In article >, sf wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:15:33 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > wrote:
>
> >koko wrote:
> >
> >> Mmmm look what I'm having on my grilled steak tomorrow.
> >> http://i3.tinypic.com/4u1r48h.jpg
> >>
> >> http://i9.tinypic.com/6fihuoh.jpg
> >>
> >> I don't remember seeing these before so when I saw them I had to get
> >> them.
> >
> >
> >Our Costco has been carrying them; I like to have them with soft-scrambled
> >eggs on toast or in Chicken Chasseur, but I haven't done either recently.
> >
> >At the Auburn (California) farmer's market, there is a mushroom vendor who
> >carries what must be the all-growed-up cousin of those mushrooms. They're
> >called "King Trumpet" mushrooms. They're about two inches thick, and lend
> >themselves to being cut in half lengthwise, brushed with olive oil or
> >butter, and grilled.
> >
> I think Om posted about the king trumpet a year or so ago. They look
> interesting. These look like juvenile trumpets (think portobello/baby
> bell). Do they have a distinctive flavor or would we be paying more
> just because they look different?

They were King Oysters. :-)
They look like a similar mushroom to what she posted, but hers look to
be a bit more tender. Slightly different cap and gill shape, as well as
color.

http://i12.tinypic.com/66uz0j9.jpg

I'm not convinced (yet) that these are the same thing that Koko posted.

Toooooo many mushrooms look so very similar. It's what makes wild
mushroom hunting so terribly dangerous unless you know exactly what you
are doing.
--
Peace, Om

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