What are "tadpoles on toast?"

[Argent_Towers]

The Wikipedia article on the ill-fated King Edward VIII says this:

His father, though a harsh disciplinarian,[4] was demonstrably affectionate[5] and his mother displayed a frolicksome side with her children that belies her austere public image. She was amused by the children making tadpoles on toast for their French master,[6] and encouraged them to confide in her.[7]

The reference link goes to a citation from a book, not a link that I can read. Googling “tadpoles on toast” does not bring up an answer.

What on earth is meant by this? Did he literally make tadpoles on toast? That’s…disgusting.

[Maserschmidt]

@Argent_Towers

The Wikipedia article on the ill-fated King Edward VIII says this:

The reference link goes to a citation from a book, not a link that I can read. Googling “tadpoles on toast” does not bring up an answer.

What on earth is meant by this? Did he literally make tadpoles on toast? That’s…disgusting.

Hey, they’re kids, it’s certainly possible. The question is, did he eat them? That was a pretty plum job, after all.

[Speak_to_me_Maddie]

It is like Mexican Halloween, with a different finishing move.

[Ludovic]

What are “tadpoles on toast?”

…a few of my favorite things…

[Ferret_Herder]

Per this newspaper article it looks like it might have been - the French teacher apparently told them that frog legs were yummy, so perhaps they were “inspired.”