ts-- The First Beds-- The First
Cutting-- Watering.

CHAPTER XXI.--MUSHROOM GROWING IN THE PARIS CAVES 143

Caves and Subterranean Passages-- The Manure Used--
Preparation of the Manure-- Making the Beds-- The Spawn--
Stratifying the Spawn-- Chips and Powder of Stone-- Earthing
Over the Beds-- Temperature in High-roofed Caves-- When the
Mushrooms are Gathered-- Proper Ventilation.

CHAPTER XXII.--COOKING MUSHROOMS 150

Baked Mushrooms-- Stewed Mushrooms-- Soyer's Breakfast
Mushrooms-- Mushrooms a la Creme-- Curried Mushrooms-- Broiled
Mushrooms-- Mushroom Soup-- Mushroom Stews-- Potted Mushrooms--
Gilbert's Breakfast Mushrooms-- Baked Mushrooms-- Mushrooms a
la Casse, Tout-- Broiled Beefsteak and Mushrooms-- To Preserve
Mushrooms-- Mushroom Powder-- To Dry Mushrooms-- Dried
Mushrooms-- Mushroom Ketchup-- Pickled Mushrooms.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Mushroom Cellar under a Barn, 16
Boxed-up Frame with Straw Covering, 19
Cross Section of the Dosoris Mushroom Cellar, 27
Ground Plan of the Dosoris Cellar, 28
Base-burning Water Heater, 32
Vertical Section of Base-burning Water Heater, 32
Mushroom House Built Against a North-facing Wall, 34
Section of Mrs. Osborne's Mushroom House, 35
Ground Plan of Mrs. Osborne's Mushroom House, 36
Interior View of Mr. S. Henshaw's Mushroom House, 38
Boxed Mushroom Bed under Greenhouse Bench, 41
Mushrooms Grown on Greenhouse Benches, 43
Wide Bed with Pathway Above, 44
Mushrooms on Greenhouse Benches under Tomatoes, 45
Mr. Wm. Wilson's Mushroom Beds, 51
Mushroom Bed Built Flat upon the Ground, 52
Ridged Mushroom Bed, 53
Banked Bed against a Wall, 53
Perspective View of the Dosoris Mushroom Cellar, 58
Bale of German Peat Moss, 66
Brick Spawn,