Pretty easy to finesse, as I've been doing for
five decades. If there are safe mushies that
look like poisonous, "when in doubt throw it out."
That leaves Clyde Christensen 4 (or more) species
that are guaranteed to please - and for me at least
a dozen.

I'm still not going to go out mushroom hunting, but will accept them
from people I know that know their mushrooms. We get some on an
irregular basis from one of the farmer's market vendors--she was the one
that IDed the Lion's Mane one for us last year.

Which if were a tad commoner could have made the
foolproof five.

one should not get too adventurous in an area
that one's not familiar with, but on the whole,
a knowledge of the really reliable ones and the
really poisonous ones, and you should be all set.

IF..................I had the time, inclination, etc to hunt them.

Don't > have the interest in it, would rather buy them from a reliable source.

Especially if you'd have to pay $30 a pound or
more for them if you could find them at all in
your farmers' market.

We can get some at the farmer's market, have found others in various
grocery stores. We don't buy a lot at a time, usually much less than a
pound. So far the stump that we "seeded" last year hasn't produced any.

Though a lot of mushroom hounds tell you to
use an open-weave basket or a mesh bag to put
your haul in so you can let the spores fall out
the bottom, propagation is pretty chancy even if
you take care and an effort.

Valsartan was touted as the best of the best, except,
as it turns out, for the small issue of industrial
contaminants causing cancer.

Picked up the mail from while we were gone, included a number of meds, including valsartan. So far, so good.

Enjoy ye diovans while ye may.

I've seen the pb filled ones, just not looked at the ingredients

list. > Don't need to, as I know I won't buy them when I see pb in big letters > on the packaging.
I figured you'd not be tempted by peanut
butter crackers.

No, but Steve might be. (G)

Let him speak for himself. Speaking of which,
he hasn't appeared here very much lately.

Doing a Gedanken, if I were in charge of, say, Kevin,
I'd be seeking all the solace from the Internet I could.

Very understandable, especially in the light of what I know about Kevin, including the most recent updates you wrote about.

Oh, he's a mean old coot. Weighs a lot, too.

Not likely - if it had been compellingly wonderful,
it would have happened long since.

Just one of those less than happy memories instead.

Not much of a memory at all, truth be told.

Back of the mind, dredged up when something tickled the spot?

Not even that.

It did sort of make me doubtful of her
sanity for a while, though.

And she may doubt yours at times. (G)

Oh, quite. But she would be wrong [g]

No comment.

There haave been times when the world has interesting
things going on that take precedence over even here.

True, and other times this is a good escape from what's going on in the world.

A happy recipe follows, if I can find one.

Maple Syrup Candies

Sweet!

Har!

Truth, in several ways.

Rice pudding with cinnamon sugar (Milchreis mit Zimtzucker)
categories: Westphalian, German, dessert
servings: 4

1 l milk
1 pn salt
75 g sugar
250 g short grain rice
vanilla (optional)
cinnamon
sugar

Bring the milk, salt and sugar (and optional vanilla)
to boil. Stir the rice in and simmer for 45 min. Fill
into bowls and serve with cinnamon sugar. This goes
well with stewed fruits (e.g. apples or cherries).

Michael Becker
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Hello Michael,

On (23 Oct 18) MICHAEL LOO wrote to RUTH HAFFLY...

one should not get too adventurous in an area
that one's not familiar with, but on the whole,
a knowledge of the really reliable ones and the
really poisonous ones, and you should be all set.

IF..................I had the time, inclination, etc to hunt

them. > ML> Don't > have the interest in it, would rather buy them
from a reliable > ML> source.

Fortunately, I can get the certified mushroom person at the farmer's
market to verify whether I got an edible or poisonous variety. The
Lion's Mane mushroom was edible and is the only type I have picked and
aten other than a giant puffball

Though a lot of mushroom hounds tell you to
use an open-weave basket or a mesh bag to put
your haul in so you can let the spores fall out
the bottom, propagation is pretty chancy even if
you take care and an effort.

Sounds like a good idea.

I figured you'd not be tempted by peanut
butter crackers.

No, but Steve might be. (G)

Let him speak for himself. Speaking of which,
he hasn't appeared here very much lately.

I've had them, but prefer to make my own. I've been otherwise occupied
but Ruth keeps me updated.
Regards,

Stephen
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Hi Michael,

I'm still not going to go out mushroom hunting, but will accept them from people I know that know their mushrooms. We get some on an irregular basis from one of the farmer's market vendors--she was the

one > that IDed the Lion's Mane one for us last year.

Which if were a tad commoner could have made the
foolproof five.

The tree that had the one we found last year isn't growing one this
year. Guess we'll have to look for another one. (G)

IF..................I had the time, inclination, etc to hunt

them. > ML> Don't > have the interest in it, would rather buy them
from a reliable > ML> source.

Especially if you'd have to pay $30 a pound or
more for them if you could find them at all in
your farmers' market.

We can get some at the farmer's market, have found others in various grocery stores. We don't buy a lot at a time, usually much less than

a > pound. So far the stump that we "seeded" last year hasn't produced any.

Though a lot of mushroom hounds tell you to
use an open-weave basket or a mesh bag to put
your haul in so you can let the spores fall out
the bottom, propagation is pretty chancy even if
you take care and an effort.

True, we were told it might not "take" but it was worth a try.

Valsartan was touted as the best of the best, except,
as it turns out, for the small issue of industrial
contaminants causing cancer.

Picked up the mail from while we were gone, included a number of

meds, > including valsartan. So far, so good.

Enjoy ye diovans while ye may.

I do. (G)

I've seen the pb filled ones, just not looked at the

ingredients > ML> list. > Don't need to, as I know I won't buy them
when I see pb in big > ML> letters > on the packaging.

I figured you'd not be tempted by peanut
butter crackers.

No, but Steve might be. (G)

Let him speak for himself. Speaking of which,
he hasn't appeared here very much lately.

He's been busy with other projects. Now that the major trips for the
year are basically done and we won't be on the road that much, maybe he
will get back to Fido. Always something to do around the house (He made sourdough bread today.) but I'm sure he will be spending more time at
the computer.

Doing a Gedanken, if I were in charge of, say, Kevin,
I'd be seeking all the solace from the Internet I could.

Very understandable, especially in the light of what I know about

Kevin, > including the most recent updates you wrote about.

Oh, he's a mean old coot. Weighs a lot, too.

Sounds about normal.

Not likely - if it had been compellingly wonderful,
it would have happened long since.

Just one of those less than happy memories instead.

Not much of a memory at all, truth be told.

Back of the mind, dredged up when something tickled the spot?

Not even that.

OK, some spot beyond remote corners of the mind. (G)

It did sort of make me doubtful of her
sanity for a while, though.

And she may doubt yours at times. (G)

Oh, quite. But she would be wrong [g]

No comment.

There haave been times when the world has interesting
things going on that take precedence over even here.

True, and other times this is a good escape from what's going on in

the > world.

A happy recipe follows, if I can find one.

Maple Syrup Candies

Sweet!

Har!

Truth, in several ways.

Rice pudding with cinnamon sugar (Milchreis mit Zimtzucker)
categories: Westphalian, German, dessert
servings: 4

That is always good, tho it's high carb. I'll make one with Stevia for
half the sugar and almond "milk" to reduce the carb count a bit. That'll
give me a bit of "wiggle room" to add raisins.

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