In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:43:34 -0600, Katra
> > wrote:
>
> > I googled, they are white wood ear. :-)
> > Reconstitute to a crispy/chewy texture.
> >
> > But, after eating them, my face broke out in hives and has taken 4 days
> > to heal. :-P I'm not 100% sure that they are the culprit but I've never
> > had my face break out like this before and these were the only "new"
> > foods I've added to my diet this week.
> >
> > I'll let my poor itchy sore face heal up, then try them once again to
> > pin it down...
> > --
>
> I hope all is well soon! Sorry to hear you had a bad
> reaction... but as they say - it coulda been worse, at least
> you lived through it. So in keeping with the season, count
> your blessings (or you can count your hives).
>
> ) (if you're in the mood)
>
> sf
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments

<snicker> The face is pretty well healed up now. ;-)
I'm not entirely sure it was the white woodears, it's just that I had
not introduced anything else new that I can think of.

We shall see! They add an interesting texture to some dishes, and they
rehydrate well.
--
K.

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