MUSHROOMING WITHOUT FEAR: THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO COLLECTING SAFE & DELICIO

MUSHROOMING WITHOUT FEAR: THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO COLLECTING SAFE & DELICIOUS MUSHROOMS Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable. Unlike others, it focuses only on those types that are both safe to eat & delicious. Most important, it presents the eight rules of mushroom gathering in a straightforward fashionincluding "Never, never take a mushroom with gills" & "If a mushroom smells rotten, it is rotten." Among the many mushrooms covered are the cep; the red-cracked, larch, bay, & birch boletes; hen of the woods, chanterelle, trumpet chanterelle, hedgehog fungus, common puffball, horn of plenty, & cauliflower mushroom. Each is identified with several color photographs & identification checklist, & there's also information on mushroom season, handling, storage, & cooking, complete with recipes. ISBN: 1-60239-160-2 publish date: 06/30/2009