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brooklyn1 > wrote:

> >> Try this for info, I, too, am interested in adding more beans to our
> >> menus.
> >> http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?...htcancer_beans
> >
> >Ok, but if you want to look for a lower calorie alternative to cancer
> >fighting foods, try polypore mushrooms and other wood consumers such as
> >shitakes:
> >
> ><http://health.howstuffworks.com/medi...il-mushrooms-g
> >a.htm>
>
> This is the brain-shroom yoose want, growing on the tree in town in
> front of my barber shop:
> http://i38.tinypic.com/21o788i.jpg

Pretty, but is it an edible variety?
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brooklyn1 > wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:29:24 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > brooklyn1 > wrote:
> >
> >> I oughta write a book "The Beauty Of Spam". LOL
> >
> >Yes, you should. But personally, I still find it to be WAY too salty. :-(
>
> So is a bologna sammiche, so are most cheeses but I bet the salt
> doesn't stop you from sucking down Velveeta.

Actually, it does. Velveeta is something I rarely eat any more.

>
> Spam can be cubed and simmered for a few minutes to remove a good
> amount of the salts and fat, then fried to crisp up for a
> Denver/Western (omelet) or hash or tossed with macroni salad (like
> there's no salt in mayo and pickles). I doubt Spam contains any more
> salt than other cold cuts, probably less than tube steak and bacon.

I very rarely eat bacon or tube steak either, much for the same reason.
At least I can boil tube steaks cut in half to get most of the salt out.
I've not bought hot dogs now for several years.

> The thing is normal folks don't eat these things every day... I polish
> off like a dozen cans of Spam a year, but that's in lieu of other
> similarly salty foods that I forego on those days... two slices of the
> typical pizzaria pizza with saw-seege topping contains more salt than
> a sandwich made with a half can of Spam... the way I see folks scoff
> down salt laden fast food fries drowning in Heinz red I know they are
> consuming more salt than in an entire can of Spam. I seriously doubt
> it's the salt you object to, you just don't like Spam... I'm sure you
> consume many foods that are just as salty.

I don't eat pizza any more either. It's been at least 3 or 4 years.
Same goes for luncheon meats. I never buy them any more...

Low sodium is a lifestyle. Once you get used to it, you seldom go back.
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Omelet wrote:
> brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> This is the brain-shroom yoose want, growing on the tree in town in
>> front of my barber shop:
>> http://i38.tinypic.com/21o788i.jpg
>
>Pretty, but is it an edible variety?

I'm not sure, some say it is. I sent the picture to a few who claim
to be renowned mycologists but none would commit to even a scientific
name. I searched in vain but could not find another on the on the net
so obviously it's rare. It's about 20" top to bottom.

Here is a closer look:
http://i35.tinypic.com/whoefk.jpg

I photographed it in July, it's still there but looking very dark and
grundgy.

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet wrote:
>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> This is the brain-shroom yoose want, growing on the tree in town in
>>> front of my barber shop:
>>> http://i38.tinypic.com/21o788i.jpg
>>
>>Pretty, but is it an edible variety?
>
> I'm not sure, some say it is. I sent the picture to a few who claim
> to be renowned mycologists but none would commit to even a scientific
> name. I searched in vain but could not find another on the on the net
> so obviously it's rare. It's about 20" top to bottom.
>
> Here is a closer look:
> http://i35.tinypic.com/whoefk.jpg
>
> I photographed it in July, it's still there but looking very dark and
> grundgy.

I wonder if it is a colony of individuals rather than a single specimen?
Janet

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brooklyn1 > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > brooklyn1 wrote:
> >
> >> This is the brain-shroom yoose want, growing on the tree in town in
> >> front of my barber shop:
> >> http://i38.tinypic.com/21o788i.jpg
> >
> >Pretty, but is it an edible variety?
>
> I'm not sure, some say it is. I sent the picture to a few who claim
> to be renowned mycologists but none would commit to even a scientific
> name.

Probably due to liability. ;-)


> I searched in vain but could not find another on the on the net
> so obviously it's rare. It's about 20" top to bottom.
>
> Here is a closer look:
> http://i35.tinypic.com/whoefk.jpg
>
> I photographed it in July, it's still there but looking very dark and
> grundgy.

Try these people:

<http://www.fungiperfecti.com>
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"Janet Bostwick" > wrote:


> > http://i35.tinypic.com/whoefk.jpg
> >
> > I photographed it in July, it's still there but looking very dark and
> > grundgy.
>
> I wonder if it is a colony of individuals rather than a single specimen?

Mushrooms are kind of tricky. You can see a patch of ground with
several "mushrooms" sticking up. Actually, the mushroom grows
underground, and what you see is the fruit. Those several fruits could
be from the same mushroom, or a few, or they could actually be all
separate. Only DNA analysis can tell. Back before DNA analysis, you
just couldn't tell. Now, it has been determined that the biggest living
thing on Earth is a mushroom.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

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> In article >,
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>
>
>> > http://i35.tinypic.com/whoefk.jpg
>> >
>> > I photographed it in July, it's still there but looking very dark and
>> > grundgy.
>>
>> I wonder if it is a colony of individuals rather than a single specimen?
>
> Mushrooms are kind of tricky. You can see a patch of ground with
> several "mushrooms" sticking up. Actually, the mushroom grows
> underground, and what you see is the fruit. Those several fruits could
> be from the same mushroom, or a few, or they could actually be all
> separate. Only DNA analysis can tell. Back before DNA analysis, you
> just couldn't tell. Now, it has been determined that the biggest living
> thing on Earth is a mushroom.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

I thought the biggest living thing was an Aspen grove?
Janet

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"Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message

> > just couldn't tell. Now, it has been determined that the biggest living
> > thing on Earth is a mushroom.

> I thought the biggest living thing was an Aspen grove?

Hadn't heard that one. This one is undated:

http://www.extremescience.com/biggestlivingthing.htm

Here's another cite:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_organisms

"The largest organism found on earth can be measured using a variety of
methods. It could be defined as the largest by volume, mass, height, or
length."

Looks like the aspen grove is the biggest by estimated mass. The
mushroom is biggest in area, but it currently has no estimated mass.
It's hard to measure the mass of something that grows underground.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

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> In article >,
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>
>> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>
>> > just couldn't tell. Now, it has been determined that the biggest
>> > living
>> > thing on Earth is a mushroom.
>
>> I thought the biggest living thing was an Aspen grove?
>
> Hadn't heard that one. This one is undated:
>
> http://www.extremescience.com/biggestlivingthing.htm
>
> Here's another cite:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_organisms
>
> "The largest organism found on earth can be measured using a variety of
> methods. It could be defined as the largest by volume, mass, height, or
> length."
>
> Looks like the aspen grove is the biggest by estimated mass. The
> mushroom is biggest in area, but it currently has no estimated mass.
> It's hard to measure the mass of something that grows underground.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>
Thank you for the links, they made interesting reading over my morning cup
of coffee.
Janet

> Looks like the aspen grove is the biggest by estimated mass. *The
> mushroom is biggest in area, but it currently has no estimated mass. *
> It's hard to measure the mass of something that grows underground.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

I thought the most gigantic fungus was in Michigan - it does have a
big one, but I don't think it comes close to the one in Oregon.

N.