From: rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk   
      
   On 03/07/15 23:11, riburr wrote:   
   > RustyHinge wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Young specimens are best as the more mature ones are a bit soggy/slimy,   
   >> but they dry well.   
   >>   
   >> Dried and powdered they thicken stews/casseroles/etc well.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Do you remove the pore layer before drying and powdering?  Left as part   
   > of the mushroom when dried and powdered, might it help to make a better   
   > thickener?   
   >   
   I don't remove the gills/tubes unless they are infested. But then, I   
   don't remove them from mushrooms I shall rehydrate and eat au chunks.   
      
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