Re: Mushrooms
[Re: trapete]
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07/04/11 02:34 PM
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Trapete, A good book will be very helpful to assist you in the field. This is one that I use: "Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America" by David W. Fischer and Alan E. Bessette. Try to find a local that would let you tag along which is the best way to lean what is what. There are several species that are excellent eating and are easy to ID. Just remember this: If in doubt, throw it out. I would think you could find Oysters and Chanterelles this time of year in your area. Good hunting and be safe.
Mark
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Re: Mushrooms
[Re: trapete]
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07/04/11 04:56 PM
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"National Audubon Society Feild Guide to North American Mushrooms" is the best book I've found
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Re: Mushrooms
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07/04/11 05:09 PM
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I gather a couple different milky's, coral mushrooms, and a couple others, but I grew up eating them common milky cap Leatherback best there is IMO RR
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Re: Mushrooms
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07/05/11 06:47 AM
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I wish all these mushroom pics would be moved to the wildcrafting fourm./thank you
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Re: Mushrooms
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07/05/11 10:02 AM
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The Audubon is probably the best if you only get one book but I suggest getting several. I also pick many kinds like Brownie but I trust my books and proper ID before I trust what anyone tells me. The more I learn about mushrooms and hear the various local nicknames, myths and wives tales that surround them the easier it is to understand why there are so many poisonings.
The only real way to ID mushrooms is to study them. Learn the parts, cap, stalk, gill, spores and all the terminology used to describe various forms of all the parts. Learm cap attachment rings, gill spacing, etc and also learn how to make a spore print. it all seems daunting at first but the more you learn and the more species you ID the easier it gets.
A fellow came over the other day with a half pail of beautiful oysters and asked "Are these the right ones?" I told him yes they are but not to ever believe what someones tells them about mushrooms, including me. I got out the books and went through the entire ID process including making a spore print.
The Audubon book has an axellent spore print charts that describes gill attachment, veil typr, habitat and distinctive feature, match all those and the spore print is the final positive ID.
Brownie, have you tried Orange JellY, it make a dramatic color addition to a dish.
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Re: Mushrooms
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07/10/11 10:26 PM
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Got it. I've never eaten one of these before. When you find them are there usually quite a few, or are they hard to come by? common milkycaps can be few and far or many in the same place, depends on the amount and frequency of rain, 1993 I documented finding 84 bushels of the milky's. found a leatherback the other day with an 8" cap. RR
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