> > The second half was attributed to Johnson, 
> > and the prequel, if you will, to Wilde. The
> > debt owed to Johnson by Wilde has been well
> > documented.
> No wonder... I can see where the two would have gotten along.

Dr. Johnson, though perhaps not gay, was not
straight either, and if Wilde, who was of
course flamboyantly gay, had lived in that
earlier time, they might have been a good 
influence on each other.

> I try to stay out of Hartford too, for the most part, although there was a
> really nice church thrift in a very high-income old line church down there. 
> Before Covid anyway.

I used to stay at a Hampton Inn that was a
walk across the bridge from the Atheneum, of
which I was sort of fond. The neighborhoods
were okay, and the population density not 
unmanageable. I still prefer Manhattan,
though, even though the Atheneum was free
or cheap, and the hotel less than half what
a similar one in New York would ring up at,

> > Heh. It was actually meant for Weller, who 
> > has apparently been researching things to
> > do with mung beans.
> I'd take a crack at it. 

If you fail, you can just say you munged it up.

> > Ants climbing trees
> I've eaten this at least once. It was fun and tasted pretty good.

There are two schools of Ants climbing trees: the
soft version, which I posted, and the hard version,
which looks more like ants climbing trees. I've
made both and used to prefer the crunchy type, but
now the ordinary one has acquired its appeal as well,
not least foolproofness and ease.

Bridge Mix Bark
categories: candy. snack
servings: 12

4 c milk chocolate chips
1 1/2 c roasted, salted peanuts
1 1/2 c chopped pretzels
1 c raisins
3 c semisweet chocolate chips

Melt your milk chocolate on low heat, stirring 
until completely smooth. Stir in the peanuts, 
pretzels, and raisins.

Line a 13 c\x 9 x 2" baking sheet with foil. 
Pour the melted chocolate over the foil and 
spread it out into a rectangle. Pop in the 
fridge for 1 hr to firm up.

Melt the bittersweet chocolate in another 
saucepan over low heat, stirring until 
completely smooth. Take the bark out of 
the fridge and pour the melted chocolate 
over the top. Use a spatula to smooth it 
out. Put back into the fridge for a couple 
hours, you want it to get completely firm.

Cut the bark in 1/2 x 3" pieces.

Anne Thornton, foodnetwork.com