dytkos 17,536 Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 26 minutes ago, Arry said: I can recommend. River Cottage Handbook No1 Mushrooms. The Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe by Peter Jordan Mushrooms and other Fungi of Great Britain & Europe by Roger Phillips. Lots of Illustrations in this one. Cheers Arry Easier just to ask you mate Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,568 Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, dytkos said: Easier just to ask you mate Cheers, D. I will help when ever I can mate. I can't be sure when I just see pictures that the lads put up, and it's great to see the interest. But I'm not an expert. I may be know about 20 that I can eat and I just leave the rest. Cheers Arry 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,568 Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Found some nice "Chicken of the Woods" today. One word of warning some people are allergic to this mushroom about 1 in 20 so only eat a small bit if is your first time eating it. Another Warning and this is a big one, If is growing on a Yew Tree leave it as the Yew Tree is Poisonous and so will be the mushroom. Cheers Arry Edited September 7, 2019 by Arry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,827 Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Giant polypore; cooked it with garlic, chives from the garden and prawns Kids loved it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,568 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 02/09/2019 at 10:28, Rebel said: Thanks Arry, I came across a load of those hedgehog ones last year. I'll keep an eye out. What do you use them for, what dishes do you add them too? There wouldn't be a great tradition of using mushrooms in Ireland apart from the field mushrooms and they were either fried or boiled in milk. Sorry Rebel I missed your question. The Hedgehog is very good in stew's as they hold their texture but I like a mix of what I have found fried up with a sliced up bits of smokey bacon little garlic and butter. The River Cottage Mushroom book has recipes in it as well. The Hedgehog mushroom are a very safe mushroom and easy to learn. Another good one that will probably grow in the same place is "The Winter Chanterelle" known as Yellow Legs and it must have a Yellow stalk. These dry really well. When you find one you will probably find thousands, you can't see them then you realise you are treading on them and they are every where around you. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rebel 831 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 On 12/09/2019 at 10:21, Arry said: Sorry Rebel I missed your question. The Hedgehog is very good in stew's as they hold their texture but I like a mix of what I have found fried up with a sliced up bits of smokey bacon little garlic and butter. The River Cottage Mushroom book has recipes in it as well. The Hedgehog mushroom are a very safe mushroom and easy to learn. Another good one that will probably grow in the same place is "The Winter Chanterelle" known as Yellow Legs and it must have a Yellow stalk. These dry really well. When you find one you will probably find thousands, you can't see them then you realise you are treading on them and they are every where around you. Cheers Arry Thanks very much Arry, appreciate the reply. I'll keep an eye out 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 3,656 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 When out for a mooch about this evening with my gun and I just had to take a picture of this I thinks this is what it is but I’m. sure Arry will put me right. Mushroom Type Common Names Dryad's Saddle, Scaly Polypore, Pheasants Back Scientific Name Polyporus squamosus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,827 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 That's exactly what that is 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,568 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Yep Dryad's Saddle, as SHH says. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,827 Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Found a few shaggy ink caps yesterday but have misplaced them so no photo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,568 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 Well chuffed with this "Hen of the Woods" posh name "Maitake" common name "Sheep's Head". Its a well tasty fungi keeps well. Grows at the base of Oak trees and if you find one look around the area at all other Oak trees and check the same place each season. Very safe the only thing you could confuse it with might be "The Giant Polypore" also known as the "Blackening Polypore" which goes black on cutting, hence the name. But this is edible as well. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,827 Posted September 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 Nice find Arry, tbh I think you would be hard pushed to mix them up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,568 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, South hams hunter said: Nice find Arry, tbh I think you would be hard pushed to mix them up True mate but if you just look at books its hard to see the scale, its the only one I think you could mix it up with. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,827 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 That's true mate, if you were to just look in books. I find the giant polypore to be halfway between chicken of the woods and hen of the woods to look at; but then they are all the same family 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trapperman 474 Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 On one of my garden contracts I’ve got dozens of mushrooms coming up in the lawn can anyone id them ? Are they safe to eat and if so how can I establish them at my smallholding ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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