On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:22:02 -0500, "zara" >
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>"ebrian" > wrote in message
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>>I was experimenting with some mushrooms in a pasta sauce last night
>> and found that I had to keep adding mushrooms because they were
>> disappearing (shrinking) on me. Is there a trick or way to prepare
>> them so that when they won't shrink, or shrink less during cooking?
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>You over cooked them, which pulls out the liquid.
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Mushrooms shrink when they are cooked properly, too.

Boron