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[Black Hand]

Not so much the unicellular organisms themselves, but I am fond of their metabolic byproduct...

 

[dsayer]

There are False Morels which can be/are toxic... https://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/false-morel.html[/quote]

Yes, but I've been gathering morels (and recognizing false morels) with my father for as long as I can remember. So, I'm willing to take the risk, which I see as quite small for myself. Of course, someone new to gathering should consult an "expert."

I have a field guide for mushrooms in Colorado but haven't felt confident enough to consume anything yet... These look interesting for example but I didn't eat them.

 

[Black Hand]

With mushrooms, my thought is:
IF I eat this mushroom that I found in the woods (even if I am reasonably certain I have identified it correctly with a mushroom guide), what is the chance that it contains toxins that will dissolve my liver and kill me painfully in 1-3 days (if I was mistaken in my identification)? To me, it just isn't worth the chance...

 

[dsayer]

That's probably the prudent choice... Also, my field book and a reverse Google image search said the shrooms I posted is of the edible (and choice) genus Boletus. But I didn't eat it.

 

[Black Hand]

Boletes have pores while your mushroom has gills. I agree it looks like a bolete in coloration...

 

[dsayer]

Which is why I didn't eat it!! Good call on the gills vs. pores.

 

[Cruzatte]

I do all my mushroom hunting in the produce isle of the grocery store. :grin:

 

[Black Hand]

Which is why I didn't eat it!! Good call on the gills vs. pores.

Please don't think I am against foraging, as I have spent plenty of time sampling wild plant foods. I just will not eat anything unless I am absolutely certain what I am eating. Plants are one thing, but mushrooms have enough overlap in characteristics between safe and toxic species that it doesn't seem worth the risk.

 

[dsayer]

Oh I totally get it and agree in every instance, except morels. :grin:

 

[Black Hand]

I'm not against morels either (they are found in MT). I am disappointed they contain compounds which can cause gastric upset if they are eaten when alcohol is also consumed. Who wouldn't want a nice glass of crisp white wine when eating mushrooms, garlic & parsley sauteed in butter served with a crusty loaf of artisan bread)...?

 

[tenngun]

Morels are the big wild mushrooms we see most here in the ozarks, and it’s old morel pickers I generally take care of who have picked them safely for years.
I’ve eaten a lot of wild food, but tread lightly near mushrooms.
Mind you, I’ve been snake bit thrice, and been in more then one tight spot in the woods but I still trek alone, I’ve been known to swim on treks alone. My dedication to safty is sometimes contradictory.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Death caps have gills.... :barf:

 

[coloradoclyde]

Not so much the unicellular organisms themselves, but I am fond of their metabolic byproduct...

It was a test.....You get an A+

 

[dsayer]

Death caps have gills.... :barf:

Wanna give this guy a taste?

 

[dsayer]

And boy have we gone way way way off topic!

ff ff ff

 

[tenngun]

Once you get your fire going you just don’t want to stare at it, you gotta cook something with it, fry some mushrooms then we got to go to that byproduct of a fungus infection of grain, something to enjoy after eating a plate of shrooms, then ofcorse you need to talk about what you got on your back, and what your cooking in, followed by the blankets your sleeping in. Just logical progression :haha:

 

[Black Hand]

...then we got to go to that byproduct of a fungus infection of grain...

Are you referring to Ergotism...?

 

[dsayer]

Once you get your fire going you just don’t want to stare at it, you gotta cook something with it, fry some mushrooms then we got to go to that byproduct of a fungus infection of grain, something to enjoy after eating a plate of shrooms, then ofcorse you need to talk about what you got on your back, and what your cooking in, followed by the blankets your sleeping in. Just logical progression :haha:

Ah I see it now! :rotf:

 

[Nativearizonan]

That's probably the prudent choice... Also, my field book and a reverse Google image search said the shrooms I posted is of the edible (and choice) genus Boletus. But I didn't eat it.

That is absolutely not a bolete, as Black Hand pointed out. Boletes look kind of like sponge rubber underneath, instead of like fish gills.

Some people never learn to properly key and identify wild mushrooms, and should definitely stay away from them.

 

[Nativearizonan]

Death caps have gills.... :barf:

Wanna give this guy a taste?

Fly Agaric, scientific name Amanita muscaria. I think of that one as the Walt Disney mushroom. For some reason it seems to be the most common mushroom for cartoonists. NOT EDIBLE, in case anybody doesn't know that.