Food Mad Libs?

Why do we have a penchant for calling food odd names?  Did people write down the following: (name of animal):______  (preposition):_____ (article):_____ (noun):_____.  Then they walked up to their friends and did them.  That's probably how we got Pigs in Blankets, and Ants on a Log.  Pigs in blankets are awesome but very labor-intensive and not terribly healthy, though they make a great treat.  

Now, ants on a log... when did it go out of style?  When I was a kid, that was an excellent snack, and it was fun to build, too.  Take a celery rib, fill it with peanut butter, and insert raisins on top.  Crunchy, juicy, salty, and peanut buttery with little nubs of chewy sweetness.  Awesomeosity.  In terms of healthy things, it's pretty high.  Fiber, protein, a little fat, some iron, a small amount of carbs, and therefore pretty filling.

In these dark times of candidacy proposal rewriting, I made myself 3 ribs worth of ants on a log.  If you use all-peanut peanut butter (as opposed to like Jif or Skippy or Partially Hydrogenated Crap Butter), be forewarned that the chunky kind is particularly hard to spread in celery.  Especially if you're a lazy bum like me and didn't mix it properly beforehand.  :)  

But they cheered me up immensely, and they were particularly good with a cup of Earl Grey tea.   Decaf.  With a bit of milk in it.  Oh yeah.