"Little Malice" > wrote in message
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> 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...
>
> --
> Jani in WA

Eight deer in my yard tonight -- deer season soon here, too.
Gotta get out my orange cap to step out the door.
Dee Dee