To Cook Is To Heal

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A  good way to spend a rainy day when you are holed up inside... This is a simple recipe that produces upwards of 4 quarts of mushroom base/consomme, and about 1 pound of cooked mushrooms that are easily bagged and frozen for later use in sauces, gravies, pizza etc.   Black Garlic In the process of making black garlic you are left with another source of incredible flavors. After fermentation, the skins of the cloves and the top of the heads have a remarkable amount of the black garlic oils, bits and pieces left for flavoring. Waste not want not... Difficulty = Medium Time       Preparation = 1/2 - 1 hour  (+/-)     Cooking = 2 - 4 hours     Storage = 1 hour (+/-)     Total = A good portion of a rainy day ... Ingredients: 3 lbs white top button mushrooms 3-4 +/- quarts filtered water 1/4 - 3/4 pound black garlic skins, stems and head caps Remains of black garlic from your empty black garlic infused EVOO (Extra Virgin ...