SC - mushrooms?

[Philip & Susan Troy]

In a message dated 8/17/00 2:39:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
selene at earthlink.net writes:

<< I tend to consider mushrooms as peasants' food, >>

In ancient Rome non-citizens were forbidden to eat mushrooms and only 
patricians could prepare, cook and serve then. Slaves and freemen were 
forbidden to use them or cook them.

Mushrooms were far from 'peasant' food. /A Forme of Curye/ contains a recipe 
for 'Funges'. 

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