On 12/2/2014 8:11 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:54:47 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> On 12/2/2014 5:31 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> Definitely not Morels. I will look into Boletus mushrooms. Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> They were boletus mushrooms.
>>
>> I ordered a 4 ounce package. With free shipping and $3.33 credit from
>> Discover card, it was about $5.
>
> Porcini mushrooms aren't anywhere near black. Other than tree
> fungus/cloud ears, the darkest typical dried mushrooms are the cheaper
> grades of shitake.
>
> -sw
>

I know tree fungus and cloud ears quite well from my days of Chinese
cooking. The ones I was looking for are the boletus/porcini I found.
The boletus are mostly black. These are the ones I ordered

http://tinyurl.com/mw7cxdg

They are most probably cultivated in Chile as they are not native to
South America.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas