*** Answering a msg posted in area COOKING (Fido Cooking).
Hello DAVE!
Friday June 07 1996 00:27, DAVE SACERDOTE wrote to RUTH HAFFLY:
 DS> what a toad in the hole really is, feel free to pipe up.  (I think
 DS> this discussion came up about 6 months ago.  Wish I remembered the
 DS> results! )
Nothing easier.
Toad in the hole is a British main course dish. It originally consisted of 
small lamb chops or small pieces of steak browned lightly then placed in a 
roasting tin and covered with a standard yorkshire pudding batter, and baked 
in a very hot oven until the batter had risen and set.
 Nowadays, this is only ever done with sausages, and if the sausages are of 
good quality, is excellent. When made with the average british shop bought 
"banger" which contains up to 50% or even more of bread "filler", it is a 
starchy old dish.
Yorkshire pudding batter is a slightly thin pancake batter.
1/2 milk 1/2 water beaten with egg, flour, salt, pepper and a little oil, 
then allowed to rest 1 hour before cooking.
All the Best
Ian
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