In article >,
LewZephyr > wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:09:07 -0600, I needed a babel fish to
> understand OmManiPadmeOmelet > :
>
> >Stuffed Portabello caps:
>
> snipped recipe...
>
> I don't entirely know how to explain it... I love mushrooms... all
> sorts and in a variety of ways.... but portabello mushrooms just give
> me the heebiejeebies..... My body finds it hard to even swallow
> them.
> The only thing I can attribute it to, is that they so much remind me
> of the mushrooms I used to eat and make into tea. And those always
> were difficult to get past the throat. I so honestly want to like
> them... but ewwwwagaaaahhhhh... gag reflex kicks in big time.

<lol> Might be their "earthy" smell. :-)

Cow patty mushrooms smell similar if I remember correctly.
'tis been awhile!

I knew one dude that powdered them and loaded them into gell caps to get
past that problem. He could not stomach the taste either!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson