# Canonical Pigs in a Blanket **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005 "2007-07-09T00:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005/21 "2007-07-09T23:28:04Z")
We had “pigs in a blanket” all the time when I was growing up. The way I made them was to split hot dogs lengthwise and insert some american cheese slices. I’d make up some Bisquick mix and wrap the dog. Then, I’d wrap a slice of bacon around the whole thing. After I got about 21 done (3 per person in a 7 person family), I’d put all the dogs on a large baking sheet and bake at 350 for about half an hour, just to cook the dough and bacon and heat up the hot dog. I don’t want to think about all the fat and calories, but boy were those things delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005/22 "2007-07-10T02:49:01Z")
Cheap hot dogs, American cheese, crescent rolls. Spread out the crescent triangles, put on cheese, put on dog, roll and attempt to seal ends. Throw in oven at 350 for 20 - 25. Personally, I put Parmesan sprinkles on top before baking, but that would’ve gotten me thrown out of Mom’s kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005/23 "2007-07-10T03:48:22Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] You just deep-fry the meat. When I wrote that, I actually wondered if anyone would think I meant frying the whole sandwich. Although I am sure it could be done. Mmmmm! [/QUOTE] Yes it can, although the result was pretty disgusting. Bennigan’s had a fried sandwich for awhile, and we ordered one in a fit of it-can’t-be-that-bad gone way too far. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005/24 "2007-07-10T03:54:52Z")
[QUOTE=devilsknew] Yea, where I live, pigs-in-the-blanket is a cabbage roll… usually of the Eastern European descendency. I was deceived. [/QUOTE] When I was growing up [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go%C5%82%C4%85bki) was what my mother called Pigs in a Blanket. So I have no idea what the canonical recipe would be, I just wrap hot dogs in cresent roll dough (with or without cheese) and cook 'em up. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005/25 "2007-07-10T04:34:23Z")
[QUOTE=phall0106] By all that’s holy, just how in the heck does one deep fry a sandwich? [/QUOTE] Some restaurants deep fry entire Monte Christo sandwich halves. They dip the sandwich in batter and deep fry the half. Most of the time served with jelly or maple syrup for dipping. My arteries are hardening just typing this. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005/26 "2007-07-10T06:35:05Z")
[QUOTE=Who\_me?] When I was growing up [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go%C5%82%C4%85bki) was what my mother called Pigs in a Blanket. So I have no idea what the canonical recipe would be, I just wrap hot dogs in cresent roll dough (with or without cheese) and cook 'em up. [/QUOTE] Well, that’s the story. My Mom learned the recipe from some Nice Polish and Hungarian ladies in the neighborhood. They are Golobki, but the terminology was Pigs-in-the-Blanket iN that American time and place.. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005/27 "2007-07-10T13:53:24Z")
[QUOTE=StuffLikeThatThere] Yes it can, although the result was pretty disgusting. Bennigan’s had a fried sandwich for awhile, and we ordered one in a fit of it-can’t-be-that-bad gone way too far. Blech. [/QUOTE] They still have it, it’s called the Monte Cristo, and it’s awesome. Ham, cheddar, turkey, swiss, battered and deep-fried, sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with raspberry preserves. It’s twice as good as it sounds. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canonical-pigs-in-a-blanket/411005.md?page=1)