On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:16:49 +1100, Welsh Dog > wrote:

>Ok maybe not slugs... but snails are edible critters in France.
>
>Question is are 'common or garden snails' ok to eat as well?
>
>I know in principle how to prepare them, i.e. by collecting them and
>feeding them on bran for a few days to clean out their innards before
>they meet their end in a pot of boiling water... but do you *have* to
>use a specific type of snail or can any snail found in the garden be
>used??
>
>Can't say they are a particular favourite of mine, not had them for 30
>years or so, but in the past they've been ok served with garlic
>butter.
>
>Welshdog
Snail ain't nuthin but a hardtop slug, if you'll eat one you may as well eat the
other.

p.s. Beware, wild snails are major disease and parasite vectors.