[Ads-l] "Ants on a log" -- Request from a freelance writer

[Mark Mandel]

Regarding the food meaning, which is the only one I knew of, Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ants_on_a_log> quoth:

Ants on a log is a snack made by spreading cream cheese, peanut butter,
ricotta cheese or any number of spreads on celery and placing raisins on
top. The snack name was first used in the 1950s.[1] The peanut butter
version of ants on a log is recommended as a healthy snack by the McKinley
Health Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[2] There
are numerous variations of ants on a log, including:
• Gnats on a log: currants[3]
• Ants on vacation: without "ants", or no raisins[2]
• Ants on a Slip 'n Slide: add honey on top of the peanut butter before
adding raisins[4]
• Ants in the Pants: without "peanut butter"

*References*

   1. Smith, Andrew F. (ed.) (2007). The Oxford Companion to American Food
   and Drink. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780195307962.
   2. "Smart Snacks" (PDF). McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois.
   March 26, 2008. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
   3. Bailey, Stephanie (January 26, 2009). "Insect-themed Food". Dept of
   Entomology, Univ. of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
   4. Cain, Lisa (June 18, 2009). "Ants on a log" Snack Girl. Retrieved
   2014-12-15. “Ants on a log is a combination of celery, cream cheese (or
   peanut butter), and raisins.”


Mark Mandel

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