Neko-chan
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Mushroom Hunting....???
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justusnak
Almost Self-Reliant
Went back out today...got about a pound and a half of "pecker heads" Yummy!!!!
mrbstephens
Lovin' The Homestead
Agreed.Okie Amazon said:#2 looks like "magic shroom".
dragonlaurel
Improvising a more SS life
I'd love to learn how to safely get wild mushrooms.
Hubby will forage for other stuff, but Not for mushrooms. He used to get them when he was young. Then once he thought he had a patch of steak puffballs. He'd grown up eating the puffballs, but trusted his memory and didn't double check it with the books.
He ate some but it was actually an Death Angel. He was hospitalized for a week and lucky he lived at all. Always double check your shrooms.
Hubby will forage for other stuff, but Not for mushrooms. He used to get them when he was young. Then once he thought he had a patch of steak puffballs. He'd grown up eating the puffballs, but trusted his memory and didn't double check it with the books.
He ate some but it was actually an Death Angel. He was hospitalized for a week and lucky he lived at all. Always double check your shrooms.
Neko-chan
Lovin' The Homestead
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lighthawk
Lovin' The Homestead
The only mushrooms I know of are the ones my dad used to hunt... Buttons and Morels. He always used to say that if there was evidence that bugs were eating a mushroom they were safe for us to eat. Just an old wives tale or true fact?
I suspect that even if it were true it would not give any hint as to the flavor.
I suspect that even if it were true it would not give any hint as to the flavor.
dragonlaurel
Improvising a more SS life
Evidently young Death Angels look similar to a puffball and he was so used to puffballs from when he was growing up that he didn't do all the checklist. Big Ooooopps !Neko-chan said:
He took some of them to the hospital with him so they would be sure what to treat. That was a good move at least.
miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
The only shroom I know to pick safely are morels and boletes. Sadly, I casn't find either of them in my neck of the woods. Another reason I miss thenorth.
dragonlaurel
Improvising a more SS life
Don't assume that it's edible cause bugs and animals nibble on it. Maybe they didn't eat the rest cause they started feeling yucky. They also metabolize stuff way different than we do.
We also used to have a dog that liked nibbling on Fly Agarics. She liked tripping. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria I did not copy her.
We also used to have a dog that liked nibbling on Fly Agarics. She liked tripping. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria I did not copy her.
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justusnak
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