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MUSHROOM COOKERY<br />

BAKED MUSHROOMS *<br />

Wipe off the caps with a damp cloth, dip them in bread or<br />

cracker crumbs, place them in a pan with the gills up, add a small<br />

piece of butter to each, season with salt and pepper, cover tightly,<br />

and bake in a moderate oven for 20 to 30 minutes. If you have<br />

enough mushrooms, several layers, one on top of another, can be<br />

baked in this way. Serve on toast or corn bread.<br />

CREAMED MUSHROOMS (MUSHROOM PATES) *<br />

Cut the mushrooms into small pieces. Heat 2 ounces of butter<br />

to each pint of mushrooms, and when this begins to smoke drop<br />

the mushrooms in and cover them. Cook for 10 to 20 minutes,<br />

stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Remove the cover, draw<br />

the mushrooms to one side, and tilt the pan so that the juice runs<br />

to the other side. Into this work i tablespoonful of flour and,<br />

when smooth, add 1/2 pint of milk or cream. Stir the mushrooms<br />

into this and allow to boil for a minute. Season to taste, fill prepared<br />

pate shells with them, heat for a few minutes in the oven,<br />

and serve. (These creamed mushrooms may also be served on<br />

toast.)<br />

FRIED MUSHROOMS t<br />

Beat the yolk of an egg with i tablespoonful of water and season<br />

with pepper and salt. Dip each cap in this and then dip into<br />

fine cracker crumbs or corn meal. Have butter or cooking oil<br />

very hot in a frying pan. Fry slowly on each side for 5 minutes.<br />

A sauce can be made by thickening with flour and adding milk<br />

or cream. A smooth tomato sauce is also excellent.<br />

MUSHROOMS WITH BACON t<br />

Fry as much bacon as you need, and on removing it from the<br />

frying pan keep it hot. Cook the mushrooms on each side in the<br />

"fryings" and serve on a platter with the strips of bacon arranged<br />

* From M. E. Hard. The Mushroom. Columbus: Mushroom Publishing<br />

Co. 1908.<br />

t From the U.S.D.A. Bull. No. 796.<br />

109

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