▁he ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁names ▁have ▁often ▁been ▁used ▁inter change ably . ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁trac ed ▁to ▁a ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁article ▁and ▁James ▁Be ard ▁who ▁" ins isted ▁that ▁ang els ▁on ▁horse back ▁required ▁ham ▁as ▁a ▁wrapper , ▁and ▁that ▁if ▁ba con ▁were ▁used , ▁what ▁you ' d ▁have ▁would ▁be ▁dev ils ▁on ▁horse back ." ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁d ish ▁are ▁unclear . ▁The ▁name ▁most ▁likely ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁ang es ▁à ▁cheval , ▁and ▁there ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁significance ▁in ▁the ▁o yst er / angel ▁and ▁ba con / hor se ▁links . ▁Its ▁first ▁occurrence , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary ▁and ▁other ▁sources , ▁is ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁in ▁Mrs ▁Be eton ' s ▁Book ▁of ▁House hold ▁Management . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁in ▁an ▁Australian ▁newspaper ▁to ▁the ▁d ish , ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁brief ▁reci pe , ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁to ▁ang els ▁on ▁horse back ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁mid - ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁references ▁in ▁an ▁American ▁newspaper ▁is ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁article ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁where ▁the ▁d ish ▁is ▁suggested ▁as ▁an ▁app et izer ; ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Times , ▁the ▁d ish ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁cred ited ▁to ▁U rb