Saturday 12 November 2022

Poisonous Mushrooms

 



I always liked Shirley Conran's advice: 

       "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom". 

Same as "Keep it simple", but more graphic. 

This year was a very good one for mushrooms. Yet I didn't collect them in 2022 - my family was too anxious, though they could be assured that I will be cautious: I only collect chanterelles (found lots of them in Austria), bay bolete, and, if I am very lucky: porcini. 

On my cellphone I installed an App that helps to decide whether a mushroom is "good" or not - but I only do use it to get the upper hand in that mycelium of dizzy mushroom names - NOT to collect any for the pan. I join in with Pu Bear: "You never can tell with bees mushrooms.

Next year I plan to take a course at an expert of mushrooms - here in Bavaria - maybe then they will be reassured? 


Query: Is it true that a "toadstool" is always a poisonous mushroom? 


 

 

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