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Snails Sommeroise / Escargots A La Sommeroise

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Snails Sommeroise / Escargots A La Sommeroise

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Appetizers

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100 Snails Vinegar 2 Thyme sprigs 1/2 Bay leaf 1 Basil sprig 1 Pared orange peel 7 oz Pork rind 1/2 c Olive oil 1/2 lb Fatty bacon 6 Shelled walnuts, ground 4 Canned anchovy fillets 3 Garlic cloves Salt and pepper 3 tb Flour 6 1/2 lb Whole trimmed spinach leaves Preparation time 3 hours. Cooking time 2 1/2 hours. Starve the snails for at least 8 days, then wash them in several changes of water until clean. Rinse with vinegar, then drain. Place the snails in a saucepan of boiling water with the thyme, bay leaf, basil, orange peel and pork rind. When the snails are almost cooked, drain them and remove them from their shells. [I guess boiling them makes it easier to remove them from their shells. --mkm] Brown the snails in olive oil with the fatty bacon, very finely chopped [I assume the author means chop the bacon first. --mkm], the ground walnuts, anchovy fillets, crushed garlic and salt and pepper. Thicken the mixture with the flour, then serve on a bed of spinach. [Make sure you wash all the grit off the spinach first. --mkm] Rose, red or white wines: Tavel, Chusclan, Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence. [From "Larousse Traditional French Cooking."]

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