I neglected to mention that dehydration will also
remove the astringency and may even improve the flavor.
Mushroom hunting
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I neglected to mention that dehydration will also
remove the astringency and may even improve the flavor.
An infestation of a slime mold in Texas was the inspiration
for The Blob.
This is called Witches Butter.
I never find enough to collect, but I usually taste it when I find it.
It has a good mushroom flavor.
for The Blob.
This is called Witches Butter.
I never find enough to collect, but I usually taste it when I find it.
It has a good mushroom flavor.
Whilst shrooming this morning, a moth fell quite oddly in front of me. It continued to look as though it was struggling, that's when I noticed this little guy taking it down
Sorry, looks like my video didn't upload. A jumping spider was taking down a moth several times it's size
Yep they're littering the place now lol
I grew up hearing names like death cap, fallen angel, death angel, etc. I treat them all the same and just enjoy them for their haunting beauty
Sorry, looks like my video didn't upload. A jumping spider was taking down a moth several times it's size
Yep they're littering the place now lol
I grew up hearing names like death cap, fallen angel, death angel, etc. I treat them all the same and just enjoy them for their haunting beauty
The same mushrooms,
a thousand miles from where you know them well,
should be regarded as unfamiliar types.
My favorite incident from Naked And Afraid,
involved some guy saying
"I know mushrooms; this looks like a good mushroom. "
A little while later his throat was swollen shut and he was unable to swallow.
He recovered soon enough to survive the episode.
The White Panther:
white cap, buff center
white patches,
radial lines at the edge of the cap
Amanita multisquamosa is related to A. cothurnata and A. pantherina.
that looks quite similar to the huge flush of mushrooms I see behind our animal hospital at work. in fact I think you may be right
amanita are the most common genus around right now, with some being very poisonous
lots of Boletes coming up, too, are you fond of them as an edible? I hear they can be hit or miss
I like the King Bolete.
The King Bolete looks very much like the Bitter Bolete.
The Bitter Bolete isn't toxic but tastes bad,
so that's the test I use.
I can't remember the rules for boletes with yellow pores or red pores or black pores,
so I don't eat those.
Boletes with white pores are as good as they taste.
The King Bolete is the only one large enough and numerous enough
to justify me collecting them.
nice oyster harvest this morning
I walk into their webs every single day
I'm still completely lost on the ID of this ant or flightless wasp? first for me
I walk into their webs every single day
I'm still completely lost on the ID of this ant or flightless wasp? first for me
Nice oysters.
I also like to look at other things while I'm out shrooming.
Red eft.
Low bush blueberries.
love the newt!
interestingly, there's a log I flip weekly that always produces a marbled salamander, especially during cooler months. curious thing is, it's always a different marbled salamander each time
I unexpectedly turned over a patch nosed Sally a while back, apparently a rare, newly described species. have pics on this site somewhere
interestingly, there's a log I flip weekly that always produces a marbled salamander, especially during cooler months. curious thing is, it's always a different marbled salamander each time
I unexpectedly turned over a patch nosed Sally a while back, apparently a rare, newly described species. have pics on this site somewhere
Speaking of newts, the model for my avatar picture,
sometimes accompanies me for mushroom hunts,
and on two separate occasions we found efts which had completed
their color transformation but had not yet returned to the life aquatic.
The first we took to the pond. The second we put in shallow puddle,
about an inch deep and a foot wide so that it could walk out if
it was so inclined. Instead, it blew out a bubble, which I took
to mean that it was filling its lungs with water and now it
lives in bait tank with a bunch of minnows.
This is the boy showing off a large mayapple
that he found. Mayapples taste fantastic, like a tropical fruit;
banana mixed wth pineapple and apple.
huge flush of black staining polypores. my bag wasn't big enough
fresh, and after staining
fresh, and after staining
The blewit smells like red wine to me.
It's one of the mushrooms which has a nice flavor
very different from store bought.
And there is a new flush of Smooth Chanterelles now.
This is definitely one of the best mushroom seasons.
It's one of the mushrooms which has a nice flavor
very different from store bought.
And there is a new flush of Smooth Chanterelles now.
This is definitely one of the best mushroom seasons.
some pretty cool stuff today. finally the Amanita jacksonii are starting to fruit. love them to death
now for something really special and apparently quite rare. I had no idea what this amanita was until I consulted a pro. both of them suggested Amanita muscaria vers guessowii
apparently they were pretty envious!
now for something really special and apparently quite rare. I had no idea what this amanita was until I consulted a pro. both of them suggested Amanita muscaria vers guessowii
apparently they were pretty envious!
My first guess on the last mushroom with the yellow patches,
is A. flavoconia, also known as Yellow Patches.
These are those Smooth Chanterelles.
In this woods, they are associated with beech trees.
two who know much more than I say muscaria var guessowii, or yellow fly agaric. not very common here. we have flavoconia, too, this is my picture from inaturalist
