Edible Snails

Snails are cleaned by placing them in boiling water with some wood ashes and
leaving them until they have thrown their cover wide open which will take about a quarter
of an hour ; they should then be removed and picked carefully out of their shells
with a fork. Put them in a basin of tepid water and leave for two or three hours.
Afterwards rub them well in the hands and wash them in several changes of cold
water, The shells are put in warm water, scrubbed with a brush and then wiped dry.