April 24 today is Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day. To encourages the consumption of ‘pigs in blankets’ – small pork sausages (or chipolatas) wrapped in bacon or pastry, and cooked until crispy. In the United Kingdom, pigs-in-a-blanket is small sausages wrapped in bacon.
People traditionally serve them as Christmas dinner appetizers. In Israel, kids enjoy Moshe Ba'Teiva (Moses in the Ark), which are miniature hot dogs rolled in a ketchup-covered puff pastry and baked in the oven. In the United States, pigs-in-a-blanket are hot dogs or Vienna sausages wrapped in biscuit or croissant dough and baked until golden brown.
Make this tasty finger food for your kids and their friends and give them Pigs-in-a-Blanket Party tonight.