"sarah bennett" > wrote

> ~patches~ wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:

>>> 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

I don't care, it's dirt on my food yuck yuck yuck. EEW.

nancy