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| I see this one every year. They grow huge. |
Every year mushroom buyers show up about this time, set up a little tent in the parking lot of a grocery store, wait for mushroom hunters to bring what they found, and pay them. I have no idea how much. If I see a buyer I might take some samples and see what I have.
One year I went mushroom hunting with a friend who has some property out in the country nearby. Some of the mushrooms she knew and had names for, but most we just stared at dumbfounded. I checked out some books from the library but it was a bit overwhelming as there are thousands of species. I think it would be fun to be a mushroom expert. As it is, I know nothing and don't plan to taste-test any of them. I don't have a death wish.
The mushrooms are great this year! Long ago, we used to identify them using a book called Mushrooms Demystified. Now I just enjoy them in place. Switzerland has govt depts in every town that identify mushrooms for people on Mondays and Thursdays. Nice service.
ReplyDeleteThat might have been the book I used and you might have been the person to tell me about it! I still don't trust if I'm identifying them correctly so I'd never eat them as I'm too insecure. What we don't know could kill us! :)
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Awesome mushrooms!!!
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