Wild Harvest

[jasonwx]

You guys are clearly very knowledgeable but would you agree, most people should not forage, especially for mushrooms? I wouldn’t consider eating anything wild I came across other than like blackberries or blueberries.

I agree with you
The wrong mushroom can ruin your day.
Best Case scenario you are a character in Alice in Wonderland worst case scenario you were on the liver transplant list

 

[DomB]

You guys are clearly very knowledgeable but would you agree, most people should not forage, especially for mushrooms? I wouldn’t consider eating anything wild I came across other than like blackberries or blueberries.

I am not knowleadable (Looks like Rip is). I just know enough to know that I should not mushroom. That said, I do agree with you.

The other thing people should be careful about is burning - you should not burn wood with a vine on it (on the chance it is poison ivy which actually can be deadly if inhaled through smoke) or mountain laurel (also can be deadly on a fire).

 

[Ripitz]

I’m not that knowledgeable really, I just have some experience. Didn’t know that about the laurel. I just burned a rhododendron branch the other day. That’s probably bad too. I remember being hesitant to throw it on the fire.

The mushrooms I have experience with are morels, chanterelles, oysters, puffballs, chicken-of-the-woods and maitake. You really can’t mess those up.

This was a maitake starting last week.

And two chickens, just getting going, that I found today.

 

[wonderpony]

I find it amazing that you can eat puffballs. Most of my experience with them has been after they are dried and fun to stomp on.

 

[Ripitz]

This was a maitake starting last week.

Same maitake 25 days later.

 

[tirolski]

Same maitake 25 days later.
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Is it ripe?

 

[Sbob]

Same maitake 25 days later.
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Do you have any experience with truffles? From time to time I manage to unearth some black looking fungus that I think are truffles. , when I cut them open it looks sort of grainy black/white material. Not contemplating eating them just curious.

 

[jasonwx]

Do you have any experience with truffles? From time to time I manage to unearth some black looking fungus that I think are truffles. , when I cut them open it looks sort of grainy black/white material. Not contemplating eating them just curious.

Sounds like truffles
Truffles have a very distinct smell

 

[Ripitz]

It’s that time again.

 

[Tjf1967]

It’s that time again.

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Those don't look like the fun ones. Are they?