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In my house this used to be called "spit in the ocean!"

We always called these "Angela eggs." When I was little, my mom owned a Montessori school, and one of her students was a little girl named Angela whose overwhelmed mother would sometimes deposit her at the school in her pajamas and carrying a tupperware container with this dish inside. I adore this dish, but you forgot the most essential part, the salt and pepper. Buttery fried bread sparkling with coarse kosher salt . . . yum.

Ah, egg in a hole. My favorite part is the fried piece of bread removed to make the hole.

They mention this in V for Vendetta too.

How very interesting (and entertaining with all the movie connections)! I've never heard of gas house eggs, or one-eyed jacks or whatever they're called. Does the yolk stay whole and runny when flipped? How is it eaten when done?

gypsysoul73,

yes, prepared in the classic way, the yolk does stay runny and whole (although some people prefer to cook the egg longer so it sets, or to intentionally break the yolk as soon as it lands in the pan).

It's eaten with a knife and fork when done. Bite-sized pieces of the fried bread can be dipped in the yolk as it pools on the plate (like toast soldiers with soft-boiled eggs). Yum.

Toad in the hole! No idea why it's a toad.

"Egg in a hole". How fun, this used to be a real favorite at my house. I can't wait to try them again this weekend. Thanks for the reminder.

Very tastey with ketchup or chili sauce.

It's a cowboy egg in my home, though usually the bread taken out of the middle is kept to be eaten.

Thank you for explaining that further. It sounds amazing and I want to try it soon! :)

With a piece of fried ham on top for when you're feeling fancy. (And hungover.) Yum!

Love this dish. We called it gas house eggs at our house and I've always wondered where that name came from. Our family recipe was slightly different from the above though. We put the circle of bread back on top of the egg after the egg was added to the hole so that when you flipped it, the bread circle got cooked too. Then served it with the all-bread side down and the lovely egg side facing up.

we always carefully cut out the hole and then fried the little circle of bread-- it's the best part!

I love this. Hadn't had eggs this way in years till I watched V for Vendetta a few months ago; have made this frequently since then. It's the only way my 4 year old will eat eggs!

We call it Frogs in a Basket at my house! I love this. We also put kosher salt on it, and also, a thin slice of cheese. favroites are brie, parmesan, or gouda.

mjoe - this is funny. I did the same. I begged my husband to make me Eggy in the Basket after watching V. The key I think is LOTS of butter and I make them in sunflower whole wheat bread. It is scrumptious. I leave the yolk a bit runny as I love it when then it oozes. Definetely salt and pepper.