"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "kilikini" > wrote:
>
> > "Jim Davis" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I'm shocked! While the recipe looks very good, you start off by
saying
> > > 'wash the mushrooms'! I never heard of such. I've always been
advised
> > > to just brush them off since they absoerb so much water if you wash
> > > them. Comments?
> > >
> >
> > I've heard you should brush them off, but I ALWAYS wash them. Eating
that
> > dirt just grosses me out.
> >
> > kili
> >
> >
>
> IME giving them a quick rinse in a screen colander, then hand washing
> off the flecks does _not_ cause them to absorb any water.
>
> I want the marinade to soak into the gills when I pop the stems out. :-)
> --

I just hold them in the palm of my hand and rub them together under the
faucet. Quick rub. If I find clumps on shrooms still, I'll do a little
more individual rinsing.

kili