TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

 CHAPTER XX.— GROWING MUSHROOMS IN RiDGES OUT OF DOORS 



AROUND London 136 



Ridges ill tlie Open Field— Bed Making— Manure Obtained from 

 City Stables — The Site for Beds— Plautiiig tlie Spawn — Drencli- 

 liig Rains— Russia Mats— Tlie First Beds— The First Cutting — 

 ■Watering. 



CHAPTER XXL— Mushroom Growing in the Paris Caves 143 



Caves and Subterranean Passages— The Manure Used— Prepa^ 

 ration of the Manure — Making the Beds— The Spawn — Stratify- 

 ing tlie Spawn— Chips and Powder of Stone— Earthing Over 

 the Beds— Temperature in High-roofed Caves— When the Mush- 

 rooms are Gathered— Proper Ventilation. 



CHAPTER XXIL— COOKING Mushrooms 150 



Baked Mushrooms— Stewed Mushrooms — Soyer's Breakfast 

 Mnshrooms— Mushrooms k la Crerae— Curried Mushrooms- 

 Broiled Mushrooms — Mushroom Sonp — Mushroom Stews — Pot- 

 ted Mushrooms — Gilbert's Breakfast Mushrooms — Baked Mush- 

 rooms — Mushrooms ji la Casse, Tout — Broiled Beefsteak and 

 Mushrooms — ^To Preserve Muslirooms— Mushroom Powder — 

 To Dry Muslirooms— Dried Mushrooms— Mushroom Ketctaup- 

 Fickled Mushrooms. 



