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From: rlb@riacs.ARPA (Bob Brown)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Snails - response to Phil Ngai
Message-ID: <186@riacs.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 01:27:49 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 24 01:27:49 1986
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Eating "wild" snails, if you live in northern California, is just fine.
Eating them raw, on the other hand, doesn't seem wise.

I have been raising snails for some time, and have eaten them well cooked.
My snails come from my garden and friends' gardens; in fact, Phil Ngai,
the originator of all this, has contributed to my herd.

If you are interested in more information on raising and cooking snails,
send an SASE to

	Snail Club of America
	187 N. Duke Avenue
	Fresno, CA  93727

A year's membership in SCA costs $30, which buys you a monthly newletter and
access to Ralph Tucker, the President, if you want more information.

The article from NMT about parasites seems unfounded.  The preparation for
inclusion in recipes has you boiling these Enfant Riant Escargot for almost
four hours, which would kill any parasitic worm.

Bob