Why are they called "deviled eggs"?

In preparation for Easter Brunch, I signed up for Deviled Eggs. Not really what I wanted to make, but Tyler asked if they were on the menu and since no one had claimed them, I decided to try something new.

As I predicted, deviled eggs are not the easiest to make. There are multiple steps, all of which are quite easy, but for me peeling the eggs was the hardest part. Normally peeling hard boiled eggs is fun, but seeing that these eggs need to look presentable it was quite time consuming and by time consuming I mean pain in the butt! Plus the eggs were being stubborn and not peeling very easily. Which after doing some googling,  I learned that was because the egg white was sticking to the shell. 


I was becoming quite frustrated and thankfully Tyler decided to help.  It took us 45 minutes to peel 15 eggs and as each minute passed I thought, "now I know why they are called Deviled Eggs, they are devilish to make"!

As you see below they ended up turning out ok. They were tasty enough, but if you look close you can see a lot of imperfections. All in all, I don't think I will volunteer to make this dish again!

Oh and in case you were wondering  below is the official definition of deviled eggs: "the term deviled, in reference to food, dates back to the 19th century, it came to be used most often with spicy or zesty food, including eggs prepared with mustard, pepper, or other ingredients stuffed in the yolk cavity".

P.S. Not sure how I feel about the term "yolk cavity", it's a bit graphic when describing food!!