http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails Gardening Tips and Tricks for the beginner Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails/comment-page-1#comment-7148 charterman Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:37:41 +0000 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails#comment-7148 You will have to purge them by feeding them on one food, like carrots or lettuce, for between 3 and 5 days, and then starve them for 2 days to clean their guts and to make them less slimey.You can omit the starvation bit if you are hungry for snails now. Keep them alive in a well ventilated container with room to move, wire across the top to stop them escaping.Cook in well salted boiling water with stock vegetables, carrot, onion, celery and a splash vinegar.Cook for 10 mins. remove from shell with a pin when cooled. Re-heat in garlic butter to serve. You will have to purge them by feeding them on one food, like carrots or lettuce, for between 3 and 5 days, and then starve them for 2 days to clean their guts and to make them less slimey.You can omit the starvation bit if you are hungry for snails now. Keep them alive in a well ventilated container with room to move, wire across the top to stop them escaping.Cook in well salted boiling water with stock vegetables, carrot, onion, celery and a splash vinegar.Cook for 10 mins. remove from shell with a pin when cooled. Re-heat in garlic butter to serve.

]]> http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails/comment-page-1#comment-7149 latina Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:37:41 +0000 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails#comment-7149 eeewwww!!!!!! that's nasty eeewwww!!!!!! that’s nasty

]]> http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails/comment-page-1#comment-7150 traceylolanna Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:37:41 +0000 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails#comment-7150 I would make sure you really have the right snails first. Then do a search for French cuisine, I think its garlic snails that they eat the most. Happy eating. I would make sure you really have the right snails first. Then do a search for French cuisine, I think its garlic snails that they eat the most. Happy eating.

]]> http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails/comment-page-1#comment-7151 tulip70707 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:37:41 +0000 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails#comment-7151 Hang on..wait, yeah, I think I just vomited a little... Hang on..wait, yeah, I think I just vomited a little…

]]> http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails/comment-page-1#comment-7152 Andie Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:37:41 +0000 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/how-to-cook-and-prepare-garden-snails#comment-7152 I think you should go to a French restaurant and sell them your snails instead of eating it yourself. You'd get rid of them & make money too! I think you should go to a French restaurant and sell them your snails instead of eating it yourself.
You’d get rid of them & make money too!

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