The admirable and most famous Snail Water.

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I have been doing a bit of research and feel like sharing this delightful seventeenth-century recipe with you...


The admirable and most famous Snail Water.

Take a peck of garden shell snails, wash them well in small beer, and put them in a hot Oven till they have done making a noise, then take them out, and wipe them well from the green froth that is upon them,