egg-in-a-hole

egg-in-a-hole (plural eggs-in-a-hole)

1. Alternative form of egg in a hole.
   • 1954 May 4, “New Girl Scout Leaders To Begin Basic Training”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 20, column 2:

     The following morning each patrol built its own fire and cooked breakfast, making bacon and eggs-in-a-hole in skillets and on grills made by the girls.

   • 1986, Kit Pearson, The Daring Game, Viking Kestrel, →ISBN, page 193:

     She showed them all how to make an Egg-in-a-Hole.

   • 2014, Hugh Howey, The Shell Collector: A Story of the Seven Seas, →ISBN, page 146:

     “Have you ever had an egg-in-a-hole?” I ask.

   • 2015 April, Food Network Magazine, page 11:

     Find a dozen fun ways to make an egg-in-a-hole on page 59.

   • 2016, Danielle Walker, Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 65:

     She usually made us an egg-in-a-hole, with the toast cutout shaped like a heart.

   • 2018, Kip Hanson, Fabricating For Dummies®, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 117:

     If you’ve ever made an egg-in-a-hole for breakfast, you’re familiar with the concept of offsetting (sorry, you might have to Google that one).

   • 2021, Dawn Perry, Ready, Set, Cook: How to Make Good Food with What’s on Hand (No Fancy Skills, Fancy Equipment, or Fancy Budget Required), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 147:

     You don’t really need a recipe for this, but I wanted to remind you that an egg-in-a-hole (or egg-in-a-nest, egg-in-a-basket, or my favorite, a hole in one) is easy to make and eat.