SC - Mushrooms!

[Lasairina at aol.com]

In a message dated 97-05-04 01:07:49 EDT, you write:

> Have you tried this sucessfully?  I can make fine beef jerky in my
>  convection oven, and would be happy to know that the same procedure would
>  work for mushrooms.  Do you do anything other than slice them?
>  
>  
>  Allison
>  

Yes, several times.  We hiked a lot when I was a kid, and my mother
dehydrated everything she could - much lighter to carry!  She'd wipe them
clean then dry them in a dehydrator (big box full of trays with a fan on the
the back) in less than a day.  They store forever if you keep them out of the
air (we used mason jars at home, baggies on the trail...)

One of my fellow Guild Mistress' swears by drying mushrooms of all kinds.
 She buys them on sales and dries them on big flat baskets on her porch.
 Haven't tried it that way yet myself, but I don't see why it shouldn't work
as well.

Then just reconstitute in water or broth and use as normal...

Good luck!
Lassar Fhina