Mushrooms

[Guest guest]

Thank you! I do agree that it is more difficult to just eat them when they are

waterlogged! I was just paranoid about washing them because the places that

wild mushrooms tend to grow are not usually the most hygienic! Hope everyone

had a wonderful holiday! Mine was white and I heard we're in for a " warming

trend " so I feel like we'll get the best of both worlds!

-dawn

Maija.Ray wrote:For those who asked about washing mushrooms,

here's some tips I found off a

site called the Global Gourmet. I've heard that you should wipe mushrooms

off or brush them off because they soak up water like a sponge--but hey

sometimes that's good.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

That was very informative. Thanks for posting it.

 

I especially liked the French chef's advice. I do rinse my shrooms

off before

serving, especially if I am going to eat them raw.

 

~ P_T ~

 

If you don't execute your ideas, they die.

-Roger von Oech, author and consultant

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, Maija.Ray@W... wrote:

> For those who asked about washing mushrooms, here's some tips I

found

off a

> site called the Global Gourmet. >>>>>>

Chef Antoine says wiping mushrooms is ridiculous. 'You have time in

> the United States for things like that,' he says. "

> In light of that, what can I say?

[Guest guest]

, dawn pattison-rak <

My holidays are going wonderfully. Sounds like you had a pretty white

Christmas, Dawn. We just got rain out here in Oregon; snow up in the

higher

elevations, so I can see it but don't have to shovel it. Back east in

upstate

NY, my family members are all shoveling out.

 

~ P_T ~

 

A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from

the

temper of the sufferer.

-Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1672-1719)

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skgpeace> wrote:

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Mine was white and I heard

we're in

for a " warming trend " so I feel like we'll get the best of both

worlds!

> -dawn

[Guest guest]

On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:50:12 -0000, you wrote:

 

>That was very informative. Thanks for posting it.

>

>I especially liked the French chef's advice. I do rinse my shrooms

>off before

>serving, especially if I am going to eat them raw.

>

 

I've always washed mushrooms too: it doesn't seem to harm

them in any way, as far as I can see.

 

Pat

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[Guest guest]

On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:58:24 -0000, you wrote:

 

> , dawn pattison-rak <

>My holidays are going wonderfully. Sounds like you had a pretty white

>Christmas, Dawn. We just got rain out here in Oregon; snow up in the

>higher

>elevations, so I can see it but don't have to shovel it. Back east in

>upstate

>NY, my family members are all shoveling out.

>

 

So are we.... although we didn't get hit as hard as more

easterly areas. We got about 8 " . Certainly enough for a

white Christmas!

 

Pat

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[Guest guest]

> I've always washed mushrooms too: it doesn't seem to harm

> them in any way, as far as I can see.

> Pat

 

They are mostly water, as most things alive, are.

Aside from that, they are mostly protein.

 

But we might use salt and or presses to remove some moisture from

eggplant, etc, so since shrooms absorb, you can " play " them.

You might want them to absorb butter, margarine, or, in my case,

" vegetable-oil-spread... " LOL! And sometimes co-mingled garlic or

onion juices.

 

And I have used a plastic bag for storage.

I fold a paper towel into 4 layers and put it under the cap, in the

case of a port. And I leave the top open.

 

I may fridge it, or not, depending upon when I need it. If frozen,

they slowly " freeze dry. " Removed, and put in a room, they then

gather moisture. No good, unless you'll use them within a couple

hours, max.

 

But transferred into a fridge first to thaw over a couple hours, the

moisture is again, removed. Fridge to a small paper bag, lessens the

moisture it will gather, though, if that's your need due to a

seasonally full fridge...

BillSF9c

Mycology

[Guest guest]

I love mushrooms!

 

The easiest way to cook them is indeed to sautee them. You can do so in butter

or in oil if you prefer. If you use oil, it's best to use a spray- mushrooms

are very absorbent, and to much oil will make them greasy.

 

The abosrbency of mushrooms also means that they go well with almost any spices

you want to add. I like to sautee mushrooms in butter with a little garlic for

a quick fix. Mushrooms are great for experimenting with spices, though, so have

at it!

