On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:26:31 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:13:54 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Martin wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:08:41 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> >> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Martin wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:52:10 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
>> >> >> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Martin wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:18:45 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
>> >> >> >> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >Martin wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:09:14 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David
>> >> >> >> >> Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >Martin wrote:
>> >> >> >> >[]
>> >> >> >> >> >> I find mushrooms on sale well before their sell by date, which
>> >> >> >> >> >are not fresh.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >Sure, but this wasn't the case here.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Maybe depends on the type of mushroom. Button mushrooms and field
>> >> >> >> >> mushrooms are hardly ever fresh.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >I can't say I've had a problem with them here. The supermarkets
>> >> >> >> >here generally use local suppliers- when cooking with them I
>> >> >> >> >usually can't resist stuffing a few in my mouth before putting
>> >> >> >> >them in the pot. :)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I was referring to UK supermarkets. The only place where I have
>> >> >> >> bought really fresh ones in UK is Lidl.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >I don't know why you've had such bad luck then. It's easy here- I
>> >> >> >usually buy tesco organic, but the rest of them are fine.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How are you recognising fresh mushrooms?
>> >> >
>> >> >The way I assume anyone else does. The gills being covered by skin from
>> >> >the cap. This works for the button you mention- with more 'exotic'
>> >> >mushrooms, there are different criteria, though I've yet to encounter a
>> >> >slimy mushroom of any sort that was fresh- though some are on the
>> >> >border. There's a small yellowish mushroom I like (and forget the name
>> >> >of- Japanese I think) which is sticky when fresh, but _quickly_
>> >> >disintegrates into slime if not consumed quickly.
>> >>
>> >> Look at the colour of the base.
>> >
>> >What colour should it be? The gills being covered is certainly a good
>> >way of telling.
>>
>> The lighter the fresher, the browner the older.
>
>Hm... none in the fridge, but they're usually similar to the cap. The
>gill being covered is surely just as good, as that pulls away quickly.
You can judge the age at a glance without opening the packet or touching the
mushrooms.
--
Martin
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