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Mushrooms Rise From Ground Feeding Nations Since Colonial Times
Mushrooms sprout after rain when underground networks swell into fruiting bodies. Commercial production hit 300 million pounds in 1974 led by Pennsylvania with 60 percent. From Washington to Jefferson dinners to 1899 Boston feasts, mushrooms shaped cuisine. They propagate via filaments, lack chlorophyll, and grow as parasites or scavengers. Fairy rings once tied to folklore and warnings of misfortune.
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National Geographic Society
United States
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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