shallow crumpets are called pikelets where I am. Same based but no ring is used to contain the batter in a neat circle.

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Fianna9@reddit

They look the same as a crumpet, but thinner in a neat little circle. Probably just using a cheap recipe or products for stupid Canadians that don’t know better

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TheeHappyDude@reddit

Sounds more like a pikelet

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Fianna9@reddit

They call them crumpets on the package. And they look like crumpets with the air holes. But too thin and dense and blah

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Ok_Industry_2395@reddit

That's ruthless.

I feel for you, fellow British crumpet lover.

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Fianna9@reddit

Visited my British cousins last year. Finished off their crumpets. Then went home to stare sadly at the pathetic offerings in a the grocery store

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BeboppingAlong@reddit

Just came back from visiting the UK for two weeks. Thank goodness Trader Joes sells crumpets!

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Ok_Industry_2395@reddit

I feel your pain 😢

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clovenheart1066@reddit

My nan would call thrm pikelets if they were thinner than your average crumpet. An old fashioned breakfast

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snarkycrumpet@reddit

I make my own with crumpet rings off the evil conglomerate website

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gohugatree@reddit

Ahem, butter and marmite delivery system

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CatsChat@reddit

Exactly, they are a perfectly designed edible sponge. I like mine with golden syrup too, but marmot is also good. Butter is the absolute staple though.

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MattheqAC@reddit

I only like a small number of marmots on mine

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TheSBW@reddit

perfect answer

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Time-Reindeer-7525@reddit

As my dad often asks, would you like some crumpets with your butter?

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OkChannel5936@reddit

If the butter doesn’t soak through and leave a residue on the plate afterwards, you haven’t used enough butter.

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Jesussavedmyass@reddit

A crumpet needs to piss itself with butter to be eaten

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Mental_Body_5496@reddit

Mine used to ask would you like Christmas pudding with your brandy butter ❤️

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loveswimmingpools@reddit

Just a little please. Don't swamp the taste of the butter.

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The-Scottish-Rock@reddit

Genuinely the most accurate statement on the internet today.

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StardustOasis@reddit

I prefer cheese on them. Basically cheese in toast but a crumpet instead of bread.

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lucylucylane@reddit

Butter sponges

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linerva@reddit

That's why they have so many holes. For maximum butter absorption.

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nineJohnjohn@reddit

Butter sponges

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Spudbanger@reddit

This is the truth.

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BaitmasterG@reddit

A high capacity butter delivery system

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MattheqAC@reddit

Never beaten.

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MamboCat@reddit

Like a mince pie is a brandy butter delivery system xD

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IguanaDog@reddit

This ⬆️

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Amaryllis_LD@reddit

Marmite, honey, jam, marmalade, butter. Will happily have any of them on a crumpet.

Not cream though- crumpets are supposed to be eaten hot or warm so cream just melts.

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WoodenEggplant4624@reddit

We put jam, honey, marmite, cheese on crumpets.

Scones are the ones that get cream along with jam. But you can put honey on a scone, or marmite if you like it and they are good with cheese.

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fearghaz@reddit

Ive never heard of cream but the rest is normal

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anonnyscouse@reddit

Butter only most of the time. Cheese if I'm hungry, chocolate spread if my blood sugar is low.

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elrombo@reddit

Cheese is the best, but Nutella is great, as is peanut butter.

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TooMuchBrightness@reddit

I’ve been eating honey & marmite on crumpets since I was 4 years old. Some people say it’s an abomination and question my mental health over this 😂🤪

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Efficient_Hyena_7476@reddit

Strawberry or raspberry jam is great on crumpets

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blondererer@reddit

I like butter on it, but butter and jam would be ok. I like butter and jam on English muffins or toasted teacakes

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SomeoneSlightlyGay@reddit

I put jam and honey on mine, but they’re most typically for butter

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Ellajt@reddit

I usually have butter and jam

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Electronic-Bus-5350@reddit

I put that stuff on crumpets, I also use hummus. You can top it with anything

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Roborabbit37@reddit

Butter & Jam or Butter & Honey are the two things I put on them most.

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phishydawg@reddit

I don’t do butter so it’s a well toasted, plain one for me. Occasional jam or peanut butter or even cheddar cheese melted. Nom nom!!

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recovering-junkie@reddit

A tonne of butter and slightly less golden syrup is the only way to enjoy a crumpet.

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StockholmGirl29@reddit

Probably not cream but everything else is great! They can be savoury or sweet. I like plenty of butter and Marmite but my husband likes butter and honey in his.

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Metalogic_95@reddit

Butter and marmite is my crumpet go-to combo.

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Judy__McJudgerson@reddit

If you've never put Nutella on your crumpets, you've not lived.

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RaspberryUnusual438@reddit

Butter and cheese is my limit, but mainly just butter.

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Busy-Doughnut6180@reddit

I like putting butter then jam. So good.

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TrustVisual1394@reddit

I had raspberry jam on crumpets for breakfast this morning. Its delicious! Your friend is weird, there are no crumpet rules.

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FutureThinkingMan@reddit

I only put butter or peanut butter on them, but people put all soorts on. I've seen Marmite, Jam, Scrambled egg, pilchards and much more.

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GDsusuernameinnit@reddit

Butter, mixed with marmite in a 2:1 ratio, applied to freshly toasted crumpet. No further explanation necessary.

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DarkDragoness1965@reddit

I like butter and jam of whichever type is open. I also like them with butter and a slice of cheese. I've not tried peanut butter but thinking about it, I need to buy crumpets and try that tomorrow!

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carolomnipresence@reddit

It is for your friend.

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Expensive_Canary5911@reddit

Not cream or honey, but I'll happily have a bit of jam on my crumpet... Come to think on it, I've also had butter+golden syrup.

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Sammiieet@reddit

I don't have crumpets often but when I do, I put blueberry jam on them and they're delicious! Now I've got a craving lol.

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AdhesivenessGood7600@reddit

The way I see it is, it's your food enjoy it however you like. Why does it matter to other people, how you like to eat you food.

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Yogabendingduck12@reddit

Butter and jam. Sometimes butter and marmalade but not honey it's too messy.

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Double-elephant@reddit

Not cream. Oh no.

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PutridCauliflower305@reddit

Butter, baked beans and melted cheese on the top.

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Ok_Depth_7817@reddit

Yep butter applied like it’s cheddar. A friend of mine swears the correct side to butter is the bottom because it allows the crumpet to hold more butter. He’s clearly an idiot and I shan’t be trying this

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Single-Position-4194@reddit

Cream, no; it's usually butter. Jam is usual; I've not seen them with honey but I suppose you could.

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pledgedotmeat3mndays@reddit

You have two, one with butter (lots) and another one with butter and jam for desert.

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TheNoobilator@reddit

As a Brit, I have never known anyone to put cream on a crumpet - the other options are definitely eaten though. Hell, I ate a crumpet with honey last night, & one with jam last week!

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whitefire9999@reddit

He’s pretending to be a Brit cream and jam is the way

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triffidsarecool@reddit

Butter for me but you do you. If you want and like jam on them, go for it!

