Goomba38 > wrote:

>I don't dispute that there are people with the intelligence and plenty
>of knowledge of mushrooms, but I do dispute that it is without any
>risk. ALL wild mushrooms carry a risk of misidentification for whatever
>reason? Knowledgeable pickers have been known to make mistakes.

Not only that, but identical-looking mushrooms can have a
small fraction of poison mushroom genes in them, which can
cause a level of toxins that will stress your liver but
not necessarily make you feel sick.

Note that your liver has to be more than 90% damaged before
you feel any symptoms.

Steve