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Originally Posted by Giusi

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My food co-op sells dried mushrooms and I can also buy them in my local
supermarket in small amounts. I don't use them very often (it just
doesn't occur to me childhood habit, we used the dried ones only for
machanka at Christmas). Whatever the price I paid for the Italian
porcini three years ago seemed like a bargain so I bought a couple 100g
packages. I still have one bag and I still have a couple small
packets from Cousin Michal. :-) The porcinis, btw, are beautiful.

You can make a whole lot of ordinary mushrooms taste like porcini if you
soak and add them to the sauteing mushrooms. Add the strained juices and
braise. I have made cream of mushroom soup, various stews, braises, sauces
with this cheat.

What? You don't buy the Campbell's stuff? I hear ya, Giusi. You can make the real deal with little effort and it turns out so much better than any can can can-can.

I'll bet you get some tastees where you live.