 

- 00g

 

TheRainbowBandit wrote:

Does anyone know how to cook mushrooms? I've only been a vegetarian for

about a month and a half and I had this REALLY delicious sub @ mellow mushroom

in

nc yesterday that had cooked mushrooms on it... it was great. Do I sautee

them? Does anyone know? Thanks!

 

 

[Guest guest]

my very favourite way to cook mushrooms is as follows:

 

chop mushrooms into slices as desired. sautee over medium heat in 1 tsp oil

and enough vegetarian worcestershire sauce to cover the bottom of the pan.

the mushrooms should be done in 3-5 minutes. goes great over most vegan

" meats " , pressed and baked tofu, or as a side dish!

 

melody

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I sautee'd mushrooms for lunch in pam spray, added black olives, fat free

cheese and green peppers into a pita... mmmmmm

 

Jordan

[Guest guest]

oh, last night i made a recipe that was sliced portobello mushrooms

sauteed with onion, carrot and zucchini. then you put it between corn

tortillas that have been baked until firm, layered and sprinkled with

cheese. it was tasty and easy. i'll post the recipe as soon as i can

get in that other computer...

 

laura

 

On Feb 15, 2004, at 7:10 PM, TheRainbowBandit wrote:

 

> Does anyone know how to cook mushrooms?  I've only been a vegetarian

> for

> about a month and a half and I had this REALLY delicious sub @ mellow

> mushroom in

> nc yesterday that had cooked mushrooms on it... it was great.  Do I

> sautee

> them?  Does anyone know?  Thanks!

>

>

 

 

[Guest guest]

That sounds very delicious.

I look forward to you posting that recipe.

 

~ pt ~

 

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my fame to the Hazel shade

did the true song come.

~ Paul Matthews, " The Hazel Shade "

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, morgaana@a... wrote:

> oh, last night i made a recipe that was sliced portobello mushrooms

> sauteed with onion, carrot and zucchini. then you put it between

corn

> tortillas that have been baked until firm, layered and sprinkled

with

> cheese. it was tasty and easy. i'll post the recipe as soon as i

can

> get in that other computer...

>

> laura

[Guest guest]

Yea, the texture is weird, not so much the taste for me. Plus eating

mushrooms does lead to a feeling of an upset stomach. Maybe fungus

just aren't meant for the human animal. The other animals only eat

certain raw foods in the wild. We're probably not meant to eat every

raw plant food item there is, just because we can.

 

Rich

 

rawfood , " Sikora, Suzy " <sgaia@u...> wrote:

> I must agree! I liked cooked mushrooms (like portabella mushrooms

> garlic and pine nuts sauteed in sherry and olive oil OR grilled

> portabella burgers). But, I tried one of Alyissa Cohen's recipes

from

> her DVD -- it was guacamole (which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE) atop an

> upturned (and cleaned, of course) portabella mushroom cap. I loved

> the guac. But, the mushroom part... " fluffy hollowness " is a pretty

> good description. I'm not sure if it was the texture... the

taste...

> a combination. I sort of had to force myself to eat the whole

thing.

> And then afterward I felt a little " weird. " (Like, almost an upset

> stomach, but not quite... I figured it might be in my head because I

> had to talk myself through the eating of the raw mushroom. I don't

> know for sure. Might still be some latent 'issues' with the whole

> eating-a-fungus thing.)

>

> Anyway,... I LOVE raw potatoes, but only dipped in salt... so,

> probably not too good for me, eh? <wink> hehe

> Do also love Jicama, and luckily can get it in my area (surprising,

as

> it's Michigan).

>

> Suzy

[Guest guest]

Well, aren't you clever Swing! I'll have to try that, sounds pretty good :~)

Lovin' that garlic and ginger...mmmmmmmmmm!

D of DH

 

Hi Diana,

 

I've been marinating my mushrooms lately in sesame

oil, orange juice, garlic and ginger and they get

really tenderized and tasty that way, not " raw "

tasting at all. You could also try a combo of olive

oil/lemon juice/italian seasonings.

 

swing

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

soooooooooooooo

 

where do you get raw/good organic cold pressed sesame oil??

 

thanks! /m

 

 

I've been marinating my mushrooms lately in sesame

oil, orange juice, garlic and ginger

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I guess I'm a lawbreaker...in a couple ways. I hate mushrooms, so

don't taste 'em when I make 'em. I will try your way to cook them

though...we'll see what my guinea pigs think.

