some really good ideas here. if i ever get to the point of wanting to eat snails i'll refer back to this thread for encouragement and positive re-inforcement.

back home, down on dusty, red dirt road, the old folks had some folklore or natural healing recipes for corns on one's feet & toes. they said to take a fresh snail out of it's shell, and rub it all over the corn. (i guess that leaves out some snails that don't have shells?). anyways, they swore it works. and i've never heard a doctor disagree with them. so, there it is. snails are good for food, and for medicinal purposes.