Posted on: Wednesday, March 20, 2002
COOK'S TIPS
Don't discard liquid from soaking dried mushrooms
Dried mushrooms must be properly cleaned and softened, but that liquid can be of use in stocks or as a cooking liquid. In a bowl, cover mushrooms with 1 1/4 cups boiling water and soften for 20 minutes. Run fingers around mushrooms to loosen sand and grit. Place a coffee filter in a strainer over a bowl; squeeze mushrooms dry, then pour mushroom liquid through the filter.
— Deborah Madison's "Greens Cookbook"