 

I generally just use unsalted butter and then sprinkle them with a

little sea salt... This is a favorite snack/light lunch on toast for

two of my gang.

 

No dance on line that I know of...but what a thought!

 

Yoga has got lots of similarities to ballet (pilates even more so and

is often part of a dancers training). I think I gravited to yoga

because of this, and it is really good for me mentally.

 

Tab was just my fav diet drink...

[Guest guest]

i would hazard to guess that the reason you do not like mushrooms has little to do with their genetic makeup, and more to do with taste and texture

certain foodstuffs are an aquired taste

i would also hazard a guess that the reason a msuhrooms DNA resembles an animals is its need t obe able to use carbohydrate food sources as opposed to sun light. Fungi don't have chlorophyl like green plants, and need to exist in relationship with another organism, be it symbiotic or parasitic

Mary Minihane Jun 1, 2005 7:10 AM mushrooms I just thought that I would put this out for discussion. I have never been able to eat mushrooms and tried very hard in the early eightees to develop a taste for them but failed. I dont like the feel or the tasts or anything about them. I recently learned that the DNA of mushroom is nearer to animal than to veg so I then understood. Does anyone else feel like this or do you all consider them acceptable.MaryTo send an email to -

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I think that you are being too logical here. I have learned to knack

of developing an aquired taste. I think that maybe you like mushrooms

and do not want to admit that they are almost animal

Mary

, fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote:

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Mary

 

> I think that you are being too logical here. I have learned to knack

> of developing an aquired taste. I think that maybe you like mushrooms

> and do not want to admit that they are almost animal

 

In what way are mushrooms " animal " ? They don't have any of the vital

organs that animals have, they don't reproduce the same way as animals,

they do not have the same respiratory systems as animals, they are rooted

to the ground and do not have free movement (rather unlike animals), they

have no central nervous system like animals. To put it simply, they do not

fit any of the biological definitions of animals. Perhaps you are just

keen to classify them as animal because you can't find a way to like them.

Personally, I can't stand chick-peas - but I'm not about to start claiming

that they must be animal rather than vegetable (perhaps they have some

connection to chickens?). That would just be daft.

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

I know that you are right and that I am once again being rather self

centered but that is me. I am used to having to make excuses for my

eating habits and it is a hard habit to break

Mary

, metalscarab@c... wrote:

> Hi Mary

>

> > I think that you are being too logical here. I have learned to

knack

> > of developing an aquired taste. I think that maybe you like

mushrooms

> > and do not want to admit that they are almost animal

>

> In what way are mushrooms " animal " ? They don't have any of the

vital

> organs that animals have, they don't reproduce the same way as

animals,

> they do not have the same respiratory systems as animals, they are

rooted

> to the ground and do not have free movement (rather unlike

animals), they

> have no central nervous system like animals. To put it simply,

they do not

> fit any of the biological definitions of animals. Perhaps you are

just

> keen to classify them as animal because you can't find a way to

like them.

> Personally, I can't stand chick-peas - but I'm not about to start

claiming

> that they must be animal rather than vegetable (perhaps they have

some

> connection to chickens?). That would just be daft.

>

> BB

> Peter

[Guest guest]

hey..wait...chick peas!!

do they come from eggplant?

metalscarab Jun 1, 2005 8:40 AM Re: Re: mushrooms Hi Mary> I think that you are being too logical here. I have learned to knack> of developing an aquired taste. I think that maybe you like mushrooms> and do not want to admit that they are almost animalIn what way are mushrooms "animal"? They don't have any of the vitalorgans that animals have, they don't reproduce the same way as animals,they do not have the same respiratory systems as animals, they are rootedto the ground and do not have free movement (rather unlike animals), theyhave no central nervous system like animals. To put it simply, they do notfit any of the biological definitions of animals. Perhaps you are justkeen to classify them as animal because you can't find a way to like them.Personally, I can't stand chick-peas - but I'm not about to start claimingthat they must be animal rather than vegetable (perhaps they have someconnection to chickens?). That would just be daft.BBPeterTo send an email to -

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

this debate is a Dejavu to me,

 

Mushrooms are not an animal

ALL life forms on this planet have some genetic markers the same that is because we all evolved or were created from a single source .... Terra Firma & Terra Aqua and all that that encompasses.

