Mushrooms

[mooncoon]

Beware of the false morel though. False morels and cream will not be as good as the real thing.

Apart from repeating the get a book, get several books advise, be aware that there are quite a few look-alike mushrooms out there, many of which are toxic. One advantage of the better books is to not only warm you of which mushrooms resemble the one you think you picked but also to give you the range of that look-alike. If you are lucky the look-alike does not occur in your area and you would find that from the book. There is also at least one mushroom, the lobster mushroom, which is very distinctive but also parasitic on other mushrooms. That means if it were growing on the mycelia of chantrelles, it is safe to eat but on the mycelia of amanitas, it is deadly toxic.
Personally the only ones that I trust are morels and cabbage mushrooms which are extremely distinctive plus locally do not have look-alikes.

cheers mooncoon

 

[gunbuny]

When I was a kid growing up on the Rock every fall my mother would take me out and we would load up on mushrooms for the winter. One of the best treats ever is to have mushrooms and eggs on a cold morning. YUMMIIIIIEEE

 

[beefman]

There was a woman in Quebec, just a couple of months ago...north of Montreal (IIRC) that ate the wrong mushrooms...her liver failed...transplant?

She DIED. Educate yourself 1st.

 

[44fordy]

Well, the last wild mushrooms I ate were all dried up and tasted like s**t!!!

But maaaann....whhaaaooooo....that's cool...

 

[Noel]

Apart from repeating the get a book, get several books advise, be aware that there are quite a few look-alike mushrooms out there, many of which are toxic. One advantage of the better books is to not only warm you of which mushrooms resemble the one you think you picked but also to give you the range of that look-alike. If you are lucky the look-alike does not occur in your area and you would find that from the book. There is also at least one mushroom, the lobster mushroom, which is very distinctive but also parasitic on other mushrooms. That means if it were growing on the mycelia of chantrelles, it is safe to eat but on the mycelia of amanitas, it is deadly toxic.
Personally the only ones that I trust are morels and cabbage mushrooms which are extremely distinctive plus locally do not have look-alikes.

cheers mooncoon

The more I read this thread the more I think we will stick with cream of mushroom soup and call it good. That is the Cambells brand of course.

 

[2fat2fly]

No store-bought mushroom can compare to the flavour of wild mushrooms. But you gotta know what you're doing. Take an old Ukrainian with you.

Kinda like a canary in a coal mine? Why don't you like Ukrainians?

 

[MauserMike]

Here's one I guarantee you don't want to eat

 

[canadian hunter312]

Would be kinda funny to feed to your friends one night

it would be even funnier when your buddies have a bad trip and kick your ass the next day. "magic" mushrooms vary in strength a huge amount so what you think is enough for a good time can turn out to be too much for someone.

but, if you have some understanding friends im sure it would be amusing when they get caught off guard

 

[tjsudbury]

Another good one that I haven't seen mentioned is the hedge-hog, also called the sweet tooth mushroom Easy to identify and very tasty, but it doesn't dry well and should be eaten fresh, or sautied in butter and frozen. This is also how I store chanterelles.

 

[Silverado]

Another note, on the Amanita Muscaria, or toadstool mushroom. The one with the huge red cap and little white freckles on it. It is very easy to identify, very widely known, is very psychoactive, and is also very poisonous.

How is this possible? Every Smurf lives inside one???


Seriously, JOOC are there any/many species of good edible mushrooms that grow in Northern Alberta?

 

[beretta boy]

One of the better spots around here to gather wild chantrelles ( or chanterelles ) in- season is a bit problematic ... it's also one of the best spots to encounter a Mississaga
Rattler.

I get a few puffballs in my "back-40" every year, as well as lots of shaggy manes and
morels, back in the bush.

Surprised on one hand, more of the boys from B.C. haven't chimed-in ... but on the other
hand, most of them probably aren't "gunnutz" !

 

[sjemac]

How is this possible? Every Smurf lives inside one???


Seriously, JOOC are there any/many species of good edible mushrooms that grow in Northern Alberta?

Lots of them. I used to eat a lot of shaggy manes, fairy ring mushrooms and boletes when I lived there. In early Sept the fields around Father Merc are literally filled with shaggy manes.

 

[satyr]

We usually gather some Morels and puff balls when we can find em pretty damn good fried in butter.

 

[Silverado]

I'll have to look into this over the winter. Do many of the good ones grow during spring/summer?

 

[H4831]

One thing I can assure you on, next summer there will be hundreds of mushroom buyers set up where ever there was a major forest fire this past summer.

 

[Silverado]

There were a number of fires in this area this summer...

 

[tiina]

Well, the last wild mushrooms I ate were all dried up and tasted like s**t!!!

But maaaann....whhaaaooooo....that's cool...

I've never tasted a dried mushroom that didn't taste like crap. Saute in butter then freeze to preserve all the goodness.

 

[CROWCA]

Mushroom tea MMMMMMMDHWSQFERGRRS