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Lugnut

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5. He froze them raw.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 11:41 PM

Sep 2012

My dad used to pick mushrooms every Fall. He would string them on heavy thread and hang them up to dry behind the coal stove in the kitchen. My mother would make a gravy with them for Christmas Eve dinner.

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Any mushroom foragers out there? [View all] Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 OP

The other half found some ram's head mushrooms that might be close to those you found. Lugnut Sep 2012 #1

Thanks. It sounds yummy, Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #2

He froze them raw. Lugnut Sep 2012 #5

Drying works well. MuseRider Sep 2012 #3

I have been eating wild mushrooms for about 20 years. Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #4