1724 Joseph French makes french's toast but forgets to use an apostrophe causing people to believe it is a recipe originating in france . Seattle 2003 mighty-o makes french toast donut, leaves out egg, adds spice: cinnamon, cardamon, coriander, ginger, orange peel, & maple syrup, to their original donut recipe & call it french toast, & think changing the name to mighty-o's toast would just be confusing