Toad in the Hole & the Cows of Scotland

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[TastingHistory]

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I can't wait to try those buffalo skewers!

[brucealanwilson]

When I was a teenager, we had a lady from England visiting. We took her to the Minnesota State Fair, where I bought her a corn dog. She said, "How clever! Toad-in-the-Hole on a stick!"

[johnobrien]

I saw an interesting interview where an Irish woman was asked if she believed in fairies and she responded "of course not, but they're there if I believe in them or not."

[A_potato]

I love these old cookbooks saying things like “mix a good batter” as if you were consciously planning to make a sh—ty batter

[grrr]

Maxwell Manor, eh? Sounds like a fancy way of saying... Maxwell House.

[marmotarchivist]

The elf-shot is really interesting. In German we use the word “Hexenschuss” for low back pain or lumbago. It literally means “witch-shot” and it was believed that witches shot you in the lower back with a bow and arrow to cause the sudden pain.

[violetskies]

"Elves made me do it" sounds similar to how the Welsh became known as sheep shaggers. Back in the day the penalty for stealing sheep was the loss of a hand but the penalty for bestiality was a fine so upon being caught stealing sheep people would pick the fine over the loss of their hand (and quite probably lives if not from infection then livelyhood) even if it meant admitting to sleeping with a sheep.

[Dvergenlied]

Wise Celtic words: “I don’t believe in the Wee Folk, but they’re real.”

[Lauren.E.O]

*no toads were harmed in the making of this video*

[juliegolick]

I'm Canadian, and when I was a kid, "toad in the hole" was a piece of bread where you hollowed out the centre and fried an egg in the middle. It goes by a whole bunch of other names as well, I'm sure, but that's what my mom called it. So interesting to see an entirely different dish with the same name!

[Lauren.E.O]

Who else heard that cows were killed by elves and immediately imagined Legolas crouching behind a bush dressed like Elmer Fudd?

[theodore]

“Fancy toad in the hole” makes me think of Mr. Toad from The Wind in the Willows . So fancy, so extra

[rainiermcbane]

Your talk of witchcraft and torture reminded me of Alonso de Salazar Frias, the Spanish Inquisitor who was responsible for putting the kibosh on the witch craze in Spain. He had the novel idea (at the time) of interrogating accusers and confessors separately and determined that the vast majority of witchcraft incidents were, in fact, nightmares or people making up stories about each other. Because of Salazar, the Spanish Inquisition was one of the first legal bodies to rule AGAINST the death penalty for witches. He's a rather interesting figure and wrote about his experiences dealing with superstitions in northern Spain. Not sure how you could fit it into food history, though.

[alexcue]

Hadrian’s wall was Martin’s inspiration for the wall in a song of ice and fire and the Scots were the inspiration for the wildlings, so, yes. You’re absolutely right.

[gillbaldwin]

Nursing my mum towards the end of her life one day she asked for frog in a ditch meaning toad in the hole so now it's always frog in a ditch in my house😊

[joycekysar]

My grandmother was a New Zealand Kiwi. I grew up eating her Toad in the Hole meals and couldn't find a recipe that resembled hers until now! It's been 10 years since she passed and I feel as if I can bond with her again by using this recipe, thank you!

[starsgears]

Finding a way to turn your Father's Day gift into revenue is the most Scottish thing I think I've ever heard of. I tip my tam o'shanter to ye.

[Ektalon]

“It’s Yorkshire Pudding, what’s not to like?” Truer words have never been spoken.

[squeegle]

I used to work in a posh hotel in Glasgow years ago . One time the chef decided to show off and made Toad in the hole with frogs legs and black truffle with gravy . Don't know what was in the gravy but it had flakes of gold leaf in it . The big boss who it was made for didn't touch it and instead sent out for fish and chips lol .

[SlavaUkraini-nn]

Mum would often make this on a Monday to use up the remains of the Sunday roast. We'd have it with beef, pork or lamb, and it would be when there wasn't enough meat to turn into cottage or shepherd's pie, or even rissoles.
Served with vegetables as well it made a little meat go far enough to feed four. Brought back memories.