Mushrooms!

A couple of weekends hunting in the forest for mushrooms, quite a popular activity here, despite occasional poisonings. Does anyone on here enjoy foraging? Here's a few pics:



Don't eat these! (unless you're a berserker):





Didn't think these were edible, so walked past hundreds of the buggers. Then later saw an old lady with a basketful. They don't look that tasty:





Hound getting bored:







not a mushroom, but an interesting stump:







Deep Moss:

 

I seem to recall you hunting mushrooms before Alex. You must be such a "Fungi" to hang out with.

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We get a lot of Chanterelles around here.

 

Cheers mushy

Danster you lucky thing, chanterelles are very good eating, not cheap either. Do you pick them at all?

Halfway through dinner the other day, my girlfriend's dad announces that we're eating one of the more poisonous mushrooms of the northern hemisphere, the false morel (korvasieni). Even breathing the steam from one of the three boilings it must have before consumption is enough to cause dizziness and nausea . Very 'mushroomy' flavour though, but worth the risk? Hmmm..

 

Indeed, being Scottish and having the opportunity for free food is never to be sniffed at.
Tend just to saut the Chanterelles in some butter.

A friend of my Dad's used to harvest them around here, and then take them down to the restaurants in Edinburgh. I think he got paid pretty well for it too.

Probably made better money than if he had been selling those funny Psilocybin ones. I think you will see less badgers if only eating Chanterelles though.

 

Always some interesting fungi in the park/woods near me.

 

Some great shots there alex. I captured this while at Derwent reservoir last month.
The toadstool is "Fly Agaric" which is edible, well, the druids thought so.

 

Interesting connections there!

Oliver.

I'd forgotten that the Berserkers used Magic Mushrooms!

Dooby.

I wonder if the North Derbyshire Celts were big into them too. Your Druid comment is new to me! No wonder the Romans built forts all around the South Pennines! To keep the hopped up Blue British lads in check.

Templeborough, Buxton, Chester, Manchester, etc., and all the small camps inbetween, draw a nice semi-circle around the area.

Anyways up Dooby. I did not know that they allowed southerners, from as far away as Derby, into the beautiful North Derbys hills?

 

Far out
I only venture north for their mushrooms, Maaan!

http://www.shamanicjourney.com/article/5981/fly-agaric-amanita-muscaria-magic-mushroom

 

Good info there dooby!

Ties in pretty well with what I'd heard. I think I'd draw the line at drinking the reindeers' wee though, no matter how cold it is outside

 

Now you really know what to leave Santa this Christmas.

Forget the mince pies and sherry, leave a bag of "Fly Agaric" No matter how naughty you have been all year, he'll look after you regardless

 

Yes, and I'd wake up to a bearded man, lying in vomit, gibbering on the front room floor on christmas morning .

And an empty stocking.

 

Another Fly Agaric

 

That looks quite tasty rich!

 

I like your dog Alex, but what is it? It looks like a German Shepherd photocopied on 50%!

 

Rich - nice pic there. Such a shame they're not made of marshmallow, as said it looks quite tasty.

geordigar - cheers, dog is a Finnish Lapphund. Poor thing suffers in the summer, but loves the snow.

 

Finland looks awesome whatever time of year I must admit.

 

That is a brilliant picture so.

Both the Fly Agaric and the photograph itself are fo 'SPECIMEN' quality.

Do you get your photos published Rich?

 

@ Alexisblades99.

Oliver,

it looks like you need to send me some dried 'Magics', to mix into the reindeer soup, for Xmas dinner then.

What's the pukka Sami recipe for said soup? Do I need to collect some snow, lichen and moss?

DAD

 

I believe one needs to dry out mushrooms first, otherwise one will have stomach wrenching.

If one "fasts" (sp) for 3 days prior to drinking a cup of shrooms (not sure of the concoction) then the first urine after, is to be drunk! This, apparently, will send the user to Mars and back, driving a bunch of reindeer (That is a true belief)