Mushrooms - can I eat 'em?

[jefmcg]

A bloke in the pub told me that chimpanzees will eat anything a human will eat except meat and mushrooms, or was it meat with mushrooms growing on it?

On the subject of mushrooms, apparently if you are in france, you can take them into a chemist and the pharmacist will identify them for you. Not much use here, I know.

 

[vernon]

In Central Market Hall in Budapest, there is a display of mushrooms showing which ones are edible and which are toxic. There's two cabinets, one for mushrooms found in deciduous forests and one for coniferous forests. I was most impressed.

 

[hopless500]

In Central Market Hall in Budapest, there is a display of mushrooms showing which ones are edible and which are toxic. There's two cabinets, one for mushrooms found in deciduous forests and one for coniferous forests. I was most impressed.

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Now that is a brilliant idea.

 

[Peteaud]

Mushrooms are the Devils Winnits.

Dont eat any of them.

 

[Puddles]

Mushrooms are the Devils Winnits.

Dont eat any of them.

Whats are Winnits?

 

[Doseone]

Below is a section from a military survival manual. Really not worth the risk.

WARNING
Do not eat mushrooms in a survival situation! The only way to tell if a mushroom is edible is by positive identification. There is no room for experimentation. Symptoms of the most dangerous mushrooms affecting the central nervous system may show up after several days have passed when it is too late to reverse their effects.

 

[Doseone]

Whats are Winnits?

I think they are the same as gruffnuts or dingleberries.

 

[vernon]

[QUOTE 2628488, member: 45"]I've just fried up some button mushrooms with home-grown jalapenos in golden syrup and served them up on bagels with proper pork sausages.[/quote]

What are improper pork sausages?

 

[gbb]

Wood blewits/bluelegs, inkcaps, field and parasol mushrooms, giant puffballs are all good to eat and fairly common in the UK, but the advice is still 'if in doubt, don't'. I've had many good meals of wild mushrooms, but stick to the varieties I know. A mushroom identification book with good pictures and descriptions is a must.

Giant puffballs...hows about this bad boy ..and he wasn't the biggest

A field full of em..

They taste...err...ok, like.. meh..ok. I wouldnt bother again, they were a bit woody in taste (I didn't eat all of them )

 

[Peteaud]

I think they are the same as gruffnuts or dingleberries.

Indeed they are.

 

[Arch]

A field full of em..

They taste...err...ok, like.. meh..ok. I wouldnt bother again, they were a bit woody in taste (I didn't eat all of them )

That's Menwith Hill isn't it?

 

[hopless500]

Whats are Winnits?

DO NOT ask.
I know the answer.
I repeat, DO NOT ask!

 

[hopless500]

[QUOTE 2628566, member: 45"]What about smegbarbles?[/quote]

 

[hopless500]

Giant puffballs...hows about this bad boy ..and he wasn't the biggest

A field full of em..

They taste...err...ok, like.. meh..ok. I wouldnt bother again, they were a bit woody in taste (I didn't eat all of them )

Saw a perfect one earlier, but no room on the bike when still 40 miles from home

 

[Saddle bum]

I just luuurve mushrooms, especially Shiitake mushrooms. They are supposed to be particularly beneficial.

However, I've never been tempted to go foraging for wild mushrooms - just not worth it.