Bird-Man Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 While on vacation in WI last week I found a decent 5lb hen growing. The soil up there was sandy. I found that even when I cleaned the hen very thoroughly it was still gritty when I cooked it. I can't remember, do hens grow around whatever they encounter? Is it possible that the sand was actually embedded into the mushroom tissue? It was so disappointing as I had to just throw the whole thing out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastedBrew Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 My hens regularly envelop leaves & sticks and get all kinds of creepy crawlers, but I’ve never heard of them absorbing sand 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat-bolete Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Oh yeah, mostly in the pore surface though, I scrape those from sandy areas with a knife to remove the pore surface completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 There are plenty of sand in NJ. I had the same experience couple of times. Now I just leaving too sandy mushrooms including hens behind. It just too unpredictable if it washes out or not. Fortunately I usually find enough hens from not sandy patches. The only exception are trumpets. Usually I can wash sand out from trumpets after vigorous wash in 4-5 changes of water in vegetable spinner. They break but retain flavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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