On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:06:57 -0800, Dave Bell
> wrote:

>C.D wrote:
>
>>> Ok maybe not slugs... but snails are edible critters in France.
>>>
>>> Question is are 'common or garden snails' ok to eat as well?
>
>Don't know where you're from, so that might make a difference.
>Here in California, the "common garden" snail we see today is supposedly
> escaped from French immigrants in the 19th century. So, yes, they are
>edible, if cland out and they stay alive for a few days (haven't been
>poisoned!)

Sydney.... and I have hundreds of snails I *could* collect... if they
were edible.

How can I tell?

Welshdog
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