Dizzy Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Looking through my camera video's today I came across this. Why did I stand outside in the rain a few weeks back (remember rain??... it's that refreshing wet stuff that falls from the sky) videoing a snail looking for it's tea. Having just watched it though it's quite cute really and moves so effortlessly. I never knew they had such big mouths or eyes on the end of the long sticky out bits, I thought those were it's feelers. I rather like the little critters now I've watched one closer up on my bigger pc monitor. It clearly didn't like my wall plant though... huurah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I wouldn't say you were weird. On the other hand who else would film a snail in the rain having a meal....? Only other person I can think of is David Bellamy - and he came across as a weirdo..... enough said I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I rather like the little critters now I've watched one With or without garlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Flippin' 'eck Dizz, and the missus thinks I'm a saddo videoing narrowboats, at least they have painted coloured shells!. Not many creatures will eat ivy it's poisenous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I guess on the plus side Algy it kept me out of mischief for a little while. I'm might video the pile driver that's driving me mad shortly if I can actually see it Never realised that the pink flowering plants that appear growing on my wall every year are a type of Ivy. How do the seeds get there as I always pull them out when they start do die off. I didn't know Ivy was poisonous either. See something good did come out of it after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 With or without garlic Seems I could have actually eaten my little garden friend. I've just watching a youtube clip of Gordon Ramsey collecting his (British) garden snails and then cooking them. It was ok until he pulled one out of it's shell after cooking that I felt pukey ..... so I'll just have the garlic if that's ok If you want to eat the ones in your garden all you have to do (he says) is to.... collect them from your garden starve them for 2 days (to get rid of any toxins that might be in them from things they've eaten) and regularly wash them. put them in a large jar for a couple of days with a big carrot.... until their dropping go completely orange put them in a sealed jar in your fridge and the cold will send them into a deep sleep then drop them into boiling water to cook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Never realised that the pink flowering plants that appear growing on my wall every year are a type of Ivy. How do the seeds get there as I always pull them out when they start do die off. I didn't know Ivy was poisonous either. See something good did come out of it after all Can you post a pic Dizzy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 We had sea snails in Greece once, straight out of the sea and into boiling hot water. Can't really say they were any different (in taste) from cockles and mussels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Dizz, on second thoughts that plant is not ivy, please tell me it doesn't look like the plant in the photo because if it is it's likely to be 'Deadly Nightshade' or Atropa and the berries and foliage are deadly poison!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 No mines not like that Algy (thank goodness). I was going to take a photo for Cleo but my damn camera battery has just gone flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Found it online... mines called Ivy Leaved Toadflax (but isn't from the Ivy family) See here Cleo/Algy http://www.flowers.goodpages.co.uk/index.php?page=ivy-leaves-toadflax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 didn't know Ivy was poisonous either. Not to goats it isn't ............ nothing personal Diz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 That pic you posted, Dizzy, as Algy said, is deadly nightshade. Believe it or not, part of the potato family, hence the similar flowers to the potato. I don't think I ever saw ivy leaved toadflax before. Sweet little plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Algy posted the pic and info about deadly nightshade not me Cleo PS.. thanks Wolfie, I'll make my mother-in-law an Ivy salad to find out once and for all, if it turns out she really is a goat then I was right all along and she will survive, if not well errm...... oopps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Algy posted the pic and info about deadly nightshade not me Cleo Oops...! Sorry Algy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 No probs my desert pudding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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