I do remember the snails, Babe. Which just brought back another memory for me. I know the Brooklyn guys will remember, as well.

Remember those old roadside "crab shacks" out in the Rockaways, Sheepshead Bay and Long Beach?

They're illegal now, but the crabbers used to set up makeshift "shacks" right near the inlets and bridges in the Rockaways, then sell their catch right there. They were great. My mother would but a dozen or so for a couple of bucks and make the most delicious spaghetti fra diavlo with them.

Summers in Rockaway and Long Beach, a great personal memory for me.