1892 , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Chapter The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb , He received us in his quietly genial fashion, ordered fresh rashers and eggs, and joined us in a hearty meal.
1913, D.H. Lawrence, ,He toasted his bacon on a fork and caught the drops of fat on his bread; then he put the rasher on his thick slice of bread, and cut off chunks with a clasp-knife, poured his tea into his saucer, and was happy.