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Gary

Pico Rico wrote:
>
> "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.

That's good to know but it really didn't bother me much anyway. :-D

Gary