posted April 21, 2014 05:18 PM
The way to tell the difference between a wild mushroom that's poisonous and the same looking mushroom that's safe to eat is by making a spore print. April showers bring great mushroom hunting. My grandfather taught my brother, and so now my bro is the expert. For questionable mushrooms he dries them on a flat piece of white paper to study the spore print - the pattern that results from the spores dropping out. Each mushroom is different even if they look identical when picking.
He hasn't died yet, but I still cross my fingers when he cooks mushrooms for us, ha! I wait until he takes the first bite. I would not have been a very good tester for the King in days past.
Lindaland
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posted April 21, 2014 05:18 PM