It's been around for thirty years. No need to turn up your nose at earthworms, though. Earthworm soup is popular in China, and in the old days among the Maori tribe in New Zealand, earthworms were reserved for consumption by royalty. At various times in history, the Vietnamese, French, and various tribes in Latin America have eaten earth worms. I've seen grubs on the grill in southern Mexico, but they weren't earthworms.
Hamburger costs a dollar and a half a pound, and night crawlers are six dollars.
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