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Arnoave@reddit

I've been known to have Nutella on a crumpet from time to time, but no, mostly it's just butter and maybe some cheese

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caralarmgenius@reddit

I put mozzarella and bacon on mine this morning

If you’re a paramedic I’m expecting to see one of your colleagues soon

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Wetkittennoses@reddit

I’d agree with your friend. You can’t beat a toasted crumpet with a ton of better on it!

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Due-Presentation4344@reddit

The only addition I’ve ever considered is a little cheese.

Not sure why you’d choose jam on a crumpet instead of butter.

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illarionds@reddit

Not instead, obviously both.

What are you, American? Butter is always implied.

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neutraltone@reddit

Marmite or bovril for me but I’m sympathetic that this is a contentious statement.

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Tartanspartan74@reddit

Mmm marmite 🥰

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ITAW-Techie@reddit

Strawberry jam on a crumpet is one of life's greatest pleasures

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Feeling-Bluebird8413@reddit

I wouldn’t have jam instead of butter. I’d have jam and butter.

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PassiveTheme@reddit

Yeah, I'm very confused by the people acting as if it's a binary choice

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Due-Presentation4344@reddit

Not to my taste, but then I don’t like jam on toast or pineapple on my pizza.

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Realistic-Peak9389@reddit

Only a psychopath would put jam on toast. Marmalade or Marmite.

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oldandinvisible@reddit

Marmalade and marmite (after butter obvs)

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exit_to_the_left@reddit

You wouldn't. It's both 🙂

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ayeayefitlike@reddit

Personally I think it’s beaten by a crumpet with peanut butter…

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WonderfulJury8885@reddit

Butter and jam.

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Hamsternoir@reddit

I don't even think a ton of butter would fit in the fridge let alone on a crumpet.

But I'll give it a go in the name of science

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Thebewildered_1@reddit

Who on Gods green earth would do such a thing! No, it’s butter, and only butter.

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illarionds@reddit

That is false. Plenty of people have jam or honey on crumpets (though perhaps not cream).

Plenty of people have just butter.

And some people even have savoury options - ham, cheese, marmite etc.

Honestly, it's basically a bread. The options are as wide as they are with a sandwich, a bagel, a pita etc.

But butter, then butter+jam, would be the most popular choices.

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Cul13n@reddit

Butter is definitely the way, and as many others have mentioned, it does indeed need to be pissing butter.
A little sacrilegious but I recently tried cadburys chocolate spread, it was absolutely tremendous

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Specific-Sundae2530@reddit

Are you sure you know what a crumpet is? I've seen an astonishingly common occurrence of people not knowing the difference between an English muffin and a crumpet. The things you listed are more toppings for scones, apart from the honey.

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cat5crochet5femme@reddit

Nothing but butter…ever!!

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WillBots@reddit

I put enough butter on that it leaks out the bottom of the crumpet, then, if I'm having my idea 3 crumpet snack, I'll have one just like that, one with a quality strawberry jam and one with Lyle's Golden Syrup (not the squeezy, out of the tin, which is the best syrup).

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46Vixen@reddit

Golden syrup is an absolute shout.

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Wise-Independence487@reddit

You can put what you want on. I do like strawberry jam on mine but not had that for a while

Personally I like a poached egg so the yoke can soak through.

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whatswestofwesteros@reddit

Some people do, I personally like butter then a healthy spread of PB on mine but I do eat PB like it's going out of fashion. Nutella on a crumpet is wonderful because it gets melty in the holes

Cream though is weird and I have never heard of that one

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Dollypuggle@reddit

Just butter and a sprinkling of salt. Nothing else is needed.

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MidasToad@reddit

Butter, marmite, cheese, melt under grill is the best crumpet.

I guess you could pretend it's a scone and put jam and cream on it, but why not just have a scone?

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Usual_Cryptographer3@reddit

Hungry don't want scone crumbs in toaster. Pretending crumpets are healthy.

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Elderberry_Economy@reddit

It's true, but i do wonder why we all agreed to this. An ex partner used to put a cheese slice on top and that blew my mind.

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CuppaJos@reddit

I’ve been known to have black cherry jam on a crumpet but most of the time it’s butter and butter only

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Any-Pattern8246@reddit

Look here is my rule of thumb. Who is eating the food in question? If you, then you put what YOU WANT IN YOUR FOOD.

time I had a former friend over my place. She brought her friend (who is a stuck up bully, and is the reason I chucked that friend out my life) over and I was meal prepping my food for the week and her friend started telling me off because I was making congee (chinese porridge which requires 1 cup rice and 6 cup water) and this woman started telling me off because she sees I was making food and started telling me it wsa too much water and noone likes mushy rice. I said I am not making mushy rice and there are alot of asian people who likes it (I'm Irish but a chinese friend introduced me to congee and I've loved it since) and I showed this bully what I was making (eg googled it) and she still insisted I was wrong and then she actually threw away the food I made so I chucked her out of my house, had to get the police involved because she wouldn't leave. She only left because she had started smoking weed in my house which I don't like and told her not to and the police had come to arrest her for the weed. My friend in question had a go at me for calling the police to which she got told I didn't appreciate her bringing her friend into my house to smoke weed and to control me of what I can and cannot do inside my house eg what I eat. Gave her a choice either apologise or leave. She left.

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Suspicious_Banana255@reddit

It's true for me, I put jam etc on toast but only butter/marg on crumpets, and lots of it.

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Plus_Clock_8484@reddit

I put Marmite on mine.

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Salty_Username@reddit

I'm partial to cheese slices on mine ngl. I do prefer a savoury crumpet. If were going g sweet id pancakes or a hot cross bun.

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bulgarianlily@reddit

Strong cheddar cheese for me.

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TheSBW@reddit

As others have said to the English the crumpet is a device for eating melted butter. mid afternoon onwards.

I must share this rather disturbing story - English Redditors of a Nervious disposition would be advised to look away.

I used to know a Spanish woman who at them at BREAKFAST with PATE!!! Rest assured she's been deported.

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urgley@reddit

Butter and jam for me!

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ximina3@reddit

Melted cheese on crumpets is the way to go!

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ProfessionalBerry2@reddit

In the William Gibson book Mona Lisa Overdrive a British character offers sweet toppings for crumpets. As a Brit I was so weirded out when I read it.

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SixtyFiveGoose@reddit

No

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myboyfriendsback777@reddit

Butter and jelly.

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dwair@reddit

I rarely have a plain crumpet ( just butter) but bitter is an integral part of a Jam, marmite, honey, egg, whatever crumpet.

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Reasonable-Key9235@reddit

A lot of people do. Maybe not cream though

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JohnCasey3306@reddit

We're a nation of 70-something million people; I dare say there's a variety of cri.pet consumption tastes.

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SoFetchItHurts@reddit

Yes, that is largely true. It’s mostly butter. The best is slightly salted proper butter - beautiful on a crumpet!

