The sun., 1901-09-14
INTEREST TO
FARMERS WIFE
MUSHROOMS.

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With their little white umbrellas. with
vari-colorcd Innings. the mushrooms line
the roadside these September mornings.
with pride they sit and watch busy
Nature gathering i'll her harvest amd
doing her work before the bleak winds
come and Jack Frost catches her 1nis
tasteful fungus is plentiful now. One
cannot help but find dainty dish of
them, and !; gourmet will say III the
words of Henry ~. "'fhis common
growth of Mother Earth suhceS me-
The scientist tells us that mushrooms alr
an edible fungi of the genus agaricus
They grow wild in both Europe. ana
America. The locality appears to haic
much to do with the quality of mush.
rooms, for some of the kinds highly cs-
tremed in England have proved unpalat-
able here.
The common species here, campestriS,
i not only rejected in Italy, but regarded
AS il poison. IhiS species is, however
the best known here. and il is to he fouiId
IN great abundance and Is distinguished
by its white, firm solid stem and itS
pink ~illS. which become brown us the
mushroom becomes old. 1t has Il plea
Sant udOr ANA resembles flesh III its
taste more than any other VI vtgetahlc
The horse mushroom is much larger than
thc common mushroom. often growing
% ten inches III diameter, and the gils
are hruwnSh white, never pink. The
paraSOl mushroom, wmch is considered
very fine, has the flavor Of II hazel nut.
ALI. MUSHROOMS TOADSTOOI.S.
All mushrooms are tuHdStunlS, and iii
common error that Il mushroom is good
aud :; toadStool piSonous is ridiculous,
Ton there are kinds Of mushrooms which
arr more poisonous than any uf the So
called tuadStuolS. Captain Mcllvain, of
llhtlttnntlcld. considered one Of the most
learned men in this country On the sui,-
icct of fungus growth. tells us that the
Mtulhrrs and varieties Of mushrooms are
endless. The French call alr mushrooms
rhAmpgnunS. aud il is in their country
that this delight Of the gourmet is most
~ cultivated. Lovers Of mushrooms hay,
Il kindly feeling toward the horse for il
iS commonly supposed that the sporc>
are taken in when that animal eats grass
and geruiratr in the manure" The ealti
Of riding schools is found to afford IN
lhundan! supply Of spawn which cal
he transported, retaining its vitality.
Real lovers of the mushroom prefer til,
Wild varieties. but Us these are only ub
talnahlc about two months in the year
Illc cultivation Of mushrooms has hr
come quite business. ANA tho mIsh
room caves of Paris are quite noted
Onc dealer sent 5000 pounds OF mlSh
rooms tu tho market each day last year
and when one considers the light weigh
pf the fungi one realizes what I'M cnor
mons quantity this must have been
BEWARE OF POISONOUS ONES
lover 10 hc ahlr 10 distinguish The cdibl,
ones from those very beautiful. but, alas
poisonous ones. The edible ones are il
rst Very small Oh short foot stalk
and in their early liIc, their first f"v
hours ara known aS button mushrooms,
Their growth is worry rapid. and III
few hours after the sun shines on then
they npcn wide and show he giils M
dcrcatn, winch are pale pink.
They should hc gathered them fo
when they become brown they are likci
% contnin that poison which makes pea
pie call them tOadStuolS. The good mIISi
rooms have an agreeable odor. hut tn
poisonous ones have Il rank, nutrid snr
What may hc Il delicious mushroom I
III" morning. with its pale blush. ma
Nv night, if the sun shine too hot up
il and it ages too quickly, become th
rank, poisonous toadstonl.
wonder that more people do not coo
this delicious edible. which is So raSl
prepared. Here are some Of the variou
ways:
, Stewcd Mushrooms -prcrl the musl
rooms, wash them in cold water and c,l
off the bottom Of the stalks In Il poi
claim kettle put il tablespoonful of hui
ter rolled in hOur and II pint nf mus
rooms. and lei them cook in their ow
liquor and butter for fifteen minute,
then add salt and pepper and serve il
mcdiately
: Broilcd Mushrooms For this select th
largest mushrooms you can find. pc,
them and cut off the stalks and hast
them with butter. salt and prppcr. the
put them in wire broilcr and close
very carefully, so ls not to break then
and broi over clear fire. Remove thcr
carefully with spoon. place them o.
pieces of huttcred toast aud pour on
little melted butter and serve.
Mushroom Catsup-To make this TAX