Good Eats; was: washing shrooms

[Guest guest]

i love that show, too! *lol* Good to know about the

mushroom myth.

 

~ pt ~

 

With them the Seed of Wisdom did I sow,

And the mine own hand wrought to make it grow;

And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd-

'I came like water, and like wind I go.'

~ Edward Fitzgerald 1809-1883

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, Sherry Rose <sherry@c...> wrote:

>

> There's a show on Food Network called " Good Eats " which examines the

> science behind foods and cooking. One segment concerned busting food

> myths, including whether washing mushrooms will cause them to become

> waterlogged. Alton Brown, the host, weighed some mushrooms, soaked them

> for a couple of minutes, dried them, then weighed them again. The

> difference in weight was negligable. He determined that the no-wash rule

> was just another food myth.

>

> Sherry in Oregon