3/4 lb sweet butter
2 tablespoon shallots
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon
salt
1 dash pepper
1 pinch nutmeg
4 dozen snails
For the butter... Cream in a bowl the butter and add
all the rest of the ingredients, except the snails.
Preheat
an oven to 400 degrees F. Wash and clean the snails according to
package directions; wash and clean the shells according to package
directions...
Put a little of the Snail Butter into the
bottom of each shell; add the snails; and fill the shells with more
of the Snail Butter.
Place the shells in small dishes,with
open ends up. Sprinkle with dry bread crumbs. Pour 2 Tablespoons dry
white wine in bottom of each dish.
Bake for 8
minutes.
Serve with warmed French Bread to mop-up the extra
sauce...