Do it yourself mushrooms at home and in the garden

Growing poplar mushrooms with Spawn Plugs

Spawn plugs are wooden pegs containing a cultivation of mushroom spawn. To grow the mushrooms, freshly cut logs of healthy poplar wood, willow or other deciduous trees are used. The growing technique is very simple, all you need to do is drill holes in each log and insert the spawn plugs using a ...

SALMON WITH MUSHROOMS

Clean the salmon slices, taking away the outer surface (skin). Wash and drain them, then saute them with 30 gr. butter until they turn golden brown. Clean the mushrooms and wash them quickly under running water; drain and cut them into thin slices, keeping the smallest ones intact. Saute them in another pan with the remaining butter and chopped onion. Sprinkle with some wine and let it boil off over high heat. Then lower the heat and let it cook for a further 10 minutes. Add ...

The food value of mushrooms

The mushroom is used today in cooking for its taste and delicate flavour and is often considered more a refined touch to a dish than a proper food. Mushrooms have not yet become a food for constant and everyday consumption because of the lack of information on the part of the consumer, who considers it only a complementary food. However the mushroom should be given more importance in cooking, since it has a high food value and is easy to digest. The mushroom is mainly made up of water ...

Giuseppe Lanzi