Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-12 | Page 19 | Snails May Yet Crawl into Great Popularity

I I Snails May Y Yet t 1 Crawl Crl l' l Into Gr Great t Popularity To those persons Persona who regard the snail as nothing more than the quintessence quintessence quintessence quint quint- essence of metropolitan step watching there Is much to be explained and the Journal of ot the American Medical Association has set about doing it ft In the current Issue of the publication publication cation there is an article on snails snails' which is so enthusiastic sympathetic and absorbing that it strikes the reader read read- er as path pathetic tic that the snails them them- selves cannot read it ft They would probably bly throw on the high speed in instantly in- in According to the article the American Ameri Amen can attitude toward the snail or escargots escargots es as they are called In France Is all wrong from the start The mention of ot the little speeders does not arouse the slightest gastronomic enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- en on this tills side of ot the water but In European countries tons upon tons of ot the mollusks to go their re reward reward re- re ward daily dally It Is stated that during our own oyster season from Ser Seo- Seo 1 I to April more ll I dred tons of ot snails are consumed in Paris alone I I Whether or not It would be advantageOus advantageous advani i says the article from the I standpoint of ot nutrition to attempt to Introduce e a a aneW new food to the American fable able Is a a. question of individual Almost every one who has ever eaten well prepared snails admits admits ad- ad ad mits their gastronomic worth from the points both of nutritive value and of ot flavor and there are are many mans stat states s where they could be grown growl ant kept fresh until used and where they would prove a very welcome addition to the somewhat limited menu of ot the locality In the Mississippi valley for tor Instance where conditions for tor their cultivation are almost Ideal they could be grown at practically no cost either In money time or labor and and might be used to a great extent In place of oysters which they greatly resemble le in flavor when pre- pre oared Dared r