Food & Drink > "If My Eggs Are Deviled Do I Call an Exorcist?"
Dear Uncle Cecil:
What's the origin of "deviling" in food preparation, e.g., deviled eggs, deviled ham, deviled crab, etc.? When I bring deviled eggs to a picnic, am I unwittingly consigning my friends to an eternity of darkness? Or are they (the eggs, not my friends) merely sinfully delicious?
- Joel, Pittsburgh, Pa
Cecil has the well-researched answer (16 references in the bibliography!)
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