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Pico Rico[_2_]

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Janet wrote:
>>
>> In article >, says...
>> >
>> > "The Other Guy" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:04:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>No quick rinse for me, I practically soak my mushrooms and I don't
>> > >>treat them like sissies, wiping them off with a towel. I give them a
>> > >>good scrubbing with the vegetable brush. Does that mean I'm in
>> > >>trouble? Those things used to be wild, so I treat them as if they
>> > >>haven't forgotten their roots.
>> > >
>> > > You REALLY buy verified wild mushrooms?
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > I think she meant they used to be wild . . . like chickens used to be
>> > wild.
>>
>> sf buys chicken that's so wild she has to wear camouflage fatigues in
>> the supermarket.
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> Most commercial mushrooms these days are grown in manure. Not a bad thing
> to wash them off.

sterilized manure.