comanche 2,799 Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 There's been a shortage of mushrooms in my area this year but l struck lucky yesterday . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 52 minutes ago, comanche said: There's been a shortage of mushrooms in my area this year but l struck lucky yesterday . I have not seen as many about since 1976 , last week i drove past a field just outside of Northamptonshire and it was covered in them . Ihave picked a lot of Bluelegs but i have found a lot have started to rot from the top instead of the stem, i have never saw this before so it may just be the weather , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) As said in another thread my mate and I were on the side of the Moor in Fir woods after Hedgehog mushrooms and Winter Chanterelles. These are easy to ones to learn. Hedgehogs are White/Cream on top or it's small cousin Terracotta both edible with spikes instead of gills. I scrape the spikes off before cooking. As you can see an irregular shaped cap. The Winter Chanterelle grow in the same brash your looking and looking then find yourself standing on the thousands every where. Must have a yellow hollow stalk. Nick name Yellow foot. Notice they don't have proper gills more like veins or a cabbage leaf. Hedgehog Fungus WWW.WILDFOODUK.COM A very safe mushroom for novice foragers and very tasty too. Winter Chanterelle WWW.WILDFOODUK.COM Occasional but can be found in great numbers towards the end of the season when lucky enough to find them. Cheers Arry Edited November 22, 2022 by Arry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Will have to keep an eye out only about six miles from my place. Rare fungus found in grounds of Agatha Christie's holiday home WWW.BBC.CO.UK A visitor to Agatha Christie's former holiday home noticed the fungus which smells of rotting flesh. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Found this today The Scarlet Elfcup apparently edible. Cheers Arry 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,082 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Absolutely brilliant mate really admire your knowledge and the fact your always out there doing it I can’t wait to retire 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 380 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 11 minutes ago, Arry said: Found this today The Scarlet Elfcup apparently edible. Cheers Arry When you say “apparently edible” ….. let us know how it goes ….amazing colour 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Greyman said: Absolutely brilliant mate really admire your knowledge and the fact your always out there doing it I can’t wait to retire I'll be honest mate I had to look it up. But a cracking little thing. Old folk law says pixies and elf's drink the morning dew from them hence the name. Retirement is good but get old ain't mate Lol. Cheers Arry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 380 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, Greyman said: Absolutely brilliant mate really admire your knowledge and the fact your always out there doing it I can’t wait to retire Agreed … it ain’t something you wanna get wrong to be fair ….. it’s not like getting confused between hazelnuts and walnuts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Franks dad said: When you say “apparently edible” ….. let us know how it goes ….amazing colour I had to look it up mate was out with the metal detector one is hardly a feed lol. Scarlet Elfcup WWW.WILDFOODUK.COM Easy to identify and spot, this tasty mushroom can be found from December to March when there isn’t that many other fungi about. Cheers Arry 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Arry 18,481 Posted February 23, 2023 Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 57 minutes ago, low plains drifter said: Birch Polypore a not tasty but very interesting fungi. All sorts of properties anti cancer anti fungal and antiseptic. The skin can be peeled off to make an antiseptic plaster a hot coal can be carried in it. Otzi the Stone Age mummy found in the Alps was found to be carrying some and though it was to treat a parasite in his gut called whip worm. Worth looking up. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,315 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 Just had these come up in the garden, never seen em before i can only guess they came in the bark chippings i put down last year ...Any ideas what they are @Arry ? ...they look pretty narly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,315 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 Morel of some description? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,315 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 ? Morchella elata - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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