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Old 09-11-2014, 09:15 PM
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Default Mushrooms..

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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
my grandfather used to pick wild mushrooms often. My grandmother when cooking/frying them always put a silver dollar in the bottom of the pan. If it stayed shiny the shrooms were good to eat. If it turned black or brown they got thrown out.

I am not offering this as a way to tell if they are or not. Just sharing a memory from way, way, WAY back in time.
I just eat up stories like yours!!, next time I'm with friends"poking the fire" on a cool night ..you will know I 'll be telling this story...my MAMAW had some other home traits too...
I do miss her....