Though there are hundreds of mushrooms that can be foraged and eaten I’ll just focus on a few. But be warned, there are dangerous lookalikes and several will need to be specially prepared. Before diving into them though I little bit about mushrooms. Fungi is the actual organism. It’s predominantly the mass of hyphae that you see when you lift up old wood. The fruit of the fungi is the mushroom. It’s safe to handle any mushroom known by hand but don’t put your fingers in your mouth before washing them. The damage to fungi is very minimal when you collect mushrooms but there are still better ways to do it than others. When two different fungi of the same species meet they will have “mushroom”
sex and produce a mushroom. When you harvest it the best thing to do if you know what it is will be using a knife to cut the cap free of the stalk and placing it in a mesh bag or basket. You want to cut it instead of tugging it to reduce damage to the hyphae. You want to place them in a mesh bag or basket so that the millions of spores can be released while walking.
Fungi is believed to have evolved initially in the water. The. Fungi, and possibly fungi and algae forming lichen, became terrestrial. At one point it’s believed that fungi dominated the land. Humans and mushrooms are more closely related than humans and plants or mushrooms and plants. We share a common ancestor called “LECA” last eukaryote common ancestor about 2 billion years ago. Mushrooms are never listed in the days of creation but ancient Jews seemed to believe it was plants.
This is a chanterelle. They have a sort of fruity taste. They stand out for having false gills but many confuse them nonetheless for jackolantern mushrooms which are toxic.
This is the Amanita persicina. The peach fly agaric. It’s closely related to and looks a lot alike to the Super Mario x Alice in Wonderland mushroom called Amanita muscaria.
This mushroom is in the same genus as some of the deadliest mushrooms known. Many species in this genus can kill you or put you into a coma. The only cure for some of them is to have an organ transplant. But the peach fly has a very nice taste and grows all throughout late fall, winter and early spring. Often in groups of dozens all around. They must be cooked specially or they can place you in a coma or cause you to go into a psychoactive state. But when done right they are delicious and safe.
This is the Lion’s Mane mushroom. Has a seafood taste to it.
Can be cooked by slicing and frying.
This is Amanita Jacksonii.
This is the Silky Rosegill.
This is the ringless honey fungi.
There are many others but I’m tired. Again, don’t eat something without knowing what it is and how to cook it.
sex and produce a mushroom. When you harvest it the best thing to do if you know what it is will be using a knife to cut the cap free of the stalk and placing it in a mesh bag or basket. You want to cut it instead of tugging it to reduce damage to the hyphae. You want to place them in a mesh bag or basket so that the millions of spores can be released while walking.
Fungi is believed to have evolved initially in the water. The. Fungi, and possibly fungi and algae forming lichen, became terrestrial. At one point it’s believed that fungi dominated the land. Humans and mushrooms are more closely related than humans and plants or mushrooms and plants. We share a common ancestor called “LECA” last eukaryote common ancestor about 2 billion years ago. Mushrooms are never listed in the days of creation but ancient Jews seemed to believe it was plants.
This is a chanterelle. They have a sort of fruity taste. They stand out for having false gills but many confuse them nonetheless for jackolantern mushrooms which are toxic.
This is the Amanita persicina. The peach fly agaric. It’s closely related to and looks a lot alike to the Super Mario x Alice in Wonderland mushroom called Amanita muscaria.
This mushroom is in the same genus as some of the deadliest mushrooms known. Many species in this genus can kill you or put you into a coma. The only cure for some of them is to have an organ transplant. But the peach fly has a very nice taste and grows all throughout late fall, winter and early spring. Often in groups of dozens all around. They must be cooked specially or they can place you in a coma or cause you to go into a psychoactive state. But when done right they are delicious and safe.
This is the Lion’s Mane mushroom. Has a seafood taste to it.
Can be cooked by slicing and frying.
This is Amanita Jacksonii.
This is the Silky Rosegill.
This is the ringless honey fungi.
There are many others but I’m tired. Again, don’t eat something without knowing what it is and how to cook it.
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