Pigs in blankets are too delicious to be reserved for a one-off Christmas side dish - try them as a party snack or with roast chicken for a special lunch.
I am lucky that my two local butchers still make real smoked bacon - not the water infused live pig in the morning and fully processed "bacon" stuff that the supermarkets sell with its white rind that shrivels up when cooked.
Yes it costs a little more (about 25%) BUT it does not shrink and it has FLAVOUR. And with two of them competing for the bacon lovers custom we are blessed.
Wish they would do real hams as well but they both say the cost is prohibitive.