~patches~ wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> "Dee Randall" > wrote
>>
>>
>>> FIT doesn't really clean any better than this, it just does it with a
>>> little less effort. A small cautionary: Never soak mushrooms in this
>>> manner. Scrub them, and then rinse minimally under cold running
>>> water. Letting them soak allows them to absorb extra water.
>>>
>>> The other day I read in one of the cook's illustrated books, their
>>> measurements of how much water a mushroom would absorb if soaked. It
>>> was almost nothing; basically negligible.
>>
>>
>>
>> I hate to see the chefs on tv, just wipe off the dirt with a paper
>> towel ... please, just give it a quick rinse please! Get the manure
>> off ... wah wah. (laugh) nancy
>>
> I use the quick rinse method myself except when canning them and that
> calls for a more involved method. I don't care I'd rather not eat
> manure thank-you very much


If they are commercially farmed mushrooms, you dont need to worry too
much. The manure used in growing mushrooms reaches temperatures high
enough to kill harmful bacteria in its journey to becoming compost. The
ick factor is still there, though, I guess. Better autoclave your
toothbrushes, too
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