146 What Was Early 19th Century America's Problem with Mushrooms?

Check out the NCPTT... while it's still there, and maybe find an unexpectedly cool place to live. Or maybe a cool woodworking job. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/ncptt/index.htm Hey - so were early Americans eating mushrooms? Yeah. But not all that much. Just enough for a mushroom industry to spring up in the end of the century - but only in one place, and only for one kind. But in the meantime - mushroom powder is DELICIOUS... and not that hard to make. Recipe for 1 quart/4 cups/1 litre of Mushrooms Clean your favortie way. Cut or break up. Combine with: 1/2 tsp mace (or slightly less nutmeg) 5 cloves 2 bay leaves 1/4 tsp pepper (or more depending on your tastes) 1 Tbs salt 1 small onion quartered (or half a large one) 1 Tbs fat (butter or your favorite oil) 1 Tbs vinegar (white/rice/apple cider all good choices) Heat over medium-low heat to sweat the mushrooms. When mushrooms have withered - take off heat. Squeeze out all the liquid using lint free tea-towel. Save liquid, reduce by 1/2 - Mushroom Ketchup! Remove large spices and larger onion pieces. Spread out on drying tray. Dehydrate to crispy. (Dehydrator - or 200F/100C for a few hours) Crush to powder in favorite appliance. Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com Threads: @THoAFood Instagram: @THoAFood & some other socials... @THoAFood Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com Threads: @THoAFood Instagram: @THoAFood & some other socials... @THoAFood