Mushroom foraging.

[fixitflav]

Does anybody on here do it? Starting to see quite a few in the woods on my dog walks. Some could make a nice meal, some could poison me.

Yesterday I saw this one which I assumed to be edible.

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And this one that looked like it would kill me.

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So, anyone brave or knowledgeable enough to try mushroom foraging?

There's a few round here I eat, after checking on here Wild UK Mushrooms. Some St. Georges (grows around his day) on the grass outside my house. Very tasty.

 

[Mottie]

Saw loads more today. Same as the first picture in this thread.

Pretty sure they are trooping funnel mushrooms. I might pick some tomorrow and fry them up.

 

[motorbiking]

It has the raised nipple like the earlier one. But still could be:

Beware the Fool’s Funnel

Experienced foragers often say, if you want to familiarise yourself with only a few mushrooms, it’s always best to recognise the deadly ones! Wise words indeed. The Fool’s Funnel (Clito…

www.mushroomdiary.co.uk

 

[Mottie]

It has the raised nipple like the earlier one. But still could be:

Beware the Fool’s Funnel

Experienced foragers often say, if you want to familiarise yourself with only a few mushrooms, it’s always best to recognise the deadly ones! Wise words indeed. The Fool’s Funnel (Clito…

www.mushroomdiary.co.uk

I’ll fry some up and run them round to you to try out.

 

[Koolpc]

I love coconut mushrooms!!!

I never see them in the wild though?!

 

[motorbiking]

@Mottie If you get blurred vision, excessive sweating, start dribbling, sh*t yourself, get painful abdominal cramps... you'll know you got it wrong.

 

[Mottie]

Well, I went for it this morning. Had to really search for them though - I think another forager had beaten me to them. Took some home, cooked them up and had them on some brown sourdough toast. Luvverly! If I continue posting throughout the day, you’ll know they were okay to eat!

I saw a few others today as well. Going to check them out and if okay, I’ll be having those on my plate tomorrow

 

[motorbiking]

I enjoyed your posts. I reckon you'll know in about 2-4 hours. If you've f**ed your liver, 5-10 days and you'll start "feeling better".. well it wont hurt anymore, put it that way.

Make sure your Will is up to date.

 

[Mottie]

O ye of little faith. I looked them up on the internet and YouTube so must be true…...

 

[motorbiking]

I'm genuinely impressed.. I think the one on the left looks like your Trooping Funnel.

 

[motorbiking]

Your new find looks like an ink cap.

Wild UK Mushrooms (Fungi): Guide to Identification & Picking

Edible and poisonous wild mushroom identification guide. When to pick, what to look for. Photos, video, safety tips for each mushroom.

www.wildfooduk.com

 

[motorbiking]

How are the hallucinations ?

 

[Mottie]

How are the hallucinations ?

None at all. In fact, I had some more this morning on toast and the person I walk with collected some to take home for herself and her neighbour.

The round ones I pictured yesterday had opened today.

Looking online, I’m pretty sure they are 'Parasol' mushrooms. I may try them next but I’m not going there again till next week now.

 

[motorbiking]

Or panther cap. But I think you could be correct.

 

[Mottie]

Well, I went for it today. Parasol mushrooms. A fair size although they do grow bigger. Picked one, took it home, checked, checked and checked again, fried it up and had it on toast for my elevensies. Bloody 'andsome! Mrs Mottie wanted no part in it, thought I was being stupid and the way she went on, you'd think I was eating a raw puffer fish!