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Default Cleaning Mushrooms

cybercat said...

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> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
>> Default User said...
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>>> wrote:
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>>>> I've also noticed that cleaning them without water concerntrates

their
>>>> flavour and means that when they are cooked they dont release Excess
>>>> water as the water content in mushrooms is quite high! (Similiar to
>>>> cucumber in a way!)
>>>
>>> How would that work? As stated elsewhere, mushrooms don't absorb

water
>>> during washing.

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>> Mushroom don't absorb water?? Says who???
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> They do.




Weigh a mushroom. take an ounce of water and pour it in the cap then dump
it out. Re-weigh the mushroom.

Andy