How do you even peel a mushroom?? I just pick any obvious soil off!
My Nana used to peel grapes as she thought the skins gave you belly ache.
We were also told not to eat raw cake mixture - it’s probably wise not to have raw eggs I suppose but a spoonful of cake mix is one of life’s little delights!
I think years ago food wasn’t as hygienic as now, the raw flour contained bugs so wasn’t advised to eat it raw. Alcoholic Cider drinkers come off much worse because of the cyanide (allegedly) all the apple is crushed, pips and skin. Mushrooms back then were not these little white round ball like things, they were huge and open, easy to peel.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I was taught to peel mushrooms over 50 years ago and even used to take off the stems! Later on I faffed around with trying to brush dirt off foraged fungi rather than washing them. Then it dawned on me that nature washes them all the time so why was I trying to keep them dry? I now wash and drain them, shake them dry if needed then cook. I tried a few taste tests with one batch brushed and the other washed before cooking and the only difference was the amount of grit.
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Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
My Nana used to peel grapes as she thought the skins gave you belly ache.
Alcoholic Cider drinkers come off much worse because of the cyanide (allegedly) all the apple is crushed, pips and skin.
Mushrooms back then were not these little white round ball like things, they were huge and open, easy to peel.