Wow, Wow, Wow!
Is that you?
I have actually gotten almost that many several times and it about killed me cleaning them (I refuse to eat bugs and slug poop!). I started cleaning them just as it got dark and I was up all night until I ran out of room to dry them. The rest were stored in our extra refrigerator until I had room to deal with them. The supply just from that day lasted all winter and into the next summer.
I do have driers with trays but I have found that when the mushrooms are really wet, either from the rain or my cleaning when they are extra dirty, even low heat will scorch them. I set the trays (light weight plastic) on empty tobacco canisters under ceiling fans. Before they really dry out, I lightly cook them in olive oil, let them cool and freeze them in portions suitable for various dishes with the olive oil. I did not like the result when I dried them - too chewy and tough. Freezing them fresh was not as good either. I can just grab a frozen bag and dump it in whatever I am cooking - very easy.
If that is you in the pic, what did you do with them all?
LOL! I’m a little older and have more hair.
Sept 11-12, 2010 25th Annual Mushroom Festival a fun packed, two-day event in historic Kennett Square, Pennsylvania on Saturday and Sunday, September 11-12, 2010. Celebrate the mushroom as well as the beauty, history and excitement of Southern Chester County with music, children’s rides and a variety of entertainment.