Comments on: Portly Porcini

By: Cristin

Cristin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:06:00 +0000

K – They are bigger than my hand. Stems as thick as the handle of a hammer. I had no idea they were that big!

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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:01:55 +0000

[...] Want more veggies? The Weekly Veggie has a new veggie story every Thursday. Last week’s veggie story is here: Portly Porcini [...]

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:55:47 +0000

Those are really cute…how big are they?

By: Cristin

Cristin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:19:43 +0000

TK – Well, based on archealogical finds, mushrooms have been in our repertoire for thousands of years. The Greeks and Romans were the first to cultivate them. http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Pickabettersnack/common/pdf/factsheets/mushroom.pdf I guess they’re just new to our family…

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:30 +0000

I am a huge mushroom fan….Thanks for this one Cristin.

By: Terry Kearns

Terry Kearns — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:47:50 +0000

I’m pretty sure no mushroom crossed ever crossed our threshold as I was growing up. I suspect mushroom eating, particularly in the to be a recent phenomenon. Think so?