slugs (was Re: [HPforGrownups] In or out?)

[Amy Z]

Jen F wrote:

> Actually... I highly suspect that slugs *are* digestible; they're a
> relative of snails and mollusks, I think.  Eating (infected) raw 
slugs
> can cause several gastrointestinal disorders (that can be quite
> serious), but provided you cook the slugs properly, they should be
> edible.  

In wine, with plenty of garlic.  ::smacks lips::
 
> --jen, who has never tried snails, let alone slugs *g*

The only time I've eaten something that tasted good but that I just 
could not enjoy because of the =thought= of what I was eating was 
when I had escargot.  I've never ordered them again.

Amy Z