European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fabulous fungus from Oregon by Beatrice Motamedi United press International Mike Castellano was on his Knees grubbing through the mud Al i debase of a eucalyptus sapling in the midst of a Stow cold dri7le. Suddenly his voice grew Onci led Chron Gasler to tried uncovering a clump of dirt encrusted White chunks or Chron Rogaster pachy sports. S Iru Floc thai emigrated to California from Southern France by Way of Australia Soo this looks like a Dirl clod but it s enclosed by  Casolla Nosnik. Lingering a specimen As a companion eagerly a lulled handfuls into o paper bag a s a fabulous  indeed Forcel scientists Aro discovering that Trull Les pined by generations of Gourm Cla can actually help Trees grow by transmitting Waler and phosphorus to roots lne Chango. The Wigi got carbohydrates irom the Recs that could to Money in the Bank for forestry companies Tor whom Lallcer Sirai Gholor denser Rees grown in less time than their current crops Moon Mare sales More Mian 100 tin tale Butts got together recently for a convention in California. Exotic fungi recently brought together More than 100 exports gourmets and novices for the second Western Trullie Congress in Santa Rosa cad. Tho Throe Day Congress was packed with sym Posia including truffles of Spain and regulatory legislation on wild fungus  but the highlight was a Daylong Hunt Lor the delicate morsels through Louisiana Pacific corp. Limbo land near Uriah three hours North of san Francisco pelted by a cold driving rain nearly 100 tru Flers bellied under barbed wire and trudged through ankle deep mud clutching paper mrs and Long handled rakes Tow size of a Small Rock the till file is a Warl Liko fungus Whoso homely appearance belies its woodsy Musky taste. Truchio and mushroom Hunting is a popular pastime in Sweden whore families irek through Lorentson sunday afternoons. In Franco boars pigs and dogs arc used to sniff out elusive varieties such As the famed Black Diamond truffles. Edible truffles Aro found in the United Stales though they Are More Likely to be uncovered by a Lake or Hoo Enott mushrooms Aro already a $20-Milhon-a year Industry in Oregon the Promise of truffles and other Only the Strong enjoyed it. Sec his is what i like. ,. Gelling my hands dirty Castellano grinned. Usually however his work surroundings Are More sedate. Wilh others Al Iha department of agriculture s Pacific Norl Hwasil Forcel and Range Experiment station in Corvallis ore., Castilano has found a Way to introduce fungus into commercial nurseries spraying Beds of seedlings Wilh a kind of mushroom Milkshake made of pulverized fungus and water using this technique he has inoculated As Many As six million seedlings in a Portland or Nursery in a half hour. Castellano is also working with Georgia Pacific corp. On a similar project to introduce truffles Inlo eucalyptus Groves. There is also tha Lanlin Ling possibility that some of the Zirul Flocs or mushrooms introduced into tree crops May he Good to eat. Interest has been spurred by the Oregon while truffle a lesser but tasty Cousin of the italian while. A neighbor to the Pacific Northwest s abundant Douglas fir the Oregon White Sells Lor so a Pound one tenth the cosi of the european Iru Laflec Tho pole Lial is there to produce tuber Gib Basum in an Orchard situation said Castellano Rotor ring to the Oregon White by its scientific Namo. There s been a lot of interest but it s been haphazard. There has nol Hern a concentrated  still less than half of All mushrooms found in the wild Are edible and Lew of Hose Are Lasly. A lowly Alt found truffle called Ryz Pogon can to sliced and tried in deep fal but even its fans admin that the Pogon Chip is Likely to be a hit Only in the lab. I Don l eat any fungi. I just like Idem Lor their Beauty and intellectual stimulation said caste Llano the purr feet breakfast by Nathalie Dupree Cox news service Beautiful came As a Kitten to Ihn House alter Iho divorce brought by concerned friends trying to give Solace to became Herat immediately and named himself by running up and pairing in response to you re  the cat has stayed i Hough the Ipen Aegis comings and goings. To knows when every member of the household gets Home sensing tar presence before anyone else does. Even when they arrive in a to i and slip quietly up the Steps he is there Al the door mewing to announce them before Hoy enter. He is like a guard at his mistress Feol slipping Oil the bed before o key turns in thu lock even when the eyes of his mistress Are closed and she does t sir. Beautiful knows when she is Awak and. Just to play cat and mouse Wilh her he pads up to Hei and kneads the covers. They Are opened to him and boat Lizul slides Down purring they test a Tew minutes normally to sets the Lime Lor breakfast demanding his food by bounding up and rattling any papers or Loose objects he can Ted to returns to Bod alter eating prancing on the Coverlet begging Lobo brushed. When sunday comes and life is slower Beautiful behaves quite differently. Knowing there is a trial in the offing he does t nag to gel led dried Lood. His mistress brings in the paper and comes Jack to Bod then Wilh Beautiful curled beside her m quietly at her feet sue sips Tea or Coke and reads until hungry there was a time when the mistress dreaded a late breakfast atone. She ate mundane meals and lost weight. Now she plans her breakfast with the Cal they debate each dish seriously. Sausage Beautiful s ears go Back. How about sausage and apples or Ham Wilh Pepper Jelly or coca cola sauce to props himself up on his mistress loot Savouring her voice translating her desires Antic paling his pleasure How about Toad in the Holo or scrambled eggs or poached finally his mistress gets up. She opts Lor sausage and apples. The sausage is frying while she cuts the Apple into wedges and adds it. She slips the eggs Inlo Iho Broad. N which she s made a Hole by then the sausage and apples Aie done. Out comes a Mavorite tray a Crystal Glass with juice Tea or Coke depending on Iha Day perhaps a lower China plates and napkins. Beautiful watches in silence smacking his whiskered lips once or twice he jumps Back in bed nestling just below the Rood. He is sliced a bit of egg Good for his fur and some sausage no medical justification All Pul onto his own China Plale on the floor. They both cat. Satisfied the mistress moves the Iray Down next to his plate on the floor and finishes the paper As Beautiful delicately cleans his paws one by one and then his whole body in grave self Aalst action. Tho timing is just right. As his mistress leaves Lor Church to jumps to the window to supervise the Birds Fried sausage and Apple i Pound bulk sailings 1 sliced cooking Apple Cut in wedge Fry the sausage in a Skillet. If in link form prick first when Raily done Odd the apples and saute m the sausage fat unlit nearly soft but not Mushy remove and Drain on paper towels. Feeds f person and 1 Cal. Toad in the Hole 4 Tablespoon Butler 2 slices bread 2 Large eggs melt the butter in a heavy Skillet Large enough to hold both slices of bread Wilh a biscuit Culler Cut a Hole in the Center of each bread slice place the bread in the Buller and try until browned on one Side turn. Crack the eggs separately and drop into the holes. Cook slowly until the eggs Are Fried and the bread browned three or four minutes. Ii the bread Browns before the eggs Cook cover and let sit Lor about a minute until done. Monday january 11, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 15