Recipe - Bug Bites

1 cup Melted butter
Three fourths cup Brown sugar
2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Dry roasted insects, finely
chopped( nuts can be
substituted for the
insects)
Orange marmalade

This was in the Minneapolis paper this morning. I thought this group might
enjoy it.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together. In a
separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt, sift into butter mixture.
Add vanilla. Mix until smooth. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Form into 1
inch balls, roll in chopped insects. Place balls on lightly greased baking
sheet. Press center of each ball slightly with thumb. Bake 10 to 15
minutes. Remove from oven. While still warm, place One half teas. of orange
marmalade in center of each cookie. Let stand until completely cool. Makes
3 dozen.

Insects can be purchased at local pet stores and bait shops. To clean out
their digestive tracts, feed them slices of apples, potatoes or pears.
Allow 24 hours for digestion and then place insects in a colander to
separate the remaining food, waste material and other debris. Do not use
insects treated with insecticide.

To prepare dryroasted insects: Spread cleaned, live insects in baking pan
with sides(mealworms really move once they get warm), covered by paper
towel. (Crickets must first bo frozen or they'll hop all over the oven).
Bake bugs at 200 degrees for 1 to 2 hours until dry. To check for dryness,
crush insects with a spoon.

Posted to FOODWINE Digest 23 October 96

Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 15:52:20 +600

From: Jennifer Welch jwelc@DAK.TEC.MN.US