Jams are put on toast or a scone Honey isn’t put on a lot of things possibly croissants? Cream is strictly for scones or filling inside cakes. Any argument otherwise a sacrilege!

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LadyOfTheShadowz@reddit

Marmite and cheese please!

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mcardie@reddit

Barbarian!!

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Extra-Ebb-3529@reddit

This is the way

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Ambitious-Elk-3350@reddit

Do what the fuck you want.

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soozlebug@reddit

Jam, marmalade, honey, maple syrup , poached eggs yes. Cream no.

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Swimming_Space_6682@reddit

Cheeeeeese is the way. And brown sauce or worse t-shirt and spring onions.But then I'm more savoury obviously. Also left the worse t shirt predictable on purpose.

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ExpressTruth76@reddit

T-shirt and spring onion you say 🤔

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Swimming_Space_6682@reddit

Worcestershire shire sh sauce lol

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ExpressTruth76@reddit

🤣🤣

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quentinia@reddit

I often have my crumpets in a trio: butter and jam, cheese and marmite, peanut butter

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LittleUglyBug@reddit

It’s allowed to put other things on crumpets but for me it’s only butter.

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BecozisaidSo40times@reddit

Eewww no. Just lashings of butter

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KitchenConcert4381@reddit

Lots of butter and peanut butter. The good stuff without palm oil and sugar in it.

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MixPlus@reddit

Yes. I think they work best with savoury toppings. Just nice salted butter and I like a smidgen of Marmite sometimes as well.

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Ok-Crew4573@reddit

Butta

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Angelf1shing@reddit

Honey is reasonably common, but not jam and certainly not cream.

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LionLucy@reddit

Not jam?

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Angelf1shing@reddit

Not commonly. They’re more a savoury thing.

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LionLucy@reddit

I couldn’t disagree more! Just butter (so neutral) or jam or honey (sweet) are the normal toppings to my mind!

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Angelf1shing@reddit

I think cheese or marmite is more common but tbh, I only ever eat them with butter.

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inkywheels@reddit

Usually just butter but I'm also a fan of the "pizza crumpet" (pizza sauce/tomato puree, grated cheese, maybe some herbs if you're feeling fancy)

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BankruptBex@reddit

I am so glad you said this! I was scrolling through all the comments thinking has no one had a pizza crumpet?! An absolute treat!

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Elegant_wordsmith@reddit

Lots of people put jam on, but I’m a savoury only crumpet eater. Butter usually, but sometimes marmite and butter, or grated cheese, or cheese spread….

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HalfAgony-HalfHope@reddit

I guess you can, but I wouldnt. No one I know does 🤷🏻‍♀️

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LionLucy@reddit

Jam or honey are very normal on crumpets!

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HalfAgony-HalfHope@reddit

If you say so 😂

Just butter for me!

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KP0776@reddit

I always have butter and treacle/golden syrup on mine

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G4HDU@reddit

I put cheese on. Often cheese and jam

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waveblade60@reddit

No

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soulsteela@reddit

Butter/Marmite/Peanut butter, cheese are the acceptable toppings.

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Material-Net-5171@reddit

Butter plus marmite for me like 98% of the time.

On a rare occasion I might have a little wholegrain mustard with some melted cheese.

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Decent-Treat-1896@reddit

I put jam on mine. Highly illegal but that's how I roll.

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Alicam123@reddit

We prefer to put it on scones along with some thick clotted cream.

The only thing I put on my crumpets is butter, but I don’t judge, you do you. 👍🏻

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Fibro-Mite@reddit

I sometimes put jam on crumpets after buttering them, and would put honey if I didn't hate the taste, but never cream. Sometimes I put cheese on and shove it back under the grill (broiler for USAliens) to melt it into the holes.

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NeitherBag4722@reddit

No, just had crumpets with strawberry jam (and the obligatory packet of butter) for breakfast.

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Sea_Photograph_3998@reddit

I always have them with butter and jam on it. Actually astounded to see people here saying they just have them with butter on 😳

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Alwaysorange1234@reddit

My eldest, who is a weirdo, puts peanut butter on hers, but the rest of the family, only butter and marmite.

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Phoenyx_wilson@reddit

It is a butter delivery system (kerrygold maple and cinnamon is the best butter) or personally I do like a bit of apricot jam on mine.

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NotAnotherThing@reddit

My husband uses butter

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Fast-Fruit-8569@reddit

Butter and golden syrup

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Foundation_Wrong@reddit

The crumpet is for butter. Some add other comestibles but if you’ve put enough butter on first it will run off!

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nerdztech@reddit

Typically it's butter to be honest, rarely jam, cream or honey... that is meant for scones.

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CheapDeepAndDiscreet@reddit

Put Bovril on mine

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onlyoneofmetoday@reddit

I think it's personal choice, I enjoy crumpets with jam, marmalade, cheese spread or peanut butter on them. But sometimes I just go for butter I don't put cream or honey on them but nothing wrong with putting what you like on them is there?

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Notorious_BMK@reddit

No creams, honey, jam, marmite all valid toppings though. I prefer plain salted butter but my wife and kids will use jam or marmalade

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tadpole-bear@reddit

Jammy crumpet, all the time. Honey crumpet, even more so, and quite traditional, feel like they eat this in Narnia and boarding school stories and also in my house during the winter. Cream, you’re thinking of a scone, pronounced scone.

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just-visiting-3955@reddit

I’ve eaten approx a million crumpets. I’ve never had jam. Sometimes when butter needs supplementing peanut butter. But mostly just butter.

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tadpole-bear@reddit

Would recommend! Enough butter to fully saturate a double-toasted crispy crumpet, top with raspberry jam – best with seeds and a posh, not-too-sweet brand.

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kifflington@reddit

My sister in law puts peanut butter and a slice of melty cheese (the processed singles type) on hers. Madness, I tell you. MADNESS.

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baked_little_cookie@reddit

I just threw up in my mouth

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HighAbilityLoser@reddit

I think you'll find it's actually pronounced scone.

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odjobz@reddit

Before you eat it it's pronounced scone. After you eat it it's pronounced 's gone.

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jayphelps57@reddit

Scon

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Amy98764@reddit

The fastest cake

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SweetiePeteetie@reddit

When it's scon...

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Odd-Quail01@reddit

Butter and orange curd

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Ok-Papaya6653@reddit

Not a butter lover, so strong cheddar cheese or peanut butter for me.

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HotTurnip199@reddit

Jam OR peanut butter (not together, because that is plain wrong). Either option needs a slab of butter melted into the crumpet before application. If the butter runs all the way down to your cuffs, you know you've got it right.

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good_evans@reddit

Biscoff for the win.

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zeus-fox@reddit

I wouldn’t put any of those on. Butter and Marmite is the way.

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Opposite_Funny9958@reddit

Butter and honey, jam if there’s no honey, brown sugar if there’s no jam.

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MrDibbsey@reddit

Honey yes, jam no, but I'm a big fann with peanut butter or maybe a fried egg.

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BigJDizzleMaNizzles@reddit

I have seen jam etc on crumpets. I would never do that though. They're an entirely savoury endeavour for me. They're effectively a butter, cheese and marmite to face delivery mechanism.

