Bacon wrapped food Other versions serve the dish with lemon and parsley. Devils on Horseback is a dish that consists normally of bacon wrapped prunes that originated from the United Kingdom. It is made by stuffing a dried prune with chutney, then wrapping it in bacon and grilling it. It is then placed on buttered toast, given a grating of cheese, and broiled before serving. Other versions of this dish steep the prunes in alcohol, such as Cognac and Armagnac prior to stuffing and grilling, or use dates or apricots as opposed to prunes. Thomasina Miers, co-founder of Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca, has
Toad in the hole described the dish as a "batter-pudding with a hole in the middle containing meat". Despite popular belief, there is no record of the dish ever being made with toad. The origin of the name is unclear, but it may refer to the way toads wait for their prey in their burrows, making their heads visible in the earth, just like the sausages peep through the batter. It may also derive from the "Antediluvian Toad", a phenomenon of live frogs or toads being found encased in stone, which was a scientific fad of the late 18th century. Toad in the hole