Mushroom foraging

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Arducius

Another question, apologies if this sounds stupid but if you handle a poisonous mushroom do you treat your hands as toxic until you can wash them properly?

With the kids we always tell them not to touch any fungi we see out and about but is that overkill?

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TvH in reply to @Arducius

You need to actually ingest a mushroom for it to be toxic.

Taste is an important part of mushroom ID, you can quite happily chew on a nibble of deathcap as long as you spit it out thoroughly

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Tonts in reply to @TvH

Apparently those who’ve eaten death cap and survived describe the taste as really good.
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Cazakstan in reply to @TvH

This! Pick and fondle at will. Touching won't hurt you @Arducius

Jealous of possible COTW find. Please post here!
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Adhiero in reply to @TvH

Would squeezing or breaking apart something poisonous leave enough residue on your hands to cause harm? In general terms.

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