W. B. Yeats's poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree (1888) contains the couplet Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honey bee, / And live alone in the bee loud glade.
Updated February 28, 2017. Store fresh mushrooms the right way, and they'll last up to a week. Here's how: Place whole, unwashed mushrooms in a brown paper bag, and fold the top of the bag over. Then, stick the bag in the main compartment of your refrigerator. The bag absorbs excess moisture from the mushrooms, so they don't get soggy or moldy.
According to the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Food Storage Guidelines for Consumers, fresh mushrooms should be kept in the refrigerator for no more than two days after purchase. Artem Kononenko/Demand Media. Bottom Line. The USDA states that mushrooms can be stored for two to three days after purchase.