-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> I've done, at one time or another, most of the "gross grub" and
 DD> exotic bugs schtick. Biggest disappointment (other than the DD>
 DD> taste of the chocolate) was the chocolate-covered ants.

 JW> My dad bought them once as a novelty when I was kid (from the same
 JW> place that had the grasshoppers). They were pretty gross; they had a
 JW> nasty. pungent taste when I bit into them. Dad, always the
 JW> chemist, gave me a lecture about formic acid. Neither one of us
 JW> finished the little packet.

I know about formic acid. But I didn't taste much, if any, of it in the
sample of chocolated ants that I tried. Might as well have been Rice 
Krispies providing the crunch.
 
 DD> Title: Deviled Pork Chops
 DD> RECIPE FROM: https://www.americastestkitchen.com
 DD> Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

 JW> Ha! I uploaded that recipe as I was downloading this packet.

Odd, I don't remember seeing it in a post from you.
 
 JW> Much tastier ants:

 JW> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 JW>       Title: Ants Climb a Tree
 JW>  Categories: Chinese, Groundmeat, Pork, Chilies
 JW>       Yield: 4 Servings

Agreed. And no actual ants are harmed in its making.

With tongue-firmly-in-cheek.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Chocolate Covered Ants
 Categories: Offal, Game, Snacks, Desserts
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
   1742 lg Ants; if they are small use
           - 2,044 pismires
      3 c  Melted chocolate
 
  Catch ants at a picnic site and keep them in a glass jar
  to which you have added a teaspoon of sugar to keep them
  happy. (Unhappy ants are liable to go sour before
  processing.)
  
  At home, pick up each ant with tweezers and remove
  entrails with a small, very sharp knife edge. This will
  take about 400 hours. If you are in a hurry, eliminate
  this step; you'll never know the difference.
  
  Dip each ant into melted chocolate and place to drain on
  waxed paper. If any of them are still able to crawl off
  the paper, let them go -- be a good sport!!
  
  Recipe from: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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