The proper procedure is to let the snails purge themselves on a cornmeal diet for a week. Background music of Saint-Saens and Debussey helps to calm them down. Ravel stirs the emotions and makes the meat gamey. Likewise art posters of Monet's garden are prefered over Van Go's Cornfield with the snail eating crows. Please use freshly crushed garlic and not the horrid salt <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />