National English Muffin Day
About National English Muffin Day
When is National English Muffin Day? This holiday is always observed on April 23
Today is National English Muffin Day. an April 23 holiday. English muffins are believed to have been created in the 10th or 11th century in Wales, England. They were first called a “Toaster Crumpet”. Samuel Bath Thomas, a British immigrant to the United States, is credited with introducing the English muffin to the United Sates in 1894. Always toasted, English muffins were originally served in the finest restaurants and hotels. It didn’t take long for this tasty treat to make its way to the average American breakfast table. The versatile English muffin was first served as part of the breakfast meal, or as a quick morning bite to eat, before heading out for a busy day.
Its versatility became quickly apparent, and nowadays is consumed for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. For breakfast, toasted English muffins are slathered with butter, which soaks into all of the nooks and crannies. Then if you’re British, you likely put orange marmalade on it. We all have our own homemade version of the Egg McMuffin. Ours is called the “Egg McDaddy”. For lunch, you can load it up with your favorite meats, cheese and condiment. Kids love peanut butter and jelly on English muffins. For dinner time, it acts as the side bread, or you can pile almost anything on top of it. Try heaping some Mac and Cheese on an English muffin… yum! English muffins make great snacks, too. Use them as a base for mini pizzas.
This is such an enjoyable and tasty holiday. It’s easy to participate, too. Just pop an English Muffin in the toaster or toaster oven. Then, top it off with whatever your prefer!
We hope you thoroughly enjoy National Toaster Crumpet Day, errr National English Muffin Day !!
How to Celebrate National English Muffin Day
- Celebrate today by eating English muffins, lots of them.
- Try a different topping for your muffin.
- Use them to make a breakfast sandwich.
- Make a lunch sandwich useig them.
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History and Origin of National English Muffin Day
While we’ve enjoyed English muffins ay the breakfast table for hundreds of years, this holiday event first appeared around 2017. Oddly, our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day.
Without any information from the creator of this day, we may never know if this is a true national holiday. We found no documentation in congressional records to confirm that this is truly a national day. Nor, did we find a presidential proclamation.
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This Day in History
Besides National English Muffins Day, here are some other things that happened on April 23:
- Robert E. Lee becomes the Commander of the Virginia Confederate forces. (1861)
- Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hits the first of his 755 home runs. (1954)
- Playwright and poet William Shakespeare was born on this day in 1564.
More April 23 Holidays
Besides National English Muffin Day, here are more April 23 holidays we are sure you will enjoy:
National Zucchini Bread Day – they hold this at a time when you are not sick of all that zucchini.
More About Today
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Ecards – Send a free Ecard daily for National English Muffin Day or just about any calendar holiday, occasion, observance, or event. Undoubtedly, it’s fun for both the sender and the recipient.
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