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HauntingIchthyosaur@reddit

Why would you, alk they need is butter, lots of proper butter so it drips through tge bottom

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exit_to_the_left@reddit

My fave brekkie is 3 or four crumpets all with different toppings, savoury and sweet The obscene amount of butter goes without saying.

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Cariad_rae@reddit

Yes! 2 crumpets, 1 peanut butter, 1 cream cheese. Both dripping in butter

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Nephilim1818@reddit

Usually just lashings of butter but I will be a bit of a maverick sometimes with either honey or jam, both with lashings of butter obviously.

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Electronic-Fennel828@reddit

Jam is acceptable. Honey would be too liquid when it meets warm crumpet. Cream is insane.

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Sad_Cardiologist5388@reddit

Yes we don't generally do that. Savoury baby. Butter or if youre feeling spicy a thin slither of marmite and butter

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Green-Dragon-14@reddit

I like eggs on my buttert crumpet.

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Still_Bother_1982@reddit

Not cream! 🤢 jam - yes! Honey - no

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Tiddlybean@reddit

The only acceptable toppings are butter and marmite.

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Fantastic-Band-5082@reddit

Just butter for me.

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BG3restart@reddit

Yes, we do. I prefer lemon curd.

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FingersMartinez@reddit

I'm a varied crumpet enjoyer. Jam, cheese, fried egg, choc spread, peanut butter. Not at the same time.

You need to try a runny yolk fried egg on a buttered crumpet with a dash of salt. Unreal.

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Novel_Music_1080@reddit

This whole thread has got me craving crumpets now and I just found me hot honey 😃 That's me outside Asda at opening time

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wondered-bongo@reddit

Butter and marmite as standard

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Dreadheaddanski@reddit

Butter, marmite, cheese, grill

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Novel_Music_1080@reddit

Vegetation on the rare occasion and I have experimented and dolloped on hummus. (Not together no) But mostly I prefer then well cooked with lashings of butter.

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Plastic_Doughnut_911@reddit

I’m not sure you can ask a question like this without first establishing that we all have the same definition of what a crumpet is (yes, we’re talking about food)

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Single-Aardvark9330@reddit

I've just had a half butter half Nutella crumpet

I'm not really into jam and cream is for scones

I've had lemon curd on scones before, and that's basically jam

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mooongate@reddit

ive never heard of anyone putting cream on a crumpet but the rest is fair game. i put cheese or if im feeling extra fruity then cheese & jam

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crimsonbub@reddit

Cream never.

Honey is a good shout.

Jam is reasonable.

Marmite and cheese is ideal.

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auntie_eggma@reddit

People do. Cheddar as well.

But they taste better when it's just crumpet and butter.

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crystalisedginger@reddit

Butter and honey. Or golden syrup.

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LydiaDustbin@reddit

Nonsense. Every morning my husband has two crumpets for breakfast, one with butter and marmite, and other with butter and strawberry jam. We don't, as a rule though, put cream on our crumpets.

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MurphCoop73@reddit

I like butter and bovril on mine

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Gullible_Fan4427@reddit

Oh we definitely would have butter and jam a lot in my household. I’m happy with butter nd honey but never heard of someone having cream on a crumpet? Single, double or spray cream??

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macman501@reddit

It's illegal and carries a 12 month prison sentence. That's a bit lenient in my opinion.

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Dranask@reddit

Oddly I will either have only butter or with Golden Syrup or butter and marmite.

Don’t blame me blame my parents.

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Beautiful_Dare_3751@reddit

I mean you could put whatever you want on but personally I've just had butter and sometimes a bit of cheese because it melts.

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Hannah-may@reddit

Marmalade is the correct topping after butter.

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Chibi_Panda2@reddit

You can have what you want on them, but butter is more often than not the choice as they fit each other best. The crumpet absorbs the oiliness of the butter

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Flimsy-Strike5696@reddit

I tend to go with butter, cheese or hummus but the jam does intrigue me

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jonnytheboy85@reddit

You can put jam on them? I used to put Nutella on em. But we usually just put butter on them 👍🏻

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ApprehensiveChip8361@reddit

What is a non-fruit jam exactly?

And cream? Pointless. It would sit on top and not infiltrate via the butterholes.

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SaintBridgetsBath@reddit

I put butter on them and sometimes honey but never jam. Cream would be weird.

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Downtown_Science_286@reddit

Cheese is the best

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GoldenAmmonite@reddit

Once butter is in it, there are many options. I like marmite for savoury snacking and honey for sweet.

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Daffy-Dill@reddit

All those things except cream

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Alone_Bet_1108@reddit

I know people who put marmite on theirs. Crumpets are basically a butter sump and all the better for keeping it pure. I live in the US now so I would have to make my own but back in the UK I favour them salt crystal butter. They kinda suit a little savoriness.

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Cardabella@reddit

Butter is essential. Golden syrup or honey a delicious complement. And jam if you think you'd like it. cream would be weird. That's for scones.

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sejer@reddit

Butter and marmite if I'm feeling frisky

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SpectreSingh89@reddit

We put jams / fruit jams, honey or beans. Never put cream or heard of it yet.

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AuroraDF@reddit

Beans? Like baked beans? On a crumpet?

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exit_to_the_left@reddit

Yep, had that for brekkie today.

For me they're interchangeable with toast.

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Confetti_Sparkle@reddit

Would you put sardines on them?

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exit_to_the_left@reddit

Not a fan of sardines but if you like em then go for it.

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HighAbilityLoser@reddit

Would you say, "Oh Jesus, that was a bad crash. I think that man's crumpet"?

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Odd-Quail01@reddit

If you run out of naan, a buttery crumpet pairs very well with a curry

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SpectreSingh89@reddit

Yes. Guess it just my fam then.

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Special_Artichoke@reddit

I've done cheese, never thought to do beans. Waffles are the bean vehicles of my house. Toast can get soggy. But perhaps the crumpet holds up...

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SnooDonuts6494@reddit

No, definitely not just you.

Perfectly normal.

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MojoMomma76@reddit

Pretty tasty - toasted crumpet, tonnes of butter, top with beans. Savoury. I like my crumpets with butter and either marmite or peanut butter personally

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AuroraDF@reddit

Each to their own!

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chocklityclair@reddit

Cream???

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kifflington@reddit

I like a spot of marmite on mine, but only if they're well buttered with actual butter. Never heard of cream on them, but jam or honey wouldn't raise any eyebrows.

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Ordinary_Mention_159@reddit

I go for just salted butter but sometimes add a bit of golden syrup if have a sugar craving . Controversial but I prefer a pikelet , ( like a crumpet but scotch pancake depth ). The toasted top and bottom is my favourite part so of a crumpet so it’s that with less of the doughy middle part .

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Incident-Putrid@reddit

I think you’re the only other person I’ve seen with the golden syrup option.

I think I was in my 40’s before I learnt that golden syrup wasn’t the only option.

Sticking with syrup though.

