Nancy Young wrote on 12 Oct 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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> "Dee Randall" > wrote
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> > FIT doesn't really clean any better than this, it just does it with
> > a little less effort. A small cautionary: Never soak mushrooms in
> > this manner. Scrub them, and then rinse minimally under cold running
> > water. Letting them soak allows them to absorb extra water.
> >
> > The other day I read in one of the cook's illustrated books, their
> > measurements of how much water a mushroom would absorb if soaked.
> > It was almost nothing; basically negligible.
>
> I hate to see the chefs on tv, just wipe off the dirt with a paper
> towel ... please, just give it a quick rinse please! Get the manure
> off ... wah wah. (laugh) nancy
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Most comercial mushroom farms these days use the mash left over from beer
breweries.

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