Date:  Sun, 9 Apr 1995 02:00:00 LCL

From:  "M. Lynne Murphy" <104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA>

Subject: Re: Pigs in Blankets (was Re: needs + present participle)



> No. Pigs in a Blanket are vienna sausages in bread w/ mustard. (I have,

> however, heard some people call little cocktail sausages wrapped in dough

> Pigs in a Blanket.)

>  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)



to my family (upstate ny) pigs in blankets involve dough--not bread.

(otherwise, it'd just be a hot dog.) we did the little cocktail ones

when i was a kid, but the local restaurant also did big viennas in

dough. that's what i always ordered--to a kid, this was haute

cuisine.



however, pancake chains now call breakfast sausages wrapped in

pancakes "pigs in blankets" too (i know IHOP does, and i think perkins

does too).



by the way, i resent all the talk of mexican food. it makes me

homesick. went to a mexican restaurant here and all the dishes had

feta in them! i'm down to buying roti and pretending they're

tortillas.



lynne

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