Mushrooms, dried.—Well wash the mushrooms in plenty of cold salted water, trim off all decayed and defective parts, and spread them on sheets of stout paper, on trays or baking sheets, and let them dry gradually in the sun, or a slack oven, till all their moisture is evaporated, and the mushrooms are quite dry. They can then be stored in airtight boxes. Or, choose moderate sized mushrooms, and thread them on a string, or coarse thread, and hang them up in a dry place where there is plenty of air, but no sun; when perfectly dry put them into bags, and keep them in a dry, airy place, shaking them over occasionally.