On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:51:33 -0700, Lin >
wrote:

>This is what we had growing on our property. My great aunt and uncle
>(he's the one on the photo) would drive in twice a year from New Mexico
>to harvest these. This photo is from the early 80's ....
>
>http://i44.tinypic.com/23tiih4.jpg
>
>Mom still lives on the same wooded acreage, but she hasn't stumbled upon
>mushrooms in this number. We speculate that the hauls were good before
>because of the Limousin cattle mom and dad bred that wandered along the
>creek and "fertilized" things as they grazed.
>
>I'm sort of curious as to what those would fetch dollar-wise in today's
>market.
>
Can I say "A lot"? They are HUGE! I'd say check what fresh goes for
at Whole Paycheck... wait, make that Whole Foods or call a place like
Berkeley Bowl to find out what they are asking for their itty bitty
ones and double it.

>They sure went well with the fried okra and the Striper Bass (or
>catfish!) at our fish fries.
>
Seems like a waste of good mushrooms, but I've never been able to pick
them for free.



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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West