Comments on: Devilled (food) http://www.word-detective.com/2015/04/devilled-food/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.1 By: Patty Pickard http://www.word-detective.com/2015/04/devilled-food/comment-page-1/#comment-690131 Wed, 23 May 2018 06:38:01 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=10960#comment-690131 Actually, any non-dessert food MUST include vinegar to truly deserve the name deviled. In the south eggs made without vinegar were given the name: STUFFED ANGEL EGGS. Ham spread without vinegar was called: HEAVENLY HAM SANDWICH SPREAD. The amount of vinegar should be added in very small amounts and increased according to taste. I like just a small kick of the taste bud. So be sure to sample in between adding extra vinegar. Be sure to mix very well each time you add more. The tasting is my favorite part. If you’re like me, I like to over stuff my eggs. So when you get ready to boil your eggs

]]> By: Joanie Maupin http://www.word-detective.com/2015/04/devilled-food/comment-page-1/#comment-122614 Sat, 11 Jul 2015 05:20:49 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=10960#comment-122614 I live in the South (NE Tennessee) and we don’t know nuthin bout no stuffed aigs. They’re always devilled.

]]> By: Dave http://www.word-detective.com/2015/04/devilled-food/comment-page-1/#comment-114418 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:48:36 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=10960#comment-114418 Regarding the alternative names for devilled eggs – I’ve never heard them, although the way most people make them the names would be appropriate.

I have always gone with the definition you used concerning spiciness – (to my aunt at some early age) “These aren’t devilled – they’re just lightly imped!” and my advisory about my own “I use real devil in them!”

]]> By: Victoria Ayers http://www.word-detective.com/2015/04/devilled-food/comment-page-1/#comment-92862 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:53:14 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=10960#comment-92862 Devil’s food is the “opposite” of angel food, a light colored, airy cake. It is dark, and in fact, most recipes use cocoa powder rather than chocolate. When cocoa powder is mixed with an acid such as buttermilk, it turns reddish, just the color the devil might prefer in his desserts!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.word-detective.com/2015/04/devilled-food/comment-page-1/#comment-91126 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:00:44 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=10960#comment-91126 What about devils food cake?

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