Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-15
Edible Fungi.
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Ii'" cttp Cl C.Cll.lV2Ilu uIsGTGINS IL
dry seasoD "a slaa7s sciaty one, tu; the .vor
O. the tu:gl tia. sfs gathered is far MIRO deli
c :tc sod da.lo!Uu; 1t such per;3dJ than WHOM
moisture has p!eTAi!;i Az! .hey have b:cono
@ata; -,02ge3 an1 rlou!dy. Ta5 species Ct tae
edibe fing! is iDneCs,, a15 n1s on y csa they
ba fo1cd on tba o!G, uFp'ough cd lcods, but
i ddsn sHGg IL TIC shaIJ st cu: largo wood
IL! ds.
Thefe is 60 sisted line for tho arpesraucs
u these u2etsrs. nuca dcpeadiog Cp3n tie
seaaoa They are j-s; SIS liable 20 pui ia en-
app -a:anco inuaeailt2iY b.t1r5 tbs !.os:s ~
steer Ice AuxTs shower5. Ia lfy gsesoaa tho
eraD II alWsis tsrdg. |; is q sfcas nls:ake to
supp5s: thas tba metd " mushroom grows 10
a blcgl, Night. Ihe grow # r,usarcems
.skcn cl2sidere0!e ;!cla-o:&ln we ka. HID
d:1 just 0@0ar:h or upon the surface OF tbs
oaEii tie yJu2g ta1sl sXis: IL c,mp.ossed
snd narrowed clmuHsl. I! is then Wien :hc
mushroom Ii beltg iashloDod, and on tha Rd
vcrt OF vet nisht iha ne!!e forming The fungus
arc stretched cur sut The u,hr@on appears
al or3 toe %rGu1d.
"Mu.htvuAs aud tnaIa'caia," sail 6 wyl.-
kno"n :oS;%gE.ieC: to Herald roporer, "sre
ihe Two TJrca Ghic. CO b:tc! ino whole Of lho
kaoaCCsc posse SIS &? ,la r49.u of lhis cou1-
,ry OF the tuD&us family. S,ma siiiy petsyus
1856! II dGv3 u:Ge I3a ;0Ddsto9!. .ead of course,
Sho decor eld &c c.rrrrr have 70 &c c.Il
ca 10.
'E1cr, is no o.aGr gsy oi DISTINGUISHING
DI!S29.uI from - c4!al. iUagus .haa BY fo6-
lex out lis plno; ':Aa.a IL 40 msgic Way, OF
SsriES the If uJ.t OF iesrpinF by the i3sarliou
0t SILVER snova ic sew. Maryaad sende 10
market 1nGf1 OF .fe mGblpH variety than auy
o;hct Siaia.
"A !uCSIs 7's!l kn0Wa ~ every o2o b. sight,
IS tie s'ui- t:hi9a is ss!dcm ca;ea, eEd be-
?oad supygicg s Dia3tlins for Iit.ic hcys 20
pet esch 2sher Gi;b. il il rarely haudiaG, yet it
MAKES IA - ajss delicious 5;ua, and when siio:d
aac trcd aHmc0;,s5 a'tcr .&c nnaDntr OF egg
p'ae:, 10 tnos: auiriioE2 ard rcsoo.bes liver"
'Sai there is si2gu!ar specie called the
liver uaeGo," {; soacFatlg srows cu cid trecs,
saa aL4 Informed tbut it ID seen 10 immense
Qualities o. tho aace3t oaks oi Sherwood Fol-
os'. EEcro5Hy il resembles n very largo
:oaRcs lc'l;og cot troci iac tree. Ii is truly
'v2so:ab!o b be!ttsak, fer it RESEMBLES
c!2r; n tss c. the o:her varieties tina. bava
GO; & hoio pTo the red Il shed mushroom tha
c.rfe ciavarla. tho yaAW eied mushroom,
so ho:5o nus lr1Gm, the Gr cone mu.hrjcn,
;ha purple COT srb mE s5ro0u,, thn scsIy mush
roc;G, ,ho rys;cr mu broom, St.. Georges
gpu5hroon, edible II Ire', fairy ring cbbpp;g-
ucn a-G tho subtcrranean fungus knowo es .ue
fre Ill. IL ltc!scd those varieties sre + uGd IN
.r:st abuadsnce; ,hers the roapia coCk them
Uy E!2c!i them VA the bot Goals and s9yink !rs
tG"H "!lh s7ule pe1per ard Ssls.
'Cno OF tho T o;t delicate ways, however, for
cooking fungi is to carefully peel them and
place them ch4fns disl--tor TWO persoas it
should be aoout len Gchea in 6iameter-sdd to
the mus hrooms tablespoonful of biown stout,
.tsrge lump of butter, end pepper and salt.
TEe7 need ~ be c)oEed only six minutes pes
OF garlic IS also crest improvement"
'Mushrooms srs orotucsd By srsifc;sl mesns
Iii much creator quantities :han you would ct
ucrktiye During the winter sasson and the
sarlv snrirg tic price per p,u1d varies from 81
10 81 70 or course :ae nu.hroom cu'turiEts
re&uln!e the making ot their ocds 81 tn.t tneir
crops yleld g. g seEso3 Oaly whom there are no
uncultiVsied fungi in market a srost deal Of
c.fs nss to be exercised in preparing the bsds
ard pisEsinG the spnwl, which comes from
abroad IL brcs shaped cakes. Thera are two
slnts Of spswa-tha English and the Eranch
The p!aHts frs N the lG,.9r are preferred. French
mu5h r0oIns er9 niso imported in tin CANS. tu.
neither the Canned nor snY of the cultivated
ones approach il flavor in the alightsst degree
those CT spOItsneous gIouih. Ihe process OF
raising much7oorns i. Interesting. The BEES are
msde in cellars, caves aud darke&ed sheds they
era frequently arrsuE6d in licra like the bubks
Of e sieemih!p II j. not necessary that the
| loan shCu be very Gesp, but tho temper.tute
OF the IN .nure is III ost Important matter. SIS the
sps1n ~ apt TO buru Gld the fertilizers must be
CT the riches! kind"