A close friend who once worked in a restaurant, taught me something I've
done ever since.

I fill a bowl or basin with cold water and add a bit of salt.  I separate
the head of lettuce and thoroughly swish it through the salt bath.  Then I
rinse with fresh running water.  Salt not only rids it of snails and slugs,
but lettuce worms as well. I also use this method on any vegetables I plan
to eat raw.

Fruits and vegetables we grow, I always put through a cool water bath with
Joy liquid detergent added, then rinse and dry.  This is especially helpful
on tomatoes - it destroys the bacteria that cause them to deteriorate.  They
last much longer after being picked this way.

Sylvia Edwards
Huntsville, AL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Emilio J. Power" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: Natural enemies of slugs


> Hello!
>
> Why of course not !!!
>
> This is a neat thread. Almost as neat as Art's Flying Porkers, anyway
things
> were getting a bit boring.
>
> Now I did not say it could not happen here in the US, just thought we
might
> be more protected by all the rules, regs and lawsuits established by the
> liberal party. Now that I know it can happen I will only eat veggies run
> thru
> a food processor AND after many shots of Johnnie Walker Black Label or
> similar libation. At least I will not see them[critters], they will be
> ground to a pulp and
> bombed by the JWB. Of course I will be very very happy.
>
> Hope Y'all come to the ATSC show this weekend, Jan 19-20, Sat-Sun.
> We have some K.A. exhibits.
>
> Later,
>
> Emilio Jorge Power
>
>
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > suggestion--please--instead of answering e mail to sender and "OTHERS"
please
> > just answer sender--there are "OTHERS" who are not interested--thank you
> >
> >