Earlier today we learned about The Beaver Tail, because it's Canada Day and everyone is sending us their Canada pitches. Okay, we'll bite. ... fried dough. mile end. Jen Carlson.

The recipe was courtesy of Grant's German grandmother, who routinely fried up pastry dough and slathered it with sweet, rich toppings for a breakfast treat. Favorites included butter, honey, jam ...

"As Calgary blogger @dinnerwithjulie so wisely put it, 'fried dough is only about love,'" BeaverTails tweeted, paraphrasing Van Rosendaal. "If we have ever gone too far during our endeavour to ...

But first, get your mind out of the gutter. Though beaver tail has a few possible meanings, in this case it refers to a pastry made of deep-fried dough slathered in cinnamon-sugar.It's huge in Canada!