The Foragers' Thread

[theclaud]

Shroomer's breakfast. With Marasmius oreades, aka the Fairy Ring Champignon. One of my favourite shrooms.

 

[theclaud]

Wood Blewits! At last. Was beginning to think they would never appear...

 

[theclaud]

Mushrooms on toast. Blewits and Princes. Blewits are a great mushroom to start with if you're new to collecting wild mushrooms. Easy to ID and pretty common. If you're not eating Blewits right now you are probably walking past an abundance of free food every day...

 

[theclaud]

you are probably walking past an abundance of free food every day

Literally. Impromptu municipal Blewiting on the way to work just now. Keep an eye on those mulches, peeps!

 

[theclaud]

Loadsa Blewits, some Saffron Milk Caps and a couple of Poplar Field Caps.

And a friend looking very pleased about her first encounter with Trooping Funnels...

 

[Reynard]

Mmmmmmm, mushroom stroganoff...

 

[theclaud]

Mmmmmmm, mushroom stroganoff...

That is exactly the plan for the Blewits. The Troopers will go into a soup.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The Troopers will go into a soup.

Souper Troopers!

 

[Reynard]

Souper Troopers!

You do realize this is an open invitation to indulge in ABBA puns...

Mamma Mia! How can I resist you!

 

[theclaud]

Not actually foraging at all, but I thought a thread entitled Show Us Your Mushrooms Cultivated by a Friend Up the Road might not have legs.

Lion's Mane!

 

[theclaud]

Pale Oysters, growing on an old rowan in the cemetery.

 

[Ian H]

Not actually foraging at all, but I thought a thread entitled Show Us Your Mushrooms Cultivated by a Friend Up the Road might not have legs.

Lion's Mane!

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Something I didn't even know existed.

 

[theclaud]

Something I didn't even know existed.

They are very good to eat - they keep their shape when cooked, have a nice meaty texture, and go golden and crispy at the edges. Reputed to have all sorts of health benefits.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Those lion’s manes look and sound fab. I had a quick search online for them but they don’t seem to be sold (other than as a powder or tablet supplement) so I guess they’re not produced in enough quantities for market.

I did find this DIY kit though:

https://www.fatfoxmushrooms.com/product-page/where-to-buy-lions-mane-mushroom

 

[Mr Celine]

There is a row of trees in the field behind Celine Towers which are a mixture of birch, rowan and gean (wild cherry).
Celinette hopped over the wall to pick some cherries.

2.2 kg from one tree. And she's only 5'1" and wasn't using a ladder.