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from-here-to-new@reddit

I'm strictly a butter only kinda person. My husband loves a jam or honey on his. Pretty sure he'll go for marmite too.

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wrong_andy@reddit

Some people do, but they should be removed and exiled immediately. Butter is the only true path.....

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hengehanger@reddit

No.

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tiptoe_only@reddit

Tons of butter and a smidge of honey.

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groovyfunkychannel27@reddit

Honey is the all time winner on buttered crumpets - nom nom

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buttnuggetmaster@reddit

That's the only way my misses will eat them. He's talking waffle.

Although cream sounds like a disaster, but wouldn't be surprised if some people do.

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jjb0rdell0@reddit

You put whatever you want on your crumpet!

But only put butter and marmite on mine, or butter and jam, or butter & cheese, or butter & butter...

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MetalMul15ha@reddit

No Not true. I put butter, jam, chocolate spread and sometimes even cottage cheese on them. Absolutely banging.

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Stevebwrw@reddit

It is up to you. I usually just have butter. I may also top them with melted cheese.

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darkarcher9210@reddit

We do, although its less common, at least in my neck of the woods. It's seen as more of a savoury food item, so cheese, butter, are the common toppings.

Jam is also accepted, but cream seems a bit wild. I suppose jam and clotted cream could be a shout, would be like an inferior scone I suppose.

You've given me a lot to think about here op and I'm not sure I like it. I'm now questioning things

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PurposeIsAnIllusion@reddit

Butter and strawberry jam for me!

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james_t_woods@reddit

Marmite is the winner here. Lots of marmite

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nickgardia@reddit

Some people put jam on them, I prefer them with Marmite

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Relevant-Passenger19@reddit

Usually just butter over here - but sometimes jam or marmite if I’m going wild…

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Most_Kiwi3141@reddit

Runny honey on top of the butter.

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Cold-Society3325@reddit

I like them with honey but butter is the main point. They are litterally designed for butter.

There must be butter. Jam is acceptable. Cream would be weird.

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lawrekat63@reddit

I sometimes put butter and jam on my third crumpet as a breakfast pudding. The first two are just butter

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Crivens999@reddit

Totally wrong. We mainly just have butter is more like it. I generally have mine with honey or jam. Now and again baked beans or in a fry up

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ChallengingKumquat@reddit

I prefer them savoury, so I favour cheese on crumpets. My parents prefer them sweet, so do butter and sugar on crumpets. I've never met anyone who puts jam on them, but it'd be fine if they did.

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Jolly-Avocado0@reddit

I put Nutella on mine.

Or poached eggs.

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pintofendlesssummer@reddit

Marmite on top of half a pound of butter for each crumpet

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Neither-Drink7700@reddit

So that's a no to the vegemite I assume?

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HashBrownsAreNice@reddit

Crumpets are a delivery system for butter and maybe marmite.

SCONES are the delivery system for jam and cream

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Loud-Willingness2814@reddit

My husband likes cheese on crumpets, I always used to just have butter. Then one day I tried biscoff spread as we had run out of butter. Now I am a biscoff crumpet addict.

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Far_Bad_531@reddit

Marmite and crunchy peanut butter please 👍🏼

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ValleyView7@reddit

Jam/honey/lemon curd/marmite and always piping hot with lashings of salted butter.

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Hivemind_alpha@reddit

99% of the time butter only.

1% of the time, butter plus the thinnest scraping of marmite.

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Hefty_Tip7383@reddit

Heathens.

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Crazy-Finding-2436@reddit

I think generally butter is the norm but I do put butter and then honey on.

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G-reeper66@reddit

Cheese on mine if I feel like extra cholesterol

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MacularHoleToo@reddit

Just had some with peanut butter & honey. They were delicious.

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griffo1970@reddit

I ONLY have crumpets with butter and honey!

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Quinn_XXVII@reddit

Lurpak

Or it can fck off!

Who the heck puts cream on a crumpet?

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DeniseGunn@reddit

I jam my crumpets up

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mrhippo85@reddit

All the butter and cheeeeeeese

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sshipway@reddit

I put honey or Marmite on mine. Though not at the same time.

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CosetElement-Ape71@reddit

Your friend is just messing with you! They're correct about the cream though ... who puts cream on a crumpet? I put butter & golden syrup on mine ... but I'm hardcore!

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EUskeptik@reddit

Not true.

Some people like just butter, but most people are prepared to put jam, honey, marmalade or Nutella on crumpets. I favour butter and marmalade.

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Training_Ad9049@reddit

Cream & honey on crumpets is food of the gods. Lashings of butter is equally good.

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schoolSpiritUK@reddit

I used to regularly do four crumpets at a time: all buttered (of course), then one with sliced cheese, one with strawberry jam, one with Marmite, and one with just the butter.

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ParamedicWilling5682@reddit (OP)

My friend also said people that say they do eat it without jam or cream or honey, is from croydon and london

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YchYFi@reddit

He's never been to the rest of the UK then.

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Deuce03@reddit

I always said Croydon was a dark and backwards place. It sounds like the sort of thing they'd do.

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ParamedicWilling5682@reddit (OP)

Sorry if they do eat it with it, that they come from croydon and london, apologies

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LDNSarah@reddit

Yes, we can track geographical location based on crumpet topping preferences. A bit like the cream first / jam first scone debate in Cornwall and Devon.

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tattoodetective@reddit

Butter, marmite, and spready cheese.

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Lollygagger105@reddit

Always butter. Sometimes also jam.

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ljofa@reddit

I sometimes put biscoff crunchy spread on them.

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iamthefirebird@reddit

I suppose you could, though it would definitely impede the butter

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TruePineapple6@reddit

I would have crumpets for starters main an dessert if I could. I have a dairy intolerance but vegan butter melts the same and I will lash eggs, beans, cheese, Vegemite or marmalade, honey or jam on top

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Adelucas@reddit

I've used all sorts on mine. I like peanut butter or jam. Not tried fresh fruit and cream though, but whatever makes you happy. The crumpet police aren't going to be beating down your door for eating them wrong.

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tishkat@reddit

If you have some really nice, salty, proper butter then nothing else is needed. Obviously you need to put excess butter on so it drips through and you have to try and mop it up with said crumpets. Had them with cream cheese occasionally but they're just nice enough as they are, with lots of butter. Now a scone is a different story.

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exit_to_the_left@reddit

For brekkie I had two crumpets, one with a poached egg and the other with beans, along with bacon n tinned tomatoes.

Then one with butter and marmalade for brekkie pudding.

They're neutral, you can have anything that you'd have on toast.

Having said that I've never had cream on toast or crumpets

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Various-Big-5168@reddit

Brekkie pudding. My hero.

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HighAbilityLoser@reddit

Oh, it's like wholewheat with marmite for the main, then white with marmalade for pudding.

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Glittering_Stock3475@reddit

Probably not cream, but loads of butter and jam is nice, I imagine honey would be too, I don't particularly like crumpets but my choice would be butter and marmite

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PerfectCover1414@reddit

Butter and if I'm feeling particularly spicy a TINY smear of marmite and a slice of EXTRA mature cheddar

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Bec21-21@reddit

In my house is vegan spread or spread plus marmite. There is nothing my delicious than a hot buttery crumpet.

