On Oct 15, 3:19?pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Magdalena Bassett wrote:
> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >>> Does anyone else on this group pick wild mushrooms for cooking?
>
> >>> Magdalena Bassett
>
> >> Does your family know where to find your last will & testament?
>
> > Yes, but you're not in it, so what's it to you?
>
> > Magdalena
>
> I think he was making a tongue in cheek comment about the potential
> risks of wild mushrooms?
> It certainly isn't something I'd be comfortable eating. I just don't
> know enough about mushrooms to feel safe?

People who brag about feasting on wild mushrooms in large quantities
don't know much aboout mycology either. Intelligent gatherers belong
to to a recognized mycological society. They never go gathering
alone, always in groups so they can get at least two others to
corroborate identification. And still they only eat at most one or
two specimens and wait 24 hours before indulging further. And if
there is any doubt the most one should eat is a small piece about the
size of a single peanut. It doesn't matter how many years experience
one has with wild mushrooms sooner or later they will make a serious
error. For knowlegeable mushroom gatherers the eating is the very
least important aspect of foraging, outdoor commraderie and the
discovery is far more important.

Found this ten foot diameter patch in my back yard yesterday:
http://i21.tinypic.com/v7gv46.jpg

Thousands of pea sized mushrooms:
http://i21.tinypic.com/35a7p4x.jpg


Sheldon