I noticed, while mowing the lawn on Sunday, that it's cricket season again. So I gathered 2 dozen of the little hoppers, put them in an aerated plastic container, and gave them a chunk of carrot and some oatmeal to eat. My plan was to dry roast them and cover them with chocolate. So, last night, I put them in the oven, on a lightly greased baking sheet, for an hour at 93 degrees Celsius (200F). Then I tried dipping them in milk chocolate. That didn't work very well. My chocolate was too thick. I got a couple of them…