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Dog-bloke@reddit

I knew someone who said they loved a crumpet with jam. I thought it was the most middle class thing I’d ever heard, although I recently mentioned this to a friend and he didn’t see the problem.

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BonusOk8040@reddit

Honey is fucking class on crumpets

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Pluvinel@reddit

If only for the fun of trying to eat the crumpet—assuming it’s piping hot—before all the butter and honey seeps out the base, into the gaps between your fingers and up your wrists. 🤣

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BonusOk8040@reddit

Hahaha. I only tried honey on crumpets for the first time a couple of months ago and am completely hooked. Also good drowning them in butter and just squirting a load of honey on the plate and mopping it up 👌

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Bennie16egg@reddit

Jam with the butter I rather like as an occasional variation. Cream on crumpets!? WTF?

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MyMaisie@reddit

Not true at all. Crumpets are delicious toasted with butter and seeded raspberry jam 😋

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Huge-Vanilla5145@reddit

Brit here. I’ve put lemon curd, raspberry jam, and marmalade on crumpets. So at least one of us does do fruit jams. Never done honey or cream though.

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pblive@reddit

Butter and honey or sometimes butter and lemon curd for something a little different.

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odysseusnz@reddit

Few things in life better than a crumpet drowned in butter then slathered with raspberry jam. The neighsayers don't know what they are missing. Also been known to do honey as well. Never done cream, but now you got me thinking...

Kiwi in London for 20 years, swore allegiance to old big ears last year, so I think I now count.

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Old_Top2901@reddit

Maple syrup flavoured butter for me. Lots and lots of it! The crumpet holes are a butter reservoir system!

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Queasy_Culture3897@reddit

It's been a long time since I had crumpets, but they're definitely best slathered in butter and strawberry jam

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Uncle_Zardoz@reddit

I used to when I was a sugar-addicted kid. Now I need the butter so, SO much more...

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Luvlymish@reddit

I prefer honey to jam (raspberry jam for preference) but I've gotta admit I like a nice crumpet with just butter on it sometimes too

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Taylor_Mars2042@reddit

Blackcurrant jam for me

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Calm-Rub-1951@reddit

Blueberry jam or honey are both god level obvs with plenty of butter, maybe I’m in the minority. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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tobee777@reddit

Baked beans and bacon on top . You’ll never go back.

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spikewilliams2@reddit

Fruit jams? What other jam is there? Anyway, jam, honey, butter, Marge, marmite, Bovril. Never had cream on one.

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squeakstar@reddit

Jam and butter, just butter, butter and Nutella.. haven’t tried cream with any of those combos but worth a pop

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zolo9@reddit

Lots of butter and a sprinkle of sugar 🙈

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boondocks-888@reddit

lashings of butter and marmite

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dommiichan@reddit

honey and butter is a classic combination

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6ft3dwarf@reddit

If you can put it on toast you can put it on a crumpet. Butter and Marmite is my go to. Plain butter is also a classic. Nowt wrong with butter and jam. I'll happily eat a butter and marmalade. You may have noticed a common theme.

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dreamponies@reddit

If you go for jam it’s only acceptable if you let the butter sink in first. Husband is a crumpets and butter man, kids and I are crumpets and nutella

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Miserable_Way_2229@reddit

Butter with marmite till its seeping out the bottom

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Go1gotha@reddit

My father is a monster and melts cheese on his.

I only put butter on mine, a lot of butter, well, an enormous amount of butter, well, if I told my doctor how much butter I put on my crumpets, he would have the heart attack.

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Dusty_Miss_Havisham@reddit

Not cream. It's not a scone. But jam yes, honey also yes, marmite also yes. All after butter, do not mix them, and none are compulsory

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Feeling_Anteater_142@reddit

Butter and jam or honey. Not cream. No!

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Bazsticks@reddit

Peanut butter on crumpets is my go to.

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Icy_Log3565@reddit

Those little tubs of cheese and onion for sandwiches is great on a heavily buttered crumpet. So is the egg mayo variety.

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damebabyz56@reddit

Butter for me at breakfast but if im having them for lunch maybe a little cream cheese

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Dependent_River_2966@reddit

True.... butter and honey

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Which_Specific9891@reddit

I use butter and maybe a bit of lemon curd or marmalade. But I'm also an immigrant and wasn't raised in Britain. I've been here for 20 years, tho. But yeah, I do use lemon curd when I feel like it.

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HumanRecherche@reddit

That’s news to me. You wouldn’t put cream on them but I’ve always put butter and jam on mine.

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Majestic_Rhubarb_@reddit

Anything jammy, marmitey or peanut buttery, chocolatey, bee juice … baked beans and crumpets are gorgeous, they soak up the sauce

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snaynay@reddit

Cream no. The others yes, sometimes. I'd typically have them more with butter and potentially some cheese. I'd say they tend to fit more into the savoury side, because you tend to want to load them up with butter.

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Puzzled-Barnacle-200@reddit

Jam is normal. I've had honey. I don't think I've heard of cream.

Butter is probably the most traditional topping. Personally I love chocolate spread or biscoff.

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SleepyDachshund99@reddit

Nutella. Occasionally butter but usually Nutella.

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Sonarthebat@reddit

I do. Those are amazing combos.

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thermalcat@reddit

Butter, honey, jam, scrambled eggs, potted beef, baked beans... Main thing is loads of salted butter first.

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budgiebirdman@reddit

No

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ajstoker@reddit

Butter, then lemon curd

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lalalaloo21@reddit

Just butter is the NZ way as well.

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Wolfdreama@reddit

Yup, just a bucket load of butter!

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Dull-Amphibian-5779@reddit

Butter and a smidge of golden syrup

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Llamallamapig@reddit

Butter in generous quantities so it seeps through then a layer of jam on the top

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ifeelunwanted2006@reddit

I love biscoff spreadl, marmite or Nutella on mine

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Serious_Badger_4145@reddit

This is the second time I've seen people abroad trying to put insane things on crumpets. Why just why would you put cream on one???

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retiredblade@reddit

Had jam on and honey but never cream

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Miss_Adelie@reddit

Usually butter for me too, but I also like honey on a crumpet

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dosguy76@reddit

It's heard of in our household, but personally only butter. And enough that it's melted, and a bit more on top.

At a push I've had crumpets and grilled/melted cheese for a lazy Sunday tea every now and then. Even those still have the butter as well though!

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Leifang666@reddit

I've seen jam but don't personally like it. Butter is normal but I'll also put on cheese or a fried egg.

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Simpy158@reddit

They tell lies. Butter and jam - yum!

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alexdbird@reddit

Nah, that’s bollocks. Pile on what you want after the butter. Just do it fast so the crumpet is still hot and the butter hasn’t all run out of the bottom.

I’ll put on smoked salmon, Greek yoghurt, capers, sliced cornichons, a squeeze of lemon and a twist of pepper.

