Food and Cooking

If you know Barry, you know that he cooked a lot and loved food. His kids were amazed that he could look into the pantry and fridge and whip something up without a recipe. 

Shiitake Mushrooms in Retirement

In 2020, Barry created a presentation for his high school reunion about growing his own shiitake mushrooms. Here is that presentation.

This Swedish Nut Cake recipe was a favorite that Barry used to make.

Swedish Nut Cake.pdf

Lee, Wink, and Barry Sr. making sausages

Barry and his long time friend, Lee innoculated logs with shitake mushroom spores in 2018. Barry and Wendy harvested the mushrooms regularly since then. He would dehydrate the mushrooms to keep them in storage longer.Â