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Terry Pulliam Burd[_1_]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:52:12 -0000, rummaged
among random neurons and opined:

>I was going to buy some marinated button mushrooms while at the store
>awhile ago. But they were outrageously expensive ($6.49 for a small
>10 oz jar).
>
>I would really like to try and marinate some fresh ones. . .I've tried
>it a bit in the past, but the mushrooms always turned a gray/brownish
>color, fairly quickly.
>
>Does anyone know a process for marinating mushrooms, that works pretty
>well for them?

This comes under the heading of "I'm Embarrassed to Admit It." I clean
button mushrooms and then marinate them overnight in <blush> Kraft
Zesty Italian Dressing. It's perfect. Mind you, the mushrooms are
going to turn brownish, just as they do when you saute them.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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