Or maybe chocolate spread, peanut butter, and slices of banana with dulce de leche on top.

But usually just marmite.

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Village_idiot52@reddit

Peanut butter and a blob of nuttela. It's like a marathon bar on a crumpet

I may be showing my age here🤔

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RodneyBarringtonIII@reddit

Jams and honey yes, cream no. Many Americans are familiar with (or at least aware of) clotted cream, but it's not easily available over here.

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Ok_Industry_2395@reddit

It's a maybe... we like to crumpet our butter.

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LaraH39@reddit

I mean... No.

Butter is phenomenal on them but I love a bit of jam or honey. So does my husband.

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lunettarose@reddit

I put cheese and pickle on mine.

(When I say pickle, I don't mean like a USA dill pickle, I mean like this. It's kind of tangy, a bit like chutney. Goes brilliantly with cheese.

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monyoumental@reddit

Always loads of butter, sometimes marmite and cheese, occasionally honey. Nothing else.

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Xenozip3371Alpha@reddit

My dad loved blackcurrent jam on crumpets.

Not really a jam guy myself, just butter.

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Moorhenlessrooster@reddit

Just butter. I once put jam on and regretted it profoundly.

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salladfingers@reddit

Usually just butter, nothing sweet like jam or honey.

But nothing beats butter and marmite on crumpets!

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Prestigious_Elk353@reddit

Things I love on crumpets.

With butter: Just butter Marmite Jam Honey Honey and banana

Without butter: Hummus and sweet chilli sauce Scrambled eggs and kimchi

I’ve never got into cheese on a crumpet though. I’ve tried it a few times but it’s just meh.

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Asymptomatic_Essence@reddit

Crumpets! I like to have two, like a main and dessert, so a savoury one and a sweet one. Always butter, along with a topping of choice like peanut butter, Vegemite, Marmite, Nutella, Lemon Curd, jam or even marmalade. Exception to the butter rule- No butter but with cream cheese, smoked salmon, fresh ground black pepper and a little fresh lemon juice on the salmon. It became a little family treat, or for a celebration day breakfast or brunch.

I have noticed that over the last 5-10 years that crumpet makers seem to think we want the thickest possible, doughy, hefty unit. Unfortunately I can't eat more than one of these in a sitting, the horror- how am I meant to have my one each of savoury and sweet?Recently I discovered crumpet thins and they are much more reminiscent of the type of crumpets I remember from childhood, probably around the same nutrition value 😅

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CourtneyLush@reddit

Why would you put cream and jam on a crumpet. That's what scones are for.

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smalbluething@reddit

That's crazy. One with butter and marmite, one with butter and honey!

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PaulBradley@reddit

Not true, however I'll eat seven marmite crumpets to one raspberry jam one.

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kernowgringo@reddit

My kids have butter and a little jam occasionally, I'm a butter and marmite type

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Status-Mousse5700@reddit

Have Marmite on mine ….am I broken?

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malkebulan@reddit

dw, this is a safe space.

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More-Complaint@reddit

Marmite? All day. Jam? Ugh!

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ClericalRogue@reddit

I love a crumpet with jam or honey on it. But, it's a prerequisite that it must first be smothered in butter.

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TeHNeutral@reddit

I wouldn't say you can't but people definitely don't. Why would I want both cream and butter? This is scone territory

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bonshui@reddit

I do all of those except cream - cream would be weird.

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malkebulan@reddit

I’m a ‘butter only’ guy, but I don’t mind my annual slice of burger cheese on em. They’re a great vehicle for a lot of different flavours and textures.

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SnooDonuts6494@reddit

No, it's bullshit. We do.

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_eldubs_@reddit

Your mad if you think the most common item going on crumpets is jam....it's clearly butter, I have never once in my 40 years of life in Britain had a crumpet with jam. Not saying it would be bad, but the go to topping for a crumpet has to be butter

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Confetti_Sparkle@reddit

I'm 57 and never had jam or honey on a crumpet. I imagine it would be ok. But I don't want to waste my crumpets on jam when there's marmite.

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daddy-dj@reddit

Couple of years younger than you but never had anything other than butter either. I'm thinking maybe Nutella might work too.

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sock_cooker@reddit

Yeh, the butter isn't a topping though, it's a necessary component of a toasted crumpet. Anything additional to that is a topping.

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_eldubs_@reddit

You're also mad if you think that butter isn't a topping on a crumpet.

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LionLucy@reddit

I agree that butter is a given

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Flaky-Hovercraft8768@reddit

I’ve never seen anybody have crumpets with jam. It definitely isn’t the most common way to eat crumpets.

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Confetti_Sparkle@reddit

I think it would be weird.

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Spiritual_Tie3348@reddit

I usually have just butter, but I'll had jam too when I feel like or sometimes cheese. Never cream though!

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Deep_Banana_6521@reddit

i just do butter

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Only_Amphibian3107@reddit

All of the above!!

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Agitated_Ad_361@reddit

Butter, cheese and marmite

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IAmLaureline@reddit

It's butter, or sometimes butter and marmite.

Jam would be unthinkable.

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Sxn747Strangers@reddit

Rubbish, jam or honey on my crumpets all the time, cream would be a matter of personal taste but not mine.

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townshatfire@reddit

I'll assume everyone saying no to putting a thing other than butter on a crumpet is talking about the ridiculous English ones.

Scottish Crumpets are far superior and lend themselves perfectly to butter and jam.

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Flaky-Hovercraft8768@reddit

Scottish crumpets are more like pancakes so would work perfectly with jam, honey etc.

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HerbTP@reddit

I like butter and marmalade

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notanotherusernameD8@reddit

Just butter -- preferably salted -- and lots of it. If you want jam, honey, or whatever, you should probably have toast instead.

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Maskedmarxist@reddit

I’ll put whatever the hell I like (read have in the pantry at the time) but it will likely be a bit of butter and some marmite on the first one. Then some jam on the second.

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TheCaffeineMonster@reddit

Only after the 9pm watershed do we behave in such a depraved manner.

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buzzfrightyears@reddit

Marmite all the way

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Extra-Sound-1714@reddit

People put what they like on them. Even marmite. The most common is probably only butter.

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ema_l_b@reddit

For the 3 options you mentioned, the main delivery systems are:

Butter - hot crumpets

Jam and cream - cold scones (clotted cream, not regular)

Jam/honey/butter - any temp toast

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gibberishnope@reddit

No, anything can go on a crumpet, but butter and a really good jam or marmalade ( no butter is crime)

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MatniMinis@reddit

Butter, peanut butter, a crack of sea salt and some chilli crisp.

Also works on bagels and savoury scones.

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RealHoney4486@reddit

Butter mainly, or jam If I'm after something sweet or cheese if savoury.

So technically, I could have crumpets for every meal, and each course!

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Flaky-Hovercraft8768@reddit

Butter and/or cheese spread. I’ve never personally seen anyone eat them with jam etc

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helloperoxide@reddit

Marmite is the best on it!

