Mushrooms (Just for fun)

frodosampippinmerry · 07-17-2006, 09:01 PM

Does anyone here love Mushrooms more than Hobbits? Are YOU A Hobbit? Do you eat more than four square meals a day? Hmmmmmmm? A teacher says Tolkien once wrote a fan and told her he was a hobbit. I believe it-just look at his picture- He even looks like a giant hobbit! Is it possible to eat 6 times a day without getting fat, granted, Hobbits were fat, but is it unavoidable to eat a meal every 2.66667 hours and not get fat? If hobbits were humans, why would they adopt such an unhealthful even gluttonous custom?

Olmer · 07-17-2006, 11:27 PM

Fast metabolism.

Some human individuals happen to have it too.

Butterbeer · 07-18-2006, 06:21 AM

aye.

Mushrooms are the best!

(CS Lewis is (was) a big fan too)

The Telcontarion · 07-18-2006, 10:21 AM

AAHHHH, shrooms...I didn't know a wall could talk.

Butterbeer · 07-18-2006, 03:33 PM

not only talk the talk ...but walk the walk ...

***Alcuin*** · 07-19-2006, 06:49 PM

Excellent cooked in red wine, butter, or with beef. Outstanding. I am very fond of mushrooms.

In Peoples of Middle-earth, “Of Dwarves and Men”, pp 326-327, footnote 51, a passage struck out of Unfinished Tales is recounted because Tolkien said it was “Too much like Hobbits”:

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To the astonishment of Elves and other Men they [the Drúedain] ate funguses with pleasure… The Eldar did not eat these things. The other Atani eschewed [mushrooms], save in great hunger … and the less wise called them ork-plants [uncertain whether this spelling is a deliberate hyphenation or not] and supposed them to be cursed and blighted by Morgoth.

I assert they are not “cursed and blighted.” But before you eat one, you’d better be able to tell the difference between the poisonous ones and the edible ones. Legend has it that Tsar Ivan IV (“the Terrible” – “the Awesome” is a better translation) was assassinated with a dish of poisonous mushrooms. And sometimes, even experts can die from incorrect identifications, especially in the case of morels: an error can be fatal.

I had a hard time eating my first – and only – morels. The chef assured me that they were indeed edible, and since I am still alive, I must suppose they were. They were delicious. But it took some soul-searching before I ate them.

It’s safest to buy mushrooms from the grocer.

Gwaimir Windgem · 07-19-2006, 09:24 PM

Mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic with steak...fantastic...

Arien the Maia · 07-19-2006, 10:05 PM

I LOVE mushrooms! sauteed in butter or olive oil and red wine is great! mmmmmmm!

frodosampippinmerry · 07-20-2006, 02:00 AM

Any good wine or buttered musroom recipes that can be used in conjunction with barbacued marinaded steak? I have a steak and Pizza night and was wondering

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Originally Posted by Alcuin

Excellent cooked in red wine, butter, or with beef. Outstanding. I am very fond of mushrooms.

In Peoples of Middle-earth, “Of Dwarves and Men”, pp 326-327, footnote 51, a passage struck out of Unfinished Tales is recounted because Tolkien said it was “Too much like Hobbits”:

I assert they are not “cursed and blighted.” But before you eat one, you’d better be able to tell the difference between the poisonous ones and the edible ones. Legend has it that Tsar Ivan IV (“the Terrible” – “the Awesome” is a better translation) was assassinated with a dish of poisonous mushrooms. And sometimes, even experts can die from incorrect identifications, especially ithe case of morels: an error can be fatal.

I had a hard time eating my first – and only – morels. The chef assured me that they were indeed edible, and since I am still alive, I must suppose they were. They were delicious. But it took some soul-searching before I ate them.

It’s safest to buy mushrooms from the grocer.

frodosampippinmerry · 07-20-2006, 02:02 AM

Could you Please provide a recipe?

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Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

Mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic with steak...fantastic...

Tulkas · 09-06-2006, 06:04 PM

i love mushrooms, the kind you eat with normal food and the other (better) kind

Butterbeer · 09-06-2006, 06:18 PM

ah, both sorts of mushrooms have i tried and loved, but only the purely culinary variety do i now eat or drink ...

ah, mushrooms on toast with a good salted creamy butter and golden fresh toast, simple but homely and delicious!

Tsimshian · 11-07-2006, 01:33 AM

Edible mushrooms are my favorite but then I must wonder what species is the best. Chanterelles are good but so are Boletes, Craterellus, Matsutake, Maitake, Oyster, Prince, etc,etc.

I probably know of more mushrooms than the Hobbits and I could eat more of them too.

Anglorfin · 11-07-2006, 04:42 PM

I generally hate mushrooms. Can't get past the texture. The flavor I don't really have a problem with but if it is mushroom by itself I just can't chew it. But I will eat them if they are mixed in with other stuff, like steak. Favorite is filet mignon with a mushroom gravy and mashed red potatoes.

