The Long Stem Mushroom Conspiracy

[Lee]

Anyone else noticed that they are now picking the mushrooms with a stem way long longer than it used to be.

Being on the frugal side I would notice a thing like this. Most of the stems I have recently purchased had stems 2 or 3 times longer than before. Hmmmm some even 2 inches long. Ratio to mushroom cap, not a mathematician but it's a lot of difference.

It's a conspiracy, more stem, more weight. Not to mention the fact of more money. The growers are laughing all the way to the bank.

Whatcha think....should we snap a stems off before going to the cash. Maybe that's being a thief. I dunno

 

[Nathan]

More stem = more fiber?

 

[StarSong]

Anyone else noticed that they are now picking the mushrooms with a stem way long longer than it used to be.

Being on the frugal side I would notice a thing like this. Most of the stems I have recently purchased had stems 2 or 3 times longer than before. Hmmmm some even 2 inches long. Ratio to mushroom cap, not a mathematician but it's a lot of difference.

It's a conspiracy, more stem, more weight. Not to mention the fact of more money. The growers are laughing all the way to the bank.

Whatcha think....should we snap a stems off before going to the cash. Maybe that's being a thief. I dunno

I just cut off the very bottom of the stems and eat them along with the mushrooms. But TBH they haven't registered with me as being longer than before.

 

[Don M.]

I don't know about store mushrooms, but we've got a good supply of Morel mushrooms growing on some old dead/downed trees in our forest, so we'll probably pick some in coming days.

 

[chic]

I use the stems as stuffing or for soups, they're just as good, except if the mushrooms are shitakes because their stems are too tough to eat.

 

[Knight]

Anyone else noticed that they are now picking the mushrooms with a stem way long longer than it used to be.

Being on the frugal side I would notice a thing like this. Most of the stems I have recently purchased had stems 2 or 3 times longer than before. Hmmmm some even 2 inches long. Ratio to mushroom cap, not a mathematician but it's a lot of difference.

It's a conspiracy, more stem, more weight. Not to mention the fact of more money. The growers are laughing all the way to the bank.

Whatcha think....should we snap a stems off before going to the cash. Maybe that's being a thief. I dunno

Since you are buying them loose not packaged buying the largest makes it possible to scoop out the caps to stuff them. Use the scooped out & stems to make a delicious cream of mushroom soup. No waste & no bad feelings about removing the stems.

 

[JaniceM]

When I first saw thread title, I thought of an episode of Night Gallery or one of those shows, where little boys were ordering "grow your own mushrooms" kits from comic books...

 

[Nathan]

I've not seen stems longer than these, but I've seen the smaller mushrooms trimmed shorter, to put more in the same size as the crate shown: