Smooth Hound
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chanterellestoday i have been picking chanterelles, and did really well, just a bit under a kilo, what a great day ive had  
photos will follow , all going well 
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zombiecazz
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just picked a few myself.
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Smooth Hound
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there really is alot this yr, ive found another spot today as well im looking for field mushrooms now, but surprisingly i cant find any,  i went to a field ive been to before, not one mushroom, its the fertilisers and fungacides that do it  mushrooms need un ploughed un ttouched for yrs , just grazed,
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Sassinak
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Smooth Hound
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 thanks sassinak, ill work it out soon, as soon as i have a craft evening here, im going to hoist one of you through to the computor to show me
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kimmie
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we picked a couple of lovely horse mushrooms recently!! yummy!!
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Julie
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So you found some then SH. Were they where you said you were going to look?
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Ina
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We've got a variety of fungi growing here this year again - did take some photos, too... So far I've only identified the puff balls (not giant, though) as edible. Definitely no chanterelle, and the only one that looked like a cep was well past it. 
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wildgarlic
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We got some chanterelles the other day too - I only took a very small quantity though. It's definitely been a good year for the fungi, if not for the roses!
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Smooth Hound
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| Julie wrote: | | So you found some then SH. Were they where you said you were going to look? |
yup, and i found a new area, oh and i only took the big ones, there was heaps of small ones i just left, i am concious of that sort of thing, and i dont want to spoil what is an annual traet anyway.
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zombiecazz
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I got a couple of ink caps too.
As well as brambles and rowans.
Made some rowan relish in the slow cooker.
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Smooth Hound
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ink caps, can you eat them, id really love to learn more about this fungus, mushroom stuff, i want to be an expert no seriously, i find it facinating, and its so nice to eat these things that are around us, seasonal, its what my body needs, i could feel the autumn goodness seeping into my body :oops: i wont go on or theyll be locking me up
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Ina
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| Smooth Hound wrote: | | ink caps, can you eat them, |
As far as I know, you can eat them as long as you avoid alcohol! According to one of my books, even the smallest amount of alc in the next couple of days after you've eaten them can make them toxic.
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felixcanis
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Hi there
Ink caps are very tasty - but you must eat them fresh - if you leave them for a bit they turn into a sticky mess on the kitchen table...
Also- pick ink caps when they are young - when the cap is still quite closed - if you pick ones that have opened out, when you cook them they form an unpleasant looking sticky mass in the pan.
Do get yourself a small field guide to take with you when you're picking. Most have quite good piccies of the fungi & can help you identify the obvious baddies. We always avoid anything with white gills.
Happy foraging
FelixC
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kimmie
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becareful when looking for inkcaps...(as with most fungi to be honest)it has a relative that is poisonous when consumed with booze!
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