Tsimshian · 11-07-2006, 05:13 PM

I must ask then what mushrooms you have tried? For saying something as bold as not liking the texture of mushrooms is like saying you don't like the texture of all fruits and vegetables.

Some mushrooms have that characteristic mushy texture where as others are as firm and moist as chicken and are more comparable to meat in texture than anything else. There are multitudes of different fungal species each with their own unique attributes including texture.

Anglorfin · 11-08-2006, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsimshian

Some mushrooms have that characteristic mushy texture where as others are as firm and moist as chicken and are more comparable to meat in texture than anything else.

Then recommend me some that don't have that characteristic mushy texture and I'll try'em out.

Jon S. · 01-02-2007, 10:56 PM

Portobello is your classic "meaty" mushroom.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/portobe...rs/detail.aspx

07-17-2006, 09:01 PM	#1
frodosampippinmerry Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 38	Mushrooms (Just for fun) Does anyone here love Mushrooms more than Hobbits? Are YOU A Hobbit? Do you eat more than four square meals a day? Hmmmmmmm? A teacher says Tolkien once wrote a fan and told her he was a hobbit. I believe it-just look at his picture- He even looks like a giant hobbit! Is it possible to eat 6 times a day without getting fat, granted, Hobbits were fat, but is it unavoidable to eat a meal every 2.66667 hours and not get fat? If hobbits were humans, why would they adopt such an unhealthful even gluttonous custom?

07-17-2006, 11:27 PM	#2
Olmer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: LI-woods, NY Posts: 653	Fast metabolism. Some human individuals happen to have it too. Last edited by Olmer : 02-07-2007 at 11:20 PM.

07-18-2006, 10:21 AM	#4
The Telcontarion The one true King of the human race, direct descendant of Adam and heir to the kings of old. "You owe me your fealty." The Tar Minyaturion Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: By the shores of cuivinien Posts: 694	AAHHHH, shrooms...I didn't know a wall could talk. __________________ Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Ecclesiasticus 2:1-5 1 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation... ...4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. 5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. Romans 5:3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

07-19-2006, 09:24 PM	#7
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic with steak...fantastic... __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

09-06-2006, 06:04 PM	#11
Tulkas Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 32	i love mushrooms, the kind you eat with normal food and the other (better) kind __________________ "But when wolf came for Beren, Felagund put forth all his power, and burst his bonds; and he wrestled with the werewolf, and slew it with his hands and teeth" -Felagund, the greatest of the Noldo, and to walk Middle-Earth.

07-18-2006, 06:21 AM	#3
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	aye. Mushrooms are the best! (CS Lewis is (was) a big fan too)

07-18-2006, 03:33 PM	#5
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	not only talk the talk ...but walk the walk ...

07-19-2006, 10:05 PM	#8
Arien the Maia Fëanáro's Fire Mistress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,423	I LOVE mushrooms! sauteed in butter or olive oil and red wine is great! mmmmmmm!

09-06-2006, 06:18 PM	#12
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	ah, both sorts of mushrooms have i tried and loved, but only the purely culinary variety do i now eat or drink ... ah, mushrooms on toast with a good salted creamy butter and golden fresh toast, simple but homely and delicious!

11-07-2006, 01:33 AM	#13
Tsimshian Sapling Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	Edible mushrooms are my favorite but then I must wonder what species is the best. Chanterelles are good but so are Boletes, Craterellus, Matsutake, Maitake, Oyster, Prince, etc,etc. I probably know of more mushrooms than the Hobbits and I could eat more of them too.

11-07-2006, 04:42 PM	#14
Anglorfin Alasailon Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: college Posts: 861	I generally hate mushrooms. Can't get past the texture. The flavor I don't really have a problem with but if it is mushroom by itself I just can't chew it. But I will eat them if they are mixed in with other stuff, like steak. Favorite is filet mignon with a mushroom gravy and mashed red potatoes. __________________ "and then this hobbit was walking, and then this elf jumped out of a bush and totally flipped out on him while wailing on his guitar." "Anglorfin was tall and straight; his hair was of shining gold, his face fair and young and fearless and full of anger; his eyes were bright and keen, and his voice like music; on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was great skill."

11-07-2006, 05:13 PM	#15
Tsimshian Sapling Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	I must ask then what mushrooms you have tried? For saying something as bold as not liking the texture of mushrooms is like saying you don't like the texture of all fruits and vegetables. Some mushrooms have that characteristic mushy texture where as others are as firm and moist as chicken and are more comparable to meat in texture than anything else. There are multitudes of different fungal species each with their own unique attributes including texture.

01-02-2007, 10:56 PM	#17
Jon S. Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 455	Portobello is your classic "meaty" mushroom. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/portobe...rs/detail.aspx

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