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      Title: Snails Cauderan / Escargots a la Cauderan 
 Categories: Appetizers, French
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      6 tb Lard                                1 x  Chicken stock
      3 oz Raw country ham                     1 x  Salt and pepper
     10 ea Shallots                            1 x  Bouquet garni
      1 x  Fresh white breadcrumbs           100 ea Petits-gris snails
    1/4 c  Dry white bordeaux             
 
  Preparation time 1 hour.  Cooking time 1 hour.
  Melt the lard in a saute pan and brown the ham and chopped shallots;
  add a small amount of breadcrumbs soaked in the wine.  Moisten with
  stock and season with salt and pepper.  Add the bouquet garni and cook
  for 20 minutes.
  Add the starved and well-washed snails.  Cook over a low heat for 40
  minutes, turning often.
  Red wines:  Bordeaux from the Cotes de bourg or Blaye, Blayais or
  Premieres Cotes de Blaye.
  [From "Larousse Traditional French Cooking."]
 
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