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http://www.gallowaywildfoods.com
Roger Phillips mushrooms book is my go to. I wouldn't eat anything i wasn't 100% positive.
Ill be honest and say that there doesn't look like one mushroom fit for the pot in that pile but i could be wrong.
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If you're set on trying to eat some it's best to ID them as soon as possible and make some spore prints on black paper also. I'll send you some photos of the boletus pages of the Roger Phillips book, as they're one of the easiest family to ID. Oyster mushrooms and the couple of edible tree polypores are pretty safe also.
But yeah, don't do it if you're not sure, and finding someone to guide you is well worth it
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Be 100% sure that you're 100% sure before you eat any.
Here's some of the deadliest ones in a book I use (Food for Free, Richards Mabey) for reference.
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Really though, you should ID mushrooms before picking as location and other helpful identifiers (ie, the sack from which the death cap appears) will not be present once picked.
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Picked a bucket-full of mushrooms today in Scotland.
Can anyone recommend the go-to guide for identifying them and ensuring I dont poison myself?
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