One time on Usenet, "Michael Kuettner" > said:
> "Little Malice" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> ...
> > One time on Usenet, "Michael Kuettner" > said:
> >> "Goomba38" > schrieb

> >> > 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?

> >> You're absolutely right. People not knowing enough about
> >> mushrooms shouldn't pick them.
> >> I've picked them for 36 years now and never had any problems.
> >> A note to beginners :
> >> When in doubt, photograph the bugger and look in a book.
> >> Don't pick the shroom.
> >> When you pick clustered shrooms like chantarelles, always
> >> leave a few in place. Otherwise, no shrooms next year.
> >> Don't pick shrooms which show snail or insect bite.
> >> They're past sell-by-date.

> > Excellent advice all around, Michael, especially about the
> > chanterelles. I used to pick them with my family as a kid. I can still
> > identify them (and a few other edibles), but I haven't been picking in
> > a long time...

> Ah, I've found new places here in FL and across the border.
> Where needle trees and leaf trees intermingle, you'll get
> chantarelles.

The place we used to get them was like that, lots of firs and
salal, but professional pickers decimated them, then someone cut
down most of the trees... *sigh*

> Now it's deer season over here. Deer tastes best with some
> mushrooms...

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Jani in WA