Off Topic Wild Mushrooms

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Thought you wildcrafters might enjoy this, even though there

is steak involved :-)

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A group of country neighbors wanted to get together on a

regular basis and socialize. As a result, about 10 couples

formed a dinner club and agreed to meet for dinner at a

different neighbors' houses each month. Of course the lady

of the house was to prepare the meal.

 

When it came time for Jimmy and Susie Brown to have the

dinner at their house, like most women, Susie wanted to

outdo all the others and prepare a meal that was the best

that any of them had ever lapped a lip over. A few days

before the big event, Susie got out her cookbook and decided

to have mushroom smothered steak. When she went to the store

to buy some mushrooms, she found the price for a small can

was more than she wanted to pay. She then told her husband,

" We aren't going to have mushrooms because they are too

expensive. " He said, " Why don't you go down in the pasture

and pick some of those mushrooms? There are plenty of them

right in the creek bed. "

 

She said, " No, I don't want to do that, because I have heard

that wild mushrooms are poison. "

 

He then said, " I don't think so. I see the varmints eating

them all the time and it never has affected them. "

 

After thinking about this, Susie decided to give this a try

and got in the pickup and went down in the pasture and

picked some. She brought the wild mushrooms back home and

washed them, sliced and diced them to get them ready go over

her smothered steak. Then she went out on the back porch and

got Ol' Spot's (the yard dog) bowl and gave him a double

handful. She even put some bacon grease on them to make them

tasty.

 

Ol' Spot didn't slow down until he had eaten every bite. All

morning long Susie watched him and the wild mushrooms didn't

seem to affect him, so she decided to use them.

 

The meal was a great success, and Susie even hired a lady

from town to come out and help her serve. She had on a white

apron and a little cap on her head. It was first class.

 

After everyone had finished eating they all began to kick

back and relax and socialize. The men were visiting and the

women started to gossip a bit.

 

About this time the lady from town came in from the kitchen

and whispered in Susie's ear. She said, " Mrs. Brown, Spot

just died. "

 

With this news, Susie went into hysterics. After she finally

calmed down, she called the doctor and told him what had

happened.

 

The doctor said, " It's bad, but I think we can take care of

it. I will call for an ambulance and I will be there as

quick as I can get there. We will pump out everyone's

stomach and everything will be fine. Just keep them all

there and keep them calm. "

 

It wasn't long until they could hear the wail of the siren

as the ambulance was coming down the road. When they got

there, the EMTs got out with their suitcases and a stomach

pump and the doctor arrived shortly thereafter. One by one

they took each person into the master bathroom and pumped

out their stomach. After the last one was finished, the

doctor came out and said, " I think everything will be fine

now, " and he left.

 

They were all looking pretty peaked sitting around the

living room, and about this time the town lady came in and

said, " You know, that fellow that ran over Ol' Spot never

even stopped! "

 

Anna

 

*Your Health Is In Your Hands*