morning walk with dogs turns up plenty of fungi

[juckler123 707]

Brill thread

Love the puffballs sweet as owt and the shaggy inkcaps

Had a bite of a dry panther cap years ago not an experience id recommend anyone trying.

Ive had a few mushroom books but they are all a bit inconclusive as a lot of species arent listed ive struggled loads in identifying different types so just stick to the good edibles that cant be confused with any others .

[m.hubbard 1]

hay iv got the field guide to mushrooms and other fungi of britain.not a bad book.and the other was a present mushrooms by john wright .river cottage handbook no 1.

 

 

 

iv come across some shaggy parasol too and found what looked to be a cep but not 100%

 

 

i tend to go out and have a look and take pics and then use good old google .lol

[blacktabs 3]

Can you eat shaggy parasols then i eat the normal parosol mushrooms with the gill ring that moves up and down but always thought shaggy parasols were a no go some big rings about now atb

Edited October 23, 2010 by blacktabs

[steve66 3,466]

Ive got a couple , roger philips does a good book , and paul sterry

is the river cottage book any good ?

[derbyduck 27]

Can you eat shaggy parasols then i eat the normal parosol mushrooms with the gill ring that moves up and down but always thought shaggy parasols were a no go some big rings about now atb

Blacktabs yes you can iv'e had them what some books say is there not as good as normal ones ,get some butter and garlic on em You keeping ok mate ?

atb D.D.

[blacktabs 3]

Sound DD and yourself mate

Just shows your never to old to learn they are much more common than the normal parasol you might know mate or anyone else theres a mushroom that grows in rings in leaf litter in derbyshire that the real old boys here eat ive never tried them they smell like wood blewits but they are grey capped and white underneath they call them morells but they are definitely not there is rings everywhere when its cold very simmilar to blewstalks in looks and smell i will get some pics up when the rings come up only thing i could find in books that was anything like was a strong scented blewit theres heaps of them when they flush if i could be 100% they would be handy as theres not much else up after xmas atb

[m.hubbard 1]

hay sorry for late replays

 

the river cottage book is vry basic all tho it does have some good info in it .

 

and both books iv got and google say shaggys are ok to eat as long as you cook them and dont eat the stalks .m

[derbyduck 27]

Sound DD and yourself mate

Just shows your never to old to learn they are much more common than the normal parasol you might know mate or anyone else theres a mushroom that grows in rings in leaf litter in derbyshire that the real old boys here eat ive never tried them they smell like wood blewits but they are grey capped and white underneath they call them morells but they are definitely not there is rings everywhere when its cold very simmilar to blewstalks in looks and smell i will get some pics up when the rings come up only thing i could find in books that was anything like was a strong scented blewit theres heaps of them when they flush if i could be 100% they would be handy as theres not much else up after xmas atb

Hi B.T yes Iv'e seen em theres loads up this way but nobody round here bothers with em ! Iv'e looked through the books iv'e got and I can't find owt that looks like em for this time of year , its a pity cos they grow in big rings and are quite big but Like you I'll not try em till Iknow for sure , there's one that grows round here thats eaten thats similiar that are called brown backs ! but there brown on the back:icon_redface: ..

 

yes mate im good take care mate D.D.

[blacktabs 3]

safe DD thought you would have clocked them tried more than a few books at the library and couldnt find anything for definite but they smell spot on and the only lads i know that eats them are the in the next village old boys now thats the thing with fungi theres so many different varietys i bet some arent covered in books i know of one magic variety thats not for definite and one of the best so im told i swear also theres two types of wood blewstalk one that grown speciffically in nettle beds and very easy to confuse with a very poisonous type when wet that often grows alongside.

Cheers for the info m.hubbard shall have a google myself and give them shaggys a go atb.

[Water Badger 26]

saggy ink cap

 

be careful not to mix common ink caps with alcohol as u will poison urself

been there done that not good was proper ill :sick:

[seany 54]

Sound DD and yourself mate

Just shows your never to old to learn they are much more common than the normal parasol you might know mate or anyone else theres a mushroom that grows in rings in leaf litter in derbyshire that the real old boys here eat ive never tried them they smell like wood blewits but they are grey capped and white underneath they call them morells but they are definitely not there is rings everywhere when its cold very simmilar to blewstalks in looks and smell i will get some pics up when the rings come up only thing i could find in books that was anything like was a strong scented blewit theres heaps of them when they flush if i could be 100% they would be handy as theres not much else up after xmas atb

There not one of these are they?

[blacktabs 3]

Looks the same Seany mate hard to tell from the pic with it being dark but the size and shape is bang on looks like theres mottling on the cap or is that the pic mate if its the same sort there will have been a good size ring and in leaf litter id like a pound for everytime ive thought they were blews at first glance they smell the same and they have a lilac sporeprint like blewstalks do you know what they are mate ?

[seany 54]

Looks the same Seany mate hard to tell from the pic with it being dark but the size and shape is bang on looks like theres mottling on the cap or is that the pic mate if its the same sort there will have been a good size ring and in leaf litter id like a pound for everytime ive thought they were blews at first glance they smell the same and they have a lilac sporeprint like blewstalks do you know what they are mate ?

The old boys go mad for blewitts round here,the Wifes grandad got a bag from the pub the other week and looking through them he said there not all blewitts theres some morells but like you said they look nothing like them!

Im going back to the spot for some ferreting friday so what i'll do is get some more and swap a couple rabbits for a bag of blewitts off the man and compare.

Regards Seany

[seany 54]

A few more pictures

[seany 54]

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