From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   Steve Peek wrote:   
   >   
   > Try drying your boletes. I keep hearing from friends that both the flavor   
   > and texture is much improved by same. Is there any way to smoke/dry?   
   >   
   > Smoked morels with ramps and aged gouda in a quiche with some bacon would be   
   > heavenly! Dam, I'm starving!   
   >   
      
   Smoking the boletes *before* drying would be the way to do it.  Items to   
   be smoked are usually brushed with oil/olive oil to help absorb smoke   
   flavor.  No oil should be used on mushrooms that will subsequently be   
   dried.  Will definitely give it a try as the season progresses.  This   
   smoking thing has added a whole new niche to my mushroom menu.   
      
   Ramps... Still haven't found/tried 'em.  Imagine they'd be good   
   smoked....  Maybe throw 'em into a fresh mushroom soup - thinking French   
   fresh ramp and mushroom soup w/your gouda cheese melted on top.  Dreamy,   
   yet very, very possible.  Good living at its tasty finest.   
      
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