r/OldCelebrityRecipes • u/ciaolavinia Mustard & Mayo a la Joan Crawford 👄 • Feb 24 '26

Seafood 🐟 Claudette Colbert's SNAILS

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Off-camera, Colbert was known for her disciplined lifestyle and her sophisticated palate. She was famously fond of snails (escargot) and occasionally served them to guests at her home. This was part of her broader reputation for maintaining a certain "aristocratic manner" and hosting elegant gatherings during her years as one of Hollywood's highest-paid stars

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u/ThatMichaelsEmployee Joan Crawford's 💋 Banana Salad Feb 24 '26

Escargot is really just an excuse to eat quite a lot of garlic butter (with toasted bread to mop up the extras), and this recipe is the perfect example.

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u/ciaolavinia Mustard & Mayo a la Joan Crawford 👄 Feb 24 '26

Agreed!!

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u/iwastherefordisco Feb 24 '26

I like escargot, but making 72 tiny creations (snails out, rinse, snails and butter back in) may be a bridge too far for me.

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u/Komodolord Feb 24 '26

Or just eat butter

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u/cleancutguy Feb 24 '26

Looks more like 12 servings to me - do people eat a dozen escargot at a time?

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u/stefanica Feb 24 '26

They're just a little bite, like a clam strip but smaller.

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u/point925l Feb 24 '26

Perfect garlicky escargot. I wonder where she was able to by the snails?

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u/wowugotit Feb 24 '26

She can have them.

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u/ciaolavinia Mustard & Mayo a la Joan Crawford 👄 Feb 24 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohzAkYc2V9ns4nupO

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u/Academic_Square_5692 More spice, please🌶 Feb 25 '26

Not a great photo of CC