The Muffin Man is preserved in the Bodleian Library with lyrics very similar to those used today: <poem> Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man Who lives in Drury Lane?</poem> Victorian households had many of their fresh foods delivered, such as muffins, which were delivered door-to-door by a muffin man. The "muffin" in question was the bread product known in the United States as English muffins, not the much sweeter cupcake-shaped American variety. Drury Lane is a thoroughfare bordering Covent Garden in London. The rhyme and game appear to have spread to
Muffin rings the yeast-based dough was prepared, it was molded, allowed to sit for a while, and then placed in buttered muffin rings which were placed on the griddle. "Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine" states that the muffins and rings were turned over with a thin tool resembling a palette knife. The American author Parloa states that muffin pans, cups or tins should be used rather than muffin rings, since at the time she was writing, muffin rings had faded in popularity. Muffin rings Muffin rings are metal cookware used for oven-baking or griddle-cooking muffins or English muffins. Muffin rings are circle-shaped