November 2 is Deviled Egg Day, but how did they get that name? You'll find out in Who Put the Devil in Deviled Eggs? The Fascinating Stories Behind America's Favorite Foods, by Ann Treistman. Sometimes it was very clear where something came from, other times there were rivalries as to where/who/how it started. There's a recipe for each food included along with the history and some fun bits of trivia.

D'lish Deviled Eggs: a Collection of Recipes From Creative to Classic, by Kathy Casey is full of an amazing variety of just what can top a deviled egg. From crab, to beets, radishes and wasabi, there are some curious suggestions here. You can use bacon, steak and pork. There's even something called the Dirty Martini deviled egg!

I know someone who makes such amazing deviled eggs that many of us would just stand around the plate, you know, making polite conversation and so forth, until, amazingly, the eggs were gone and we'd wander of in different directions.

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