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Kathleen[_4_]

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> 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.
>

Yup. This past summer we had a lot of cases of Potomac Horse Fever in
Missouri, due to the extremely wet weather. It's caused by some sort of
bug (parasite, bacteria, not sure?) that is carried by snails.

The ground stays soggy, the snails flourish, horses eat the snails along
with the grass...