hmmm. this is interesting —> http://www.metnews.com/articles/2004/reminiscing060304.htm
heh...
“The British serve a dish they call “devils on horseback”—which has not caught on here (understandably). It’s the same as an “angel” except that a prune, sometimes stuffed, is substituted for the oyster.”
Oh, those British have some sense of humour. Yeeee.