I was discussing pigs in a blanket with Mrs C. and Jr's dad the other day. He has a completely different idea of what pigs in a blanket are vs. what I think they are. Without me pushing anyone in a specific direction here, I'll just ask this. If you had to explain to someone what "pigs in a blanket" are, what would you tell them?
I have seen it primarily used to refer to either of two dishes, and which one depends on context:
-In the appetizer context, I have always seen it refer to what Stadler posted above: cocktail wieners or other small sausages wrapped in dough.
-In the breakfast context, I have always seen it refer to breakfast sausage (links, not patties) rolled in pancakes.
I remember seeing the breakfast version as far back as the early '70s when I was a small kid. I don't think I saw the appetizer version until the '80s or so. But both are fairly ubiquitous.
I am so hungry right now...
EDIT: Wikipedia basically agrees (if you look at the "U.S." section):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigs_in_blankets I mean, is this actually a big controversy? Is there some third world country somewhere where children are staving because they don't know how to order pigs in a blanket correctly and getting served test tubes of ebola instead of sausages wrapped in some sort of buttery carby goodness?