Pigs in a blanket a blanket" functions as both the singular and the plural for the food. To match speakers' and listeners' notions formed by other experience with the English language, sometimes a single roll is found to be referred to as a "pig in a blanket" or the plural occurs as "pigs in blankets". In the United Kingdom, "pigs in blankets" refers to small sausages (usually chipolatas) wrapped in bacon. They are a traditional accompaniment to roast turkey in a Christmas dinner. The naming of this food (sausage wrapped in bacon) as Pigs In Blankets in the UK is relatively recent, with first
Toad in the hole described the dish as a "batter-pudding with a hole in the middle containing meat". Despite popular belief, there is no record of the dish ever being made with toad. The origin of the name is unclear, but it may refer to the way toads wait for their prey in their burrows, making their heads visible in the earth, just like the sausages peep through the batter. It may also derive from the "Antediluvian Toad", a phenomenon of live frogs or toads being found encased in stone, which was a scientific fad of the late 18th century. Toad in the hole