Who knew we had Betty Crocker to thank for this?

[953 nut 59,377]

 

If the phrase “pigs in a blanket” conjures up images of darling newborn piglets swaddled in warm fluffy blankets you are definitely not a foodie. National Pigs in a Blanket Day on April 24 is a holiday celebrating one of our favorite comfort foods — pork sausage (or hotdogs) baked in pastry.

And whom shall we thank for all this? Start with Betty Crocker, whose cookbooks decorated every post-war kitchen — exposing young impressionable minds to this culinary delight. In 1957 she published Betty Crocker’s Cooking for Kids, with the first simple recipe for the taste treat, and the rest is history! From a child’s first flour-smudged attempts at cooking to chic cocktail party fare, and from fancy pastry crust to pre-made biscuits in a tube, pigs in a blanket are the ubiquitous snack for every occasion. Whether it’s a plain hotdog or a fancy sausage wrapped in your favorite dough, gather your friends and share memories of the first time you were introduced to pigs in a blanket.

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 28,153]

[oliver2-44 10,608]

While Betty Crocker might have put them in her cook book, our Moravian and Czech  heritage is rightfully credited with the Pig-in-a-Blanket. Czech immigrants called it Klobasnek or Klobasnikiky. They, as I am, are shocked and disappointed when I bite into this special desert and find it filled with a commercial hot dog. Much better when made with sausage that has everything but the pig grunt in it.  The Czech variety also used a slightly sweet dough.
I suspect those Wisconsin boys @Achto and @WHX?? would agree. 

So much for my rant @953 nut

[WHX?? 51,491]

5 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

I suspect those Wisconsin boys @Achto and @WHX?? would agree. 

Yes indeed sir... We always wrapped a sausage in a pancake. 

[SylvanLakeWH 28,153]

1 hour ago, oliver2-44 said:

commercial hot dog

Scientists are still evaluating what is actually in one of these... 

[oliver2-44 10,608]

28 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Scientists are still evaluating what is actually in one of these... 

In 1976 I worked on the night cleanup crew at a Commercial Turkey Processing plant as a part time college job.

Wore a yellow rain slicker and rubber boots for 4 hours each night to how waster pressure wash everything in the place, then coated it with iodine water.

After they cut the main parts of meat off, the carcass was ground and pressed through a 0.005 ths screen (holes the size of a blond hair)

The liquid tomato soup looking meat that oozed out was used to make every kind of lunchmeat you can name.

Nowhere on the label did the Canadian Bacon or other products say it was made with turkey!  Just injected a flavor to make it taste like what the label said it was.

Yes them even made hot dogs out of the turkey tomato soup.

 

[SylvanLakeWH 28,153]

17 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

The liquid tomato soup looking meat that oozed out was used to make every kind of lunchmeat you can name.

Nowhere on the label did the Canadian Bacon or other products say it was made with turkey!  Just injected a flavor to make it taste like what the label said it was.

Yes them even made hot dogs out of the turkey tomato soup.

[953 nut 59,377]

[Achto 29,310]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Scientists are still evaluating what is actually in one of these

 

To quote Dan Aykroyd in the The Great Outdoors movie " You know what they make those things of Chet? Huh? Lips & @--holes" 

[Ed Kennell 41,457]

No tube steaks or dough in my Pigs in a Blanket.     

Pigs in the Blanket Aka Stuffed Cabbage Recipe - Food.com

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10 hours ago, 953 nut said:

If the phrase “pigs in a blanket” conjures up images of darling newborn piglets swaddled in warm fluffy blankets you are definitely not a foodie.

 

More like a member of PETA.

[adsm08 3,059]

5 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Scientists are still evaluating what is actually in one of these... 

 

 

All the stuff that's not fit to eat.

[Achto 29,310]

2 hours ago, adsm08 said:

a member of PETA.

 

 

 

That's me!!!! People Eating Tasty Animals. 

[953 nut 59,377]

On 4/24/2025 at 12:44 PM, oliver2-44 said:

Yes them even made hot dogs out of the turkey tomato soup.

Just add a bit of sawdust to give it a bit of texture and you are good to go.

[HyperPete 834]

On 4/24/2025 at 12:44 PM, oliver2-44 said:

After they cut the main parts of meat off, the carcass was ground and pressed through a 0.005 ths screen (holes the size of a blond hair)

The liquid tomato soup looking meat that oozed out was used to make every kind of lunchmeat you can name.

Nowhere on the label did the Canadian Bacon or other products say it was made with turkey!  Just injected a flavor to make it taste like what the label said it was.

Yes them even made hot dogs out of the turkey tomato soup.

 

 

I think that's what they call "mechanically separated".  Thinking about it makes me want to separate my dinner from my stomach.

 

[Ed Kennell 41,457]

Now you all know why all my protein comes wrapped in fur, feathers, and scales instead of plastic.

[6wheeler 668]

What a bunch of HATERS . I make Klobasnik (pigs in a blanket) often. I use pastry dough brushed/w melted butter and my spice mix sprinkled over before baking, Mozzarella cheese. And, good coarse ground hot dogs or some type of good sausage. With my own homemade dipping sauce . Not the bargain pink wiener water soup makers . Like they used to make in school when I was a kid. They used white bread and slimy american cheese. Talk about nasty .   And, oliver2-44? I wonder you are thinking of Kolache. The reason I ask? Some folks confuse the two. Klobasnik is Pigs in a blanket. While Kolache is made with some type of fruit or jam filling. My favorite is Poppy seed. But, Raspberry or Elderberry jam is a darn close second. We just had some Elderberry Kolache for Easter. Darn kids came out . So. None left for grampa .

[oliver2-44 10,608]

23 minutes ago, 6wheeler said:

Klobasnik (pigs in a blanket) often. Oliver2-44? I wonder you are thinking of Kolache.
 

Growing up in the German/Czech region of Texas I’m quite familiar with Kolache’s vs Klobasnik.  poppyseed is also my favorite kolache. 
My wife tried recipies for several years trying to duplicate Weikels Bakery dough that they use for both pastries. One Sunday we had some soft dinner rolls and I realized how similar it was to their dough. Add a pinch of sugar and it is really close. 

Edited April 26 by oliver2-44

[6wheeler 668]

Yep. I hear you. I am  a Czech loyal food fanatic. (Mostly cuz I have no choice). Kidding.. I make some great klobasnik.( According to me). But, Here is a hint for your wife for your Kolache. (Enter at your own risk). And, I don't mean to hi jack this thread . The next time you make Kolache? No matter what jam you use.  Brush the top w/ melted clarified butter. And, sprinkle with cinnamon powder, followed with a dusting of powdered sugar- NOT regular sugar. But, Powdered. "DISCLAIMER", I cannot be held accountable for the addiction that may occur. It may be more addicting than Palacinky. Which, is its own wonderful world." Especially if you roll some good pork or turkey sausage in it". If you would like my Klobasnik recipe? Let me know. I will get it to ya.