Enjoy your mushrooms they are "the food of the Gods" (Julius Caesar)

=o]]

Craig

Re: mushroomsHi Mary> I think that you are being too logical here. I have learned to knack> of developing an acquired taste. I think that maybe you like mushrooms> and do not want to admit that they are almost animalIn what way are mushrooms "animal"? They don't have any of the vitalorgans that animals have, they don't reproduce the same way as animals,they do not have the same respiratory systems as animals, they are rootedto the ground and do not have free movement (rather unlike animals), theyhave no central nervous system like animals. To put it simply, they do notfit any of the biological definitions of animals. Perhaps you are justkeen to classify them as animal because you can't find a way to like them.Personally, I can't stand chick-peas - but I'm not about to start claimingthat they must be animal rather than vegetable (perhaps they have someconnection to chickens?). That would just be daft.BBPeter

[Guest guest]

or from Gonzo

 

or is that garbanzo

 

hmmmm...

 

 

 

: Re: mushrooms

hey..wait...chick peas!!

do they come from eggplant?

metalscarab Jun 1, 2005 8:40 AM Re: Re: mushrooms Hi Mary> I think that you are being too logical here. I have learned to knack> of developing an aquired taste. I think that maybe you like mushrooms> and do not want to admit that they are almost animalIn what way are mushrooms "animal"? They don't have any of the vitalorgans that animals have, they don't reproduce the same way as animals,they do not have the same respiratory systems as animals, they are rootedto the ground and do not have free movement (rather unlike animals), theyhave no central nervous system like animals. To put it simply, they do notfit any of the biological definitions of animals. Perhaps you are justkeen to classify them as animal because you can't find a way to like them.Personally, I can't stand chick-peas - but I'm not about to start claimingthat they must be animal rather than vegetable (perhaps they have someconnection to chickens?). That would just be daft.BBPeter, control the present; Those who control the present, control the past.^

[Guest guest]

maybe cuz this subject comes up about every 6 months?

its all good...

only way fer all of us to learn is to discuss things Craig Dearth Jun 1, 2005 8:56 AM RE: Re: mushrooms

this debate is a Dejavu to me,

 

Mushrooms are not an animal

ALL life forms on this planet have some genetic markers the same that is because we all evolved or were created from a single source .... Terra Firma & Terra Aqua and all that that encompasses.

Enjoy your mushrooms they are "the food of the Gods" (Julius Caesar)

=o]]

Craig

Re: mushrooms

Hi Mary> I think that you are being too logical here. I have learned to knack> of developing an acquired taste. I think that maybe you like mushrooms> and do not want to admit that they are almost animalIn what way are mushrooms "animal"? They don't have any of the vitalorgans that animals have, they don't reproduce the same way as animals,they do not have the same respiratory systems as animals, they are rootedto the ground and do not have free movement (rather unlike animals), theyhave no central nervous system like animals. To put it simply, they do notfit any of the biological definitions of animals. Perhaps you are justkeen to classify them as animal because you can't find a way to like them.Personally, I can't stand chick-peas - but I'm not about to start claimingthat they must be animal rather than vegetable (perhaps they have someconnection to chickens?). That would just be daft.BBPeterTo send an email to -

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Fraggle

 

> hey..wait...chick peas!!

> do they come from eggplant?

 

I think the real question is "which came first?" :-)

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

Did you try wild mushrooms? Most mushrooms grown within easy commute

distance of a horse facility (race track, horse farms, etc.) are grown in

the manure and straw from those facilities. In a college biology coarse I

took we did DNA on various plants and mushrooms were a fav because their DNA

is slightly different depending on where they are grown and for how many

generations. I would think the closer to animal DNA mushrooms were the ones

grown in manure composts maybe?

 

Lynda

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Mary Minihane <minih

 

Wednesday, June 01, 2005 7:10 AM

mushrooms

 

 

> I just thought that I would put this out for discussion. I have never

> been able to eat mushrooms and tried very hard in the early eightees

> to develop a taste for them but failed. I dont like the feel or the

> tasts or anything about them. I recently learned that the DNA of

> mushroom is nearer to animal than to veg so I then understood. Does

> anyone else feel like this or do you all consider them acceptable.

> Mary

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