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erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-13-2008, 04:17 PM
I have been collecting wild Mushrooms for years and i would like to Know what other people think of gathering and eating wild Mushroomshttp://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=16&pictureid=168

wareagle69
09-13-2008, 05:28 PM
mushrooms? what a great idea had no idea you could eat them, so tell me how to pick them please.

Rick
09-13-2008, 06:17 PM
I take it you haven't read any of the bazillion mushroom threads (as heated as some of them are!). A day without mushrooms is like a day without.....(snifle) air or, or water or even the sun. The only thing worse would be a day without (whispers B.A.C.O.N.)(I don't want to start a panic).

Gray Wolf
09-13-2008, 07:03 PM
Did I hear NO BACON! http://img2.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/mad/mad0020.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-angel-smileys.php)

crashdive123
09-13-2008, 07:21 PM
Easy there big fella. Plenty of bacon for everybody.

Rick
09-13-2008, 07:41 PM
Dumdee doodle dee dee. Wha? No bacon? Noooooo. That's not what I said. I, uh, said, Macon. You know. Macon, Georgia. Yea, that's it.

Gray Wolf
09-13-2008, 07:51 PM
Alright (wipes sweat from brow) that's better (takes clip out of rifle, puts c4 back in box) I had some good smoked bacon in Macon. :D

crashdive123
09-13-2008, 07:52 PM
So that's what they meant when they said Macon Bacon.

Gray Wolf
09-13-2008, 08:04 PM
Maybe Obamma said they should start cooking classes in Kindergarten.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-13-2008, 09:42 PM
Well its mushroom season and whats a fried mushroom without "BACON" grease?
>>>DRY>>>

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-13-2008, 09:50 PM
mushrooms? what a great idea had no idea you could eat them, so tell me how to pick them please.

I normaly pry them up with a digging stick, Because all parts of a mushroom are needed to identify them. and also the spores should be viewed under a microscope for more precise identifications. I like to eat Blewits, heliotropes,and the leaf jelly(tremella Foliacea)

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-13-2008, 10:01 PM
Last year in New England I found a sulpher shelf that weighed almost 7LBS. The bright yellow and orange was a welcomed sight that day. the Boletus Zelleri also grows there, Id like to have a couple right now.

survivalnut
09-13-2008, 10:29 PM
I love Morel mushrooms! I have also tried what we call "stumpers". I don't know the book name but found them to be delicious in butter! An old-timer showed me them and called them that. They are the typical canned mushroom shape with head about 1/2 inch to an inch wide. Morels are by far the favorite in the northeast (Michigan anyways). Look like prunes and the head connects directly to the stem with no shroud and they are hollow. My site has info on them. Sadly they are spring mushrooms and so their season is far gone!

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-13-2008, 10:47 PM
The forests of michigan are perfect for morels. they are more rare in the Boston area,have to find just the right stand of trees. The Tawny Milkcap is another of my favorites, and a tiny garlic scented Pinwheel that attaches to oak humus.

wareagle69
09-14-2008, 07:53 AM
I normaly pry them up with a digging stick, Because all parts of a mushroom are needed to identify them. and also the spores should be viewed under a microscope for more precise identifications. I like to eat Blewits, heliotropes,and the leaf jelly(tremella Foliacea)

so how do you do your spore prints?

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-14-2008, 04:29 PM
so how do you do your spore prints?

I lay the mushroon Gill or Pore side down on a sheet of paper,then I cover the mushroom with a Glass and leave undisturbed for 24 hours. The spores released will leave a colored patern on the paper,The spores can be viewed by a microscope for Species identification.

wareagle69
09-14-2008, 07:49 PM
what color paper?

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-14-2008, 09:37 PM
The normal thing to use is a blot sheet that is half Black and half White

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-15-2008, 04:35 PM
species like the Cezars Aminita, and others should be positively identified by thier spores and claspers.

wareagle69
09-15-2008, 08:15 PM
The normal thing to use is a blot sheet that is half Black and half White

yup you betcha, thats the whole story i was looking for you to pass on to folks, i learned my shrooms from one of david auroas (sp)students but i always love to see good info the whole story passed along, keep up the good work

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-15-2008, 08:48 PM
When i lived in New England provided mushroom hunting Guide siervices for one of the state parks, Mushroom hunting is a passion with me.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-16-2008, 09:57 AM
Brick Caps are an exelent choice, The Pine Humus loving Mushroom tasts great and are easy to identify.The wine staining Parasol Lepiota,is a rare species,extreemly good though,and lets not forget Orange Milk caps and the famous Blewit.

crashdive123
09-16-2008, 03:00 PM
Glad you reminded me....almost forgot the Orange Milk Caps.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-16-2008, 04:20 PM
Some of my other favorites are, Fistulina hepatica,and Grifolia Frondosus.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-16-2008, 09:38 PM
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=16&pictureid=189This is a photo of a Boletus ornatipes , or a gold stalk. Grey to Yellowish browncap with bright yellow pores, slender bright yellow stalk with netted or shaggy surface.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-21-2008, 12:20 PM
That Mushroom was the first of a basket full that I was able to find. Today I found a couple Russula Virescens, The nice Blue-Green caps were a welcome site, I have picked these in Boston and finding them here in Fla. was just.. nice

erunkiswldrnssurvival
09-21-2008, 07:52 PM
The King Bolete Grows here in Fla. Fall or late summer is a good time to find them.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
10-01-2008, 08:33 PM
Glad you reminded me....almost forgot the Orange Milk Caps.

here you go crash i'll give you a couple Orange milkcaps, we call them lactarius hygrophoroides they have white latex, do not stain when cut ,and the spore print is white.

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=27&pictureid=245

crashdive123
10-01-2008, 08:35 PM
Allrightythen. As I've posted before, my knowledge of mushrooms is limited to the grocery store.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
10-01-2008, 08:46 PM
these mushrooms are much better than those in the store. Orange milk caps are best eaten raw and they are semi sweet so they stand apart from other mushrooms because of their crisp texture and delecate sweetish flavor. try one...

Runs With Beer
10-09-2008, 07:30 AM
I never have eaten any wild mushrooms, But i found a Polypore Fungi that grows on dead Cabbage Palm trees That I use as a cole extender for friction fires, Once lit will not go out usles submerged in water, Pretty Cool.

Rick
10-09-2008, 07:32 AM
RWB - Here's a link on tinder fungus:

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2947&highlight=true+fungus

trax
10-09-2008, 04:27 PM
When i lived in New England provided mushroom hunting Guide siervices for one of the state parks, Mushroom hunting is a passion with me.

really? so do you stalk them or wait for them in a tree stand? sorry, couldn't help myself.

erunkiswldrnssurvival
10-12-2008, 09:37 PM
I never have eaten any wild mushrooms, But i found a Polypore Fungi that grows on dead Cabbage Palm trees That I use as a cole extender for friction fires, Once lit will not go out usles submerged in water, Pretty Cool.

thanks for that info. i'll look for that .

erunkiswldrnssurvival
10-12-2008, 09:38 PM
really? so do you stalk them or wait for them in a tree stand? sorry, couldn't help myself.

Mushrooms are unique, so to catch them I nique up on them.