Fabulous New Seasoning

What a cool idea! NEVER would have thought of that, but now that you mention it, it would make for a nice ingredient for a flavored butter!

Last night we had grilled Rib Steaks again and I cut spuds in half, crosshatched them like a gunstock, brushed with goose fat, and sprinkled with the smoked shroom powder. Roasted on the grill. They were fabulous! Spouse even likes it on scrambled eggs!

where do you get wild hedgehog srooms? tell us more about the smoking technique, times, temps, etc... i am sure other 'srooms would be fine, any luck with more obtainable varieties....?

Is shroom powder an aphrodisiac? I need all the help I can get.

Where do I get wild mushrooms, CaterGreat? Why, in the wild, of course! We have several varieties of Hedgehogs up here. They are very mild, easy to clean, and large. They like to live under Spruce Trees.
The "gills" look like thousands of tiny stalagtites, and brush off easily. The mushroom is very meaty.

Since I last posted this, I have dried many things in the smoker, including storebought `schrooms. To smoke/dry, I lay the sliced `schrooms on screens my DH made me from stainless steel. The CS shrimp racks, or whatever they are called, will work fine. I set the thing on 100 degrees, and I use whatever little bits of wood happen to be in the smokebox. Just a wee bit, cuz the `schrooms really absorb the smoke. Then, I just leave `em there for around 24 hours, depending on how thick the mushrooms are. Check at twelve. Since you are drying them to grind, you take them all the way to, what I call, bacon stage. Dry, hard, and crisp. You cannot overcook, cuz once they're dry, they're dry! Cool them away from moisture, grind, and jar. That's it!

I never make a cheese sauce anymore w/o mushroom powder. Be aware that if you use too much, it will act as a thickener in liquids. It will rehydrate even from it's powdered form. Thusly, it makes a fine addition to the hunting pack. Add water and have soup.