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Article: The devil made me cook it: Theme and variation on the art of making deviled eggs
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- Charleston Gazette
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- December 24, 2003
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IT'S guaranteed. Place a platter of homemade deviled eggs on the
table at a party and watch them disappear; not even shrimp will be
gobbled up more quickly.
With retro-'50s cocktail parties and canapes the hottest thing in
trendy entertaining and the low-carb Atkins and South Beach regimens
wiping out eggs' nutritional stigma among dieters, deviled eggs' time
has come.
As for appearances, deviled eggs are the little black dress of
canapes: They're attractive all by themselves, but they're endlessly
accessorizable. They could practically be the poster child for
"Garnishing for Dummies:" From a sprinkling of paprika to a feather
of dill to a dab of caviar, deviled eggs dress up great.
And ...