Room 2 was lucky enough to win a ballot to get a mushroom growing kit. It was interesting to watch them grow over several weeks. We kept them in the shade under the science table and checked them each day. At first, we could see lots of little white spidery branches called mycelium. These grew into tiny white mushrooms the size of a pin head, but then they grew bigger ... and bigger ... and bigger!
By the time it got to the last day of term 3, our mushrooms had grown so big that they could hardly fit in their fruiting box. We decided to cut them by the stalk, rather like cutting down a mini tree but with a knife instead of a saw. Then we peeled off of the outer membrane, chopped them up and fried them in butter for an End of Term Breakfast Special.
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| After we had peeled the mushrooms, we chopped them up into small pieces so that they cooked evenly. |
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| Mrs Smith was the chef at the Cockle Bay Cafe and cooked the mushrooms for us. Other people made the toast and buttered the slices when they were still warm out of the toaster. Everyone tried mushrooms on toast, even people who had not tasted them before, and just about everyone liked the taste and texture. |
1 comment:
I made a chicken and mushroom Pie for Mitchell and all the family. We thought it was very tasty, but I think Mitchell liked the pastry best. Your mushrooms were amazing Room 2.
Mitchell's Nana
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