80 EDIBLE AND POISONOUS MUSHROOMS. 



flavouring, as an addition to stuffing, to 

 meat pies, and for other purposes. Some 

 are imported fresh, others preserved in oil, 

 and some in slices dried. Those who have 

 had experience of the truffle as an inde- 

 pendent delicacy state that when roasted in 

 wood ashes it is something to be remem- 

 bered, but this is an experience which is 

 reserved to the few. It must always be 

 regarded as the most aristocratic of the 

 mushroom tribe. 



