ants on a log
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Originated around 1959. From the raisins resembling ants while the celery stick resembles a wooden log.
Noun
[edit]ants on a log (uncountable)
- A snack made by spreading cream cheese, peanut butter, ricotta cheese or any number of spreads on celery and placing raisins on top.
- 2014, Mom Knows Best Cookbook, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 45:
- Serve up an old favorite, ants on a log...celery sticks filled with peanut butter and sprinkled with raisins. Or substitute dried cranberries to make fire ants on a log, just for fun!