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| Mepkin Abbey, Monks Corner, S.C. |
I admit that when the Mepkin Abbey Monks got out of the egg business after being harassed by PETA I did hope they would become the Fudge Making Monks of Mepkin Abbey but I've been very happy that in their wisdom they became Mushroom Growing Monks.
I made chicken ginger mushroom soup with the mushrooms I bought in the gift shop. I gave my office mate a box and she turned around and made me soup. Now I've discovered there are mushroom recipes on the monk's web site and I may love mushrooms enough to try them all.
The Mepkin community has added Shiitake mushrooms to their Oyster mushroom production. They look for the Shiitakes to become a valuable addition to their monastic industry due to the market value for this delicacy in the Charleston area.
7 comments:
It looks like a quiet place to grow them!
When life gives you lemons grow mushrooms;)
I really need to get up there.
Mushrooms are a great idea, though personally I think fudge would be better.
A famous monastery is located near my home town and the monks are famous for their organic dairy products and their beer. The monastery is in a city with three rivers and one year, a huge flood threatened the buildings. What was the first thing the monks started carrying to higher ground? The brewing equipment, of course. They knew what was more important.
Donna, it is beautiful in the spring. Take a picnic!
If monasteries and abbeys across the country put their goods together it would make an attractive catalog.
I'd vote for the beer-brewing monks, myself! 8-)
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