Does anyone remember the muffin man?

yes,he had the tray of muffins on his head and rang a bell,he used to come around on Sunday,just before the winkle and shrimp man.

That was not so in the USA. There was a huckster selling veggies from a horse and wagon, even a fish vendor in the winter. The summers featured a man with a pushcart and a block of ice selling flavored, shaved ice.

Every neighborhood had a bakery where you could buy fresh rolls, pastries and bread within a short walk.

In the fifties, I remember the first Good Humor truck selling ice cream that was cooled by dry ice. Downtown, the big sales item was soft pretzels with mustard and hot dogs sold by vendors with carts. In the winter, when it was freezing out, I remember the street vendors would wipe their nose and then serve their customers. That was the first real vaccination against disease known to man! Nobody ever died eating a snot-covered soft Philly pretzel. Ask any of us who survived them!

Was this just a London thing?

I do not think that I ever saw the Muffin man

in Wharfedale.

That's it we're moving to the UK, you sure have some interesting people over there !

... and lovely scenery and so much history crammed into a small place.

I remember `Muffin the Mule`...I got twelve months for that.

not in my country but we did have a bread man who came in a car with all kinds of goodies..we didn't have much money but mom would let us pick one box and we had to share it...nowadays the kids get one box all for themselves..

Just the song we use to sing it in kindergarden in 1935 lol.

Not in Scotland but sounds good.

I don't know, but he sounds like a cool dude.

No, we never had anyone like that.