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On 10/07/2015 10:11 AM, Ian Field wrote:
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> "T" > wrote in message ...
>> On 10/06/2015 12:27 PM, Ian Field wrote:
>>> Are these OK for diabetics?
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_campestris
>>>
>>> Thanks.

>>
>>
>> Sure. Unless there is something weird about the one
>> you referenced.

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> The campestris is what you're most likely to find on supermarket shelves.
>
> I've been reading up on wild varieties - the toxic ones are relatively
> few, but the consequences of a mistake can range from severe gastric
> trouble, to cascade organ failure over 2 or 3 weeks.
>
> The guide books list some very delicious wild mushrooms - I presume
> there's some economic reason they're not cultivated for the supermarket.
>
> OTOH: some books mention that certain mushrooms listed as toxic are OK
> if prepared correctly - I won't be doing that experiment any time soon.
>
> There's a huge range of mushrooms that are listed as edible, but many
> have the footnote that while they won't make you ill - they're not worth
> the effort.
>
> Unless I discover a foolproof method of distinguishing edible from
> toxic; my study is likely to remain theoretical.



A customer who was on his forth wife told my wife that his first
two wives died from eating toxic mushrooms. But, his third wife
dies of a broken neck. She wouldn't eat the mushrooms.

:-)