Happy National Pigs in a Blanket Day | April 24 | Kevin's American Holiday Recipe

Happy National Pigs in a Blanket Day! These treats have been classics on an appetizer table at a neighborhood dinner party since the 1970's. Share your favorite memories using the super-long hashtag #NationalPigsInABlanketDay on social media.

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.

00:00 Intro
00:10 Kevin shares his recipe
00:25 National Pigs in a Blanket history
01:12 Did you know?
02:01 National Cheeseball Day
02:26 OH NO!

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