mushrooms (was Re: [Sca-cooks] Playing around in the kitchen.)

[Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Pixel, Goddess and Queen:
>They have the look of having been actually washed. I will buy them if I am
>really pressed for time, otherwise I don't bother with the extra expense.
>My biggest complaint with them before was that it's very hard to even
>brush off mushrooms that are already sliced.
>
>I always understood that you don't wash mushrooms because they absorb
>water, unless you're going to be cooking them in something liquid like
>soup or stew. Then there's my mother, who always insisted that you must
>wash the mushrooms.

I'd bet money they're sprayed with a fine mist of water on top of
some kind of screen, then blown with compressed air while being
shaken up some. At home I generally use a damp kitchen towel or paper
towel, and just wipe them.

Adamantius
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