Re: CHAT gasteropodophagy (was: Att. Ray -- of snails and slugs)

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>
>Offhand, I should think slugs, properly purged and prepared, could be just
>as palatable, albeit much more of a mouthful. (At least the ones I've seen
>in Florida, about 4-5 inches long.  Up north, they're more escargot size.)
>But I haven't checked those websites-- so perhaps there's something I
>don't
>know. (And I'm not going to go hunting in the garden tonight, either.)
One of the native slugs here, the Banana slug is quite large. In fact it
is the second largest slug, and can grow to be a foot long. It's often
yellow with brownish black spots so it resembles a ripe banana. It also
secretes an anasthetic when it gets bothered. I remember when i went on a
science camp trip into the nearby Santa Cruz mountains, the guide picked
one up and aksed if any of us would like to touch our tongues to it.

Here's a photo:

http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/2001Outwest/PacificNaturalHistory/Projects/GannK/0139.jpg

Anyway, I had heard that the common brown garden snail found abundantly in
gardens here in California were released by french settlers in the 1800's
for use as escargot. So, i guess if you properly cleaned their intestines
out, you could eat those suckers. It's not like you couldnt get a decent
meal.....i find so many in my garden (much to my dismay, they've made
quite an impact on my cannas).

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