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description: Trufflesshiitakesmorels  mushrooms conjure visions of one of the most intriguing and subtle of all comestibles. The average cook can be mystified by how best to prepare these gastronomic treats while epicures hunger for new ways to expand their repertoires. Jane Grigson presents more than 250 mushroom recipes  from simple to highly sophisticated  for soups sauces stuffings main courses and more that will satisfy the curiosity and appetites of mushroom dabblers and diehards alike. Included are helpful tips for selecting and preserving the best edible mushrooms (both wild and cultivated) the folklore behind the recipes a brief history of mushroom cultivation guides to distinguish edible from poisonous fungi for those who venture to pick their own and charming line drawings of the twenty-one most common species. While poet W. H. Auden immortalized dear Jane Grigson in The Entertainment of the Senses Grigson an artiest in her trade is best known for her own wonderful books on food. The Mushroom Feast is an indispensable classic for all those who love mushrooms as much as this rare a fine timeless literary cookbook. (6 X 9 352 pages illustrations)
language: English
title: The Mushroom Feast: A Celebration of All Edible Fungi With Over 250 Receipes
publisher: The Lyons Press