On 17 Feb 2005 04:13:59 -0800, "Jude" >
wrote:

> Thye say not to wash them necasue they get all soggy and absorb water,
> but they are always so dirty and i know the dirt is full of pesticides.
> I've been told to brush the dirt off but it;s hard to really get them
> clean that wasy. Last night I tried rubbing them with a paper towel and
> it got the big chunks of dirt but rubbed in some of it as well.
>
> How do you clean them well enough without water?
>
> ps, they were for a yummy veggie stroganoff.......like beef stroganoff
> but with chunks of veggieburger as the beef, served over noodles, with
> steamed artichokes and garlic butter, and a spinach/ dried cherry /
> toasted almond / mandarin orange / avocado / waterchestnut salad with
> homemade honey mustard dressing.

My daughter cleans them the waterless way, but I have
absolutely no patience for that. Most (all) of my mushroom
recipes call for additional liquid, so I don't care if they
absorb a little water or not. I don't "soak" them in the
water, but I do put them in a bowl filled with water and
swish them quickly to remove all the gunk.


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