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EldritchSanta@reddit

You can, but the best way I can do them is to dip them in a mixture of egg and grated cheese and then fry them.

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Maleficent-Heart2497@reddit

Occasionally cheese but mostly no. Just butter usually

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Hot-Box1054@reddit

It’s usually butter

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Fred776@reddit

I like butter and golden syrup on a crumpet. Jam or honey would work. Cream would be weird though.

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anxiousthroway85@reddit

*splutter* I have only ever put honey on my crumpets!

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Far-Dimension3508@reddit

They were obviously deprived of those options from their life. Crumpets are blank canvas you can put anything

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Tea_Ve@reddit

Butter is yum, but equally so is honey or marmite or chocolate spread - especially M&S blonde spread.
Never had cream though that I’ll be honest sounds odd, and I’m from clotted cream land

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rusticusmus@reddit

I usually just have butter, but I got some amazing red grapefruit marmalade at a Christmas market which was wonderful on crumpets (in addition to the butter, of course).

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LemonTrifle@reddit

Butter & maybe some cheese.

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Realistic-Peak9389@reddit

Butter. Salted.

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neilm1000@reddit

Personally, I don't, I just like butter.

No one puts cream on them surely!

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liltrex94@reddit

Butter and marmite.

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Away_Egg_2683@reddit

The ways I have a crumpet. Always toasted. Depending on my mood or what us in my cupboard i will have,

Just butter Butter and jam Butter and cheddar cheese, or Nutella

Enjoy 😉

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lady_is_a_one@reddit

Mostly, they need to be toasted/grilled till crispy and then lots of good quality butter (not margarine!).

Some people I know then add jam or cheese. But for me, always just butter and that’s the norm I would say.

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accordionshoes@reddit

butter is obviously the way forward, but jam is ok, honey at a push, never cream, that's a monstrous idea

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Far-Abroad-2040@reddit

Not true

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Deuce03@reddit

Butter is mandatory. The only other thing I ever put on a crumpet is marmite, and even that is rare.

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One_Access7987@reddit

Butter AND honey! Mmmmmm

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Salty_Nothing5466@reddit

I don’t have crumpets often, but when I do I have one with butter, one with butter and marmalade, and one with butter and marmite 😍

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Sad-Yoghurt5196@reddit

I mean personally I'm a salted butter and Bovril (or marmite) boy. But I'm not opposed to the idea of butter and jam, or butter and honey. Cream though would be a no for me, that is genuinely a weird one.

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Bitbury@reddit

Butter, or whatever equivalent. Maybe some cheese and marmite/vegemite. I can just about understand jam or honey, but the idea of cream on a crumpet is egregious.

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Interesting_Drive647@reddit

Buttered crumpets dipped in Heinz tomato soup is a good combination

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Oldsoldierbear@reddit

Scottish crumpets are different from other British crumpets - they are more like pancakes. Very delicious though, and definitely with butter and jam

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King_Olaf_thebastard@reddit

Jam, honey, cheese spread and peanut butter all good. But cream, that's just wrong.

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Interesting_Drive647@reddit

Cheese on a toasted crumpet, then under the grill or in the air fryer for a few minutes for it to melt into all the holes.

Butter is a yes. Jam, occasionally. Cream, absolutely not.

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Confetti_Sparkle@reddit

Cream??? Butter, and either marmite or cheese. Jam and honey is just about acceptable, but CREAM? It's not a bloody scone, dear!

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Aurorafaery@reddit

Put the crumpet through the toaster twice (I do mine at top level -level 5- then level 2) so it’s extra crispy. Then leave it to cool a little. Then add a solid wedge of butter so it softens and begins to seep into the spongy crumpet, but is also solid enough to see your teeth marks in the butter. Perfection. Then, use the last slither of your crumpet to soak up the liquid butter on the plate.

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Interesting-Day-7614@reddit

Never heard of them.

Only put butter on pikelets though.

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Grizzl0ck@reddit

Butter, black pepper and sharp cheddar. Sometimes Marmite

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Consistent-Layer-265@reddit

You can put whatever you want on it

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Expensive-Milk1696@reddit

Reading through these comments I realise i need to up my crumpet game 😳😂

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tmbyfc@reddit

Butter and marmite. If you've got three, the third one can have jam

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Slight_Art_8828@reddit

The vast majority of people just have butter.

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Specialeyes9000@reddit

I put jam on mine occasionally but usually just butter. I have never heard of anyone putting honey or cream on a crumpet.

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martian__@reddit

Your friend is wrong, but it’s usually butter and marmite for me.

Butter and honey if in the mood for something sweet.

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LionLucy@reddit

Wild that some people have never had jam on a crumpet! Jam or honey as well as obviously loads of butter

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Solilaqui78@reddit

Cheese! Or raspberry jam. Native English.

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countrycow2112@reddit

Mate, I'll put Nutella and peanut butter on mine.

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Itsmeladyt79@reddit

I love a jam on my crumpet. I even like peanut butter and jam on my crumpet but the most important bit is most definitely lots of slightly salted butter.

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spicyzsurviving@reddit

Just butter is probably the most popular way to eat them, but people definitely put other “spreads” on a crumpet (jam, marmalade, even chocolate spread, peanut butter, marmite…) I’ve seen several posts about crumpets with baked beans and cheese.

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Japhet_Corncrake@reddit

Butter and Mr Naga pickle.

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Mltsound1@reddit

Strawberry jam after it’s basically bathed in butter is my, jam.

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h3r0inXgirl@reddit

Yeah we do, but i think most use butter. Personally i like strawberry jam on mine and butter.

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anemoschaos@reddit

Butter only. That's all that is needed.

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velos85@reddit

Butter, marmite, cheese or all three

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WonderfulJury8885@reddit

Not cream, but definitely jam for me as an afternoon snack with a cuppa, cheese and marmite for more of a lunch. Both with butter obvs.

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Visible-Pomelo7748@reddit

I mean I suppose you could but I don't see any reason to stray from just straight up toasted with butter

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splateen74@reddit

I quite regularly put butter and Branston pickle on mine.

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MiniRollsYum@reddit

Butter and Marmite

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Buster_Gonad_82@reddit

This is the way

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CredibleSquirrel@reddit

Butter + Golden Syrup, sometimes jam, occasionally Cheddar.

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Orangesteel@reddit

They’re more savoury, with butter and maybe cheese and bacon.

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Careful-Coffee280@reddit

Toasted crumpet, butter +/- jam. Food of the Gods.

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CharieRarie@reddit

I just like butter, but my kids have jam.

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confusedoctopus8@reddit

Butter and honey😋

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Upper_Paramedic_2043@reddit

Lashings of butter and a decent smear of Marmite on my crumpets

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Seaside83@reddit

Butter, and only butter. Don't mess with perfection.

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Awellknownstick@reddit

Usually just butter for my fam. But yes Occasionally jam

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m1_ab@reddit

I sometimes put jam on a crumpet, so does my dad (in addition to a diabolical amount of butter, obviously). My mum looks on in horror and tells us we're committing crimes against crumpets. Opinions are split!

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