THE MEADOW MUSHROOM. 35 



of often growing in rings, but it is not the real Fairy- 

 Ring champignon. 



In all matters of cooking the same processes may 

 be used indiscriminately for the common mushroom 

 and the horse mushroom. In addition to the recom- 

 mendations in the chapter devoted to the common 

 mushroom, we may give a few others for the sake 

 of variety. The novelty of potted mushrooms may be 

 secured byselectingsmall open specimens, whichshould 

 be trimmed of their stems, and rubbed ; a quart of these 

 with three ounces of butter, two teaspoonfuls of salt, 

 half a teaspoonful of a mixture of cayenne pepper 

 and ground mace, or grated nutmeg, should be stewed 

 for ten or fifteen minutes, or until the mushrooms are 

 tender. Take them out and drain them on a sloping 

 dish, and when cold press them into small pots, and 

 pour clarified butter over them, in which state they 

 will keep for a week or two. If required to be kept 

 longer writing paper must be cut to the size and laid 

 over the butter, and melted suet poured over it. In 

 this manner they may be kept several weeks in a 

 cool dry place. 



Pickled mushrooms are a favourite with some 

 persons, although others may object to them on the 

 ground that they lose so much of their flavour in the 

 process as to be scarcely recognisable. It is usual to 

 select those which are called " button mushrooms " in 

 which the edge of the cap is not parted from the stem, 

 but retains still its globose shape. The stems are 



