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