Today is Pigs-in-a-blanket Day

Today we celebrate and eat pigs in a blanket. "Pigs in a blanket" can be the singular or plural name for the food, a "pig in a blanket" can be the singular name, or "pigs in blankets" can be the plural name. There are many different variations and names for the food in different parts of the world.

In the United States, pigs in a blanket consist of hot dogs or Vienna sausages that have been wrapped in biscuit dough or croissant dough and then baked. Sometimes breakfast sausages wrapped in pancakes are also called pigs in a blanket. Other names for the food are franks in a blanket, franks in blanks, and wiener winks. Although, wiener winks tend to use bread and cheese in their recipe instead of biscuit dough or croissant dough.

Source: Checkiday.com

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