[Sca-cooks] Oregon mushrooms...

[Sue Clemenger]

'Shrooms dipped in chocolate....*shudder*
blech, ptui. I wonder if it's being marketed at the same crowd that
sucks on baby pacifiers when their mouths go dry from doing Ecstasy....
Personally, I'd much rather have some nice, sauteed non-psychoactive
mushrooms, some pasta, a glass of wine, and chocolate for dessert!
OFC: Anybody know of *period* mushroom recipes?
--Maire, in finally-snowy northern Artemisia

Olwen the Odd wrote:
>
> 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!
> >___________________________________
> >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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