SC - Off Topic: Muggles for Harry Potter

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Chris Stanifer wrote:
> 
> --- margali <margali at 99main.com> wrote:
> > ?
> > I always thought toad in a hole were cooked sausages
> > in a pan that have
> > had a batter poured over them and then baked...
> > margali
> 
> Yes...that is exactly what Toad in the Hole is.  There
> was some confusion on the list earlier, but I think
> everyone has been enlightened now.

I had understood that TITH was originally leftover meat hashed or
shredded with gravy, cooked as above, with, specifically, the batter for
Yorkshire pudding baked thereon, and that sausage was a commonly used
modern variant. Mrs. Beeton's version calls for steak and kidney, actually.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

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