Date post: | 05-Dec-2014 |
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I picked and ate
WILD MUSHROOMS and you can too
educate & inspire
it started with a dare
“That’s a black trumpet. You can eat it.”
“You won’t do it. I dare you.”
You can eat all mushrooms, some only once.
Part One
DON’T DIE ( and try to avoid brain damage, liver collapse, diarrhea, and other unsavories )
CHANTARELLE
July–September Better after rain
Mycorrhizal a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and the roots of another living plant
OAK
Mycorrhizal a mutualistic relationship between a fungus and the roots of another living plant
continuous egg yolk yellow that doesn’t bruise
funnel-shaped with a solid stem
smells faintly of apricots
ridges not gills
non-bruising, continuous egg yolk yellow color
funnel-shaped with solid stem
faint apricot odor
ridges not gills
Poisonous Gilled Lookalikes
False Chantarelles
Jack O’Lanterns
When in doubt, throw it out.
Part Two
JUST EAT IT ( now it gets real )
Don’t eat wild mushrooms raw.
Brush & Trim
Sautée in Butter
Try just a few at first. Save a few just in case.
Part Three
C’MON Y’ALL ( What’s the worst that could happen? Oh, right. )
CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
KING BOLETE
MOREL
!
Intellectual challenge !
Entertaining distraction !
Affordable delicacy
Mycological Association of Washington DC !
Piedmont Mycological Society !
Colorado Mycological Society
QUESTIONS?