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How it's Made: Edible Mushrooms

Posted December 19, 2006 7:06 AM

From TechEBlog:

If you've always wondered how edible mushrooms were made, then check out this interesting "How it's Made" segment. Edible mushrooms are used extensively in cooking, in many cuisines (notably Chinese, European and Japanese). Though commonly thought to contain little nutritional value, many varieties of mushrooms are high in fiber and protein, and provide vitamins

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Re: How it's Made: Edible Mushrooms

12/20/2006 6:38 AM

A high proportion of engineering managers think they are growing mushrooms. They keep their engineers in the dark and feed them on a never ending diet of the excrement of a certain male bovine.

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12/20/2006 6:00 PM

I'm not really sure what this topic has to do with engineering.
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12/20/2006 11:15 PM

Like I said, it's the way engineering managers treat their engineers.

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12/21/2006 8:13 AM

**puzzled**

I thought edible mushrooms grow in the dark with plenty of fertiliser like Masu said....?

I think I'd better check that link... - John.

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12/21/2006 8:22 AM

Well that is fascinating....

Is the woman commentator from a particular area of the States ? As her pronounciation of compost is a bit unusual... compoost, or 'post' pronounced as in the post office....

Does explain why using the 'manure' from my ferrets didn't grow anything!!!

John.

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