[Sca-cooks] Oregon mushrooms...

[Olwen the Odd]

Oh!  And just in time for Easter!
Wonder what kind of chocolate they used.  I think I would have gone for
white or a nice light milk chocolate to try to downstage the bitterness.
ah..I assume..
Olwen

>Here's a new culinary offering from Oregon!
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>Chocolate-covered mushrooms seized
>
>03/04/2003
>
>By ABE ESTIMADA, kgw.com Staff
>
>A box of chocolate-covered mushrooms worth up to $35,000 was seized during
>a recent bust by Portland police, prompting authorities to issue fresh
>warnings to the public about the illegal drugs.
>
>Portland police were mum Tuesday about where and when exactly the drugs
>were seized or how they’re being made.
>
>The suspects manufacturing the psilocybin mushrooms dipped in chocolate
>were preparing to ship them to the East Coast before the narcotics were
>seized, said Sgt. Brian Schmautz, a spokesman for the Portland Police
>Bureau.
>
>Police fear children may mistake the mushrooms, which are wrapped in
>colored foil, for candy. Schmautz said that the chocolate-covered drugs are
>only available on the streets, where they sell for $20 a hit.
>
>“Anybody who would buy them would know what they are,” he said. “Our
>concern is that children may encounter them accidentally.”
>
>Psilocybin mushrooms are a controlled substance, and accidental consumption
>of them can be extremely dangerous. While chocolate-covered mushrooms have
>appeared in other cities, this is the first time they’ve been seen in the
>Portland area.
>
>Because they’re dipped in chocolate and wrapped in foil, the mushrooms are
>probably being sold to young adults and teen-agers.
>
>Authorities stumbled upon a box of the drugs during a bust in recent weeks.
>
>“We’ve seen them several times in the Portland metro area,” Schmautz said.
>“That shipment was destined to the East Coast. They were manufactured in
>the area, and we see more and more of them. When you stumble on 30 to 35
>pounds of them, the reality is there are many more pounds out there.”
>
>The drugs are being shipped through common mail carriers such as Federal
>Express and postal services, Schmautz said. Portland police are working
>with the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Port of Portland and the Multnomah
>County District Attorney’s Office to investigate and prosecute the case.
>
>Evidence has already been forwarded to the district attorney’s office and
>indictments will probably follow, Schmautz said.
>
>Anyone with information about the ongoing distribution of psilocybin
>mushrooms or any other controlled substance should call the Portland Police
>Bureau’s Drugs and Vice Division at (503) 823-0246.
>
>
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