Sounds yummie! Thought maybe slopping was what Art did when his pigs got
hungry.
Carol
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter V Wolfe <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: Conch pistil
>>Another stupid question--what does "slopping" mean?
>
>Based on my recent experience, I would guess this means
>the process of separating the conch from its shell.
>"Slopping" is the perfect word to describe this. Actually,
>the process is more detailed than that. You hammer a hole
>in the shell, cut some muscle (adductor?), pull the
>animal out, cut off half a dozen things, slit open
>a couple of more things, and skin part of it.
>
>Good eating, though.
>
>Peter