Special Care ...

Special care is needed when dehydrating mushrooms; don't wash them first as that will make them too wet ... and they are dehydrated on 2 different temperature settings, see #3 in the instructions, below.

They are used in many recipes: Soups, and added to Stews, Omelets, and as Pizza toppings!

Back in the UK, I loved creamy mushrooms on toast! (I'll have to hunt out that recipe, now that I've had my short trip down memory lane here!) :-)

 Mushrooms contain vitamin D, vitamin C, Choline, Folate, Betaine, and Niacin, followed by trace amounts of Pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Thiamin, and vitamin B6.

In the mineral department, they are a good source of Potassium, Phosphorus, followed by Magnesium and Calcium and also contain trace amounts of Iron, Zinc, Copper, and Selenium too. They also contain Omega-6 fatty acids.

For more general info. on mushrooms, click this Wikipedia link.

1. Buy them pre-sliced for convenience. If you're using whole ones, gently wipe them with a clean damp cloth first to clean them. That's all you need to do. If whole, slice from the cap top down through the stem, into 3/8" slices.
2. Arrange your slices on your food dehydrator trays, making sure the slices don't overlap.
3. SPECIAL NOTE: Turn on your food dehydrator at 90°F for Excalibur dehydrators,
   and 95°F for Nesco dehydrators - for two to three hours THEN set the temperature to 125°F and dry for the remaining time.

• They will be leathery when fully dried.
• Drying time: 3 hours at low temperature, then up to 10 hours on higher temperature.
• Please remember to rotate your trays for even drying.