Has anyone out California way ever heard of these. I was reading where the were "part of their diet", and in the 19th and 20th century the German immigrants also ate them by gutting them like fish and fried them in butter.

I actually did a search and turned up the following recipies' you got to be kidding me.
Banana Slug Fritters
Banana Slug Creme Pie
Banana Slug Foster

eeeeew! Talk about slimy. I know a lot of the world eats insects but its still eeewwww to me.