Tangy Multi-mushroom Soup

== Ingredients ==
* 1 small package enoki mushrooms
* 5 to 6 large dried shiitake mushrooms
* 1 large can straw mushrooms
* 3 to 4 black fungus mushrooms or any variety of mushroom you're comfy with — I used a dried version of these and they became huge!
* 8 cups water
* ¼ cup dry sherry or rice wine
* ⅓ cup cider vinegar
* 2 tbsp soy sauce
* 2 to 3 egg whites
* 3 sliced scallions
* ¼ to ½ tsp white pepper
* 2 tbsp cornstarch
== Directions ==
# Boil 2 cups of the water and pour it over the shiitake and fungus and any ever other dried mushrooms you may have chosen.
# Let this sit in a bowl for 30 minutes.
# When the mushrooms have finished soaking, squeeze the juice out of them and cut them into bit sized pieces; do not use the stems.
# Pour the soaking juice into a large soup pan with 5½ cups of water.
# Bring the water and all the mushrooms except the enoki mushrooms to a boil.
# Add rice wine or sherry, soy sauce and vinegar.
# Reduce the heat and allow mixture to simmer for at least 10 minutes.
# (if you"re trying to get other dishes to come out at the same time, this is a good place to just let the mixture simmer till youire ready for it!).
# Mix the cornstarch and the remaining ½ cup of cool water in a cup.
# Whisk the mixture into the hot soup.
# This is the possible lump stage, but with all the mushrooms and egg whites, who will know?).
# Drizzle the egg whites into the soup, whisking or stirring constantly.
# Add the white pepper.
# Wait 2-3 minutes and then dish up the soup, garnishing each bowl with scallions and enoki mushrooms.
# (these last add a lot of flavor!).
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