Mushroom ID.

[king 12,042]

4 minutes ago, Arry said:

Yea mate get them from time to time, bit late now for them probably sort of mid summer till September.

Cheers Arry

Do they taste anything like the white normal shop bought mushrooms.i don't even know the name of them lol.

[South hams hunter 8,997]

20 minutes ago, walshie said:

I find the whole mushroom subject very interesting, but a lot of good and bad ones seem to be so similar to each other I wouldn't trust myself to get the I.D right, even with the app on the phone. Especially when Google says you CAN eat waxcaps and other sites say you can't. 

 

Some will say can't because there's too many that look too similar and other will say no when it can be known to cause gastro issues in some people mate 

[king 12,042]

Also seen hugh getting a chicken of the woods mushroom or fungus.weird looking thing on a tree.

You eaten any of them arry/south hams..

[South hams hunter 8,997]

1 minute ago, king said:

Also seen hugh getting a chicken of the woods mushroom or fungus.weird looking thing on a tree.

You eaten any of them arry/south hams..

I have and my brother once hot pickled it for me which was very nice.

Also eaten hen of the woods and giant polypore. Wouldn't recommend the giant, it's shit to eat 

[Arry 26,566]

10 minutes ago, walshie said:

I find the whole mushroom subject very interesting, but a lot of good and bad ones seem to be so similar to each other I wouldn't trust myself to get the I.D right, even with the app on the phone. Especially when Google says you CAN eat waxcaps and other sites say you can't. 

 

You can't learn all of them. I just stick to about a dozen easy ones mate.

Giant Puffball      Safe nothing you can muddle that up with.

Hedgehog Mushroom      Safe     has spikes instead of gills

Hen of the Wood    Safe   the only thing you might muddle that with is the Giant Polypore/ Blackening Polypore and the edible too.

Chicken of the Woods   Safe  sulphur yellow growing on an Oak or Cherry Tree normally. 

Horse Mushroom         Could get muddled with the Yellow Stainer (Poisonous) if you scratch the side of the cap and it goes bright yellow or the base of the stem then discard.

Field Mushroom     same look out for the Yellow Stainer

Cep/Penny Bun/ Porcini         A Bolete does not have gills but sponge pore under the cap excellent mushroom. If it has no red on it and dose not go blue when cut is a rule of thumb for boletes. Beware of the bitter Bolete not poisonous but will ruin any dish you put it in. I know this sounds mad but when I pick ceps I cut a bit and lick it to check.

Chanterelle       Only one to watch for the False Chanterelle but once you have pick a few and looked up the difference they are easy.

Winter Chanterelle/Yellow Leg     A little Brown mushroom grows in hundreds must have a yellow stem. Easy to learn that one.

Wood Blewits       Easy one to learn.

Field Blewits         Micky finds these I cant. Jealous as hell.

Bay Bolete       Is another good bolete to learn and quite common.

These I would recommend to learn quite easy imo. Please do NOT eat any you are not 100% sure of.

Please get a book or two if you're going to get into it and look at the site I keep putting the link up to.

Cheers Arry

[king 12,042]

2 minutes ago, South hams hunter said:

I have and my brother once hot pickled it for me which was very nice.

Also eaten hen of the woods and giant polypore. Wouldn't recommend the giant, it's shit to eat 

Fair play mate.you ain't scared to try the mushrooms I'm the same as walshie said.havent the confidence to try any.

[TOMO 30,254]

you ever looked for truffels in your neck of the woods arry....im sure there more common in the south of england

[TOMO 30,254]

as for blewits .....they call em blue stalks round here in the midlands ....very common....my mates would often pick tons of them whilst ferreting....often making money from selling them rather than the rabbits...

[Arry 26,566]

39 minutes ago, king said:

Do they taste anything like the white normal shop bought mushrooms.i don't even know the name of them lol.

Yea they do mate quite Mushroomy but you might get fed up with it as if you find one or two (often grow in groups) you have a lot of mushroom. I cut in slices it's a bit like cutting polystyrene and fry it like a steak egg on top. GL's the one foe cooking it up.

Cheers Arry

[Arry 26,566]

8 minutes ago, king said:

Fair play mate.you ain't scared to try the mushrooms I'm the same as walshie said.havent the confidence to try any.

I must have had about half a dozen books and I could identify quite a few before I tried any thing other than field mushrooms. It takes a while to build your confidence up. Learn some of them I put up mate.

Cheers  Arry

[Arry 26,566]

40 minutes ago, TOMO said:

as for blewits .....they call em blue stalks round here in the midlands ....very common....my mates would often pick tons of them whilst ferreting....often making money from selling them rather than the rabbits...

I can't find them down here Tomo Micky puts pictures of them up he calls them Blue legs and I have heard that before, buggered if I can find them. The Wood Blewits I find mind.

Cheers Arry

Edited November 17, 2020 by Arry

[Arry 26,566]

Three books I would recommend.

Cheers Arry

[South hams hunter 8,997]

16 minutes ago, Arry said:

 

Giant Puffball      Safe nothing you can muddle that up with.

Common puffball - just a mini version, if not white it may be an earth ball

Hen of the Wood    Safe   the only thing you might muddle that with is the Giant Polypore/ Blackening Polypore and the edible too.

Chicken of the Woods   Safe  sulphur yellow growing on an Oak or Cherry Tree normally. 

Giant polypore - easy to identify but has no taste

Beef steak mushroom  - bright red

Oysters - grow on trees and quite easy to identify

Horse Mushroom         Could get muddled with the Yellow Stainer (Poisonous) if you scratch the side of the cap and it goes bright yellow or the base of the stem then discard.

Field Mushroom     same look out for the Yellow Stainer

Cep/Penny Bun/ Porcini         A Bolete does not have gills but sponge pore under the cap excellent mushroom. If it has no red on it and dose not go blue when cut is a rule of thumb for boletes. Beware of the bitter Bolete not poisonous but will ruin any dish you put it in. I know this sounds mad but when I pick ceps I cut a bit and lick it to check.

Chanterelle       Only one to watch for the False Chanterelle but once you have pick a few and looked up the difference they are easy.

 

Wood Blewits       Easy one to learn.

 

Bay Bolete       Is another good bolete to learn and quite common.

 

Deleted a few I don't find and added a few I'm comfortable with aswell

[South hams hunter 8,997]

3 minutes ago, Arry said:

Three books I would recommend.

Cheers Arry

I also keep a Collins pocket size in the glove box

Bought the Roger Phillips one on arrys recommendation and it's brilliant

[Arry 26,566]

2 minutes ago, South hams hunter said:

Deleted a few I don't find and added a few I'm comfortable with aswell

You should be able to find them Hedgehogs and Winter Chanterelles about now in the woods especially Fur woods on the side of the Moor mate.

Oysters     for got them mate.     As for Beef Steak don't much like them, look nice mind. The Giant Polypore/Blackening Polypore I have never tried it.

Just trying to think of the easy ones for Guy to learn.

Cheers Arry