Mushrooms Stuffed with Escargot Recipe

1/2 c Soft butter
1 t Minced shallots
1 Clove garlic (large), crushed
1 tb Minced parsley
1 tb Finely minced celery
1/4 ts Salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
12 lg Mushrooms
12 lg Canned snails, drained

Cream 6 tablespoons of the butter with the shallots, garlic, parsley, celery, salt and pepper. Remove the mushroom stems and reserve for another purpose. Heat the remaining butter in a skillet. Add the mushroom caps and turn to coat on all sides. Arrange in the depressions of a snail pan, in scallop shells or in a shallow baking-serving dish. Place a scant teaspoon of the herbed butter in
each mushroom cap, add a snail and cover it with a little more butter. Before serving, bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees) about 15 minutes.