Be an adventurous eater. Make up a batch of Worm Cookies. Warning: Be sure your wash, cook and rinse the worms. Like most other kinds of meat, worms must be thoroughly cooked to destroy any bacteria that may be present.
1. Collect the main ingredient: the worms. Fifteen to twenty should be enough for one batch of cookies. The small and medium-sized ones are the most tender.
2. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. While the water is heating, rinse the worms in cold water and drain them in a colander. Watch them closely - they'll probably try to crawl through the holes.
3. When the water boils, dump the worms into the pan. Cook them for about five minutes. They'll turn white and remind you a little of spaghetti.
4. Drain the worms and dump them out onto a chopping board. Cut them in small pieces. Since the worms are full of soil (that's what they eat), the board will look rather muddy. Never mind - just keep chopping.
5. Put another pan of water on to boil. Rinse the worm pieces in the colander under running water. Squeeze the pieces with a spoon to get all the soil out.
6. When the water dripping out of the colander is no longer muddy, dump the worms into the boiling water. Cook for about 10 minutes or until tender. If the cooking water looks muddy, you might want to repeat this step.
7. Drain the worms, and prepare your favorite cookie recipe. Add the worm bits to the dough. Bake as usual.
Adapted From: The Kid's Future Whole Earth Catalog (1982)
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