Mushroom foraging

Me too
Still got the book from 1980

Memories :)

Few more parasols from the same spot so that’s lunch sorted!

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Cyanescens grow in abundance in Kew Gardens if anyone is so inclined. They tend to flourish after a dip in temperature.

Not that I would ever condone doing anything so naughty, obviously

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/02/magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-alleviate-severe-depression-alongside-therapy

There seems to be more and more evidence of the benefits of this type of therapy.

Yep,
I don't know what restrictions were loosened to allow some proper medical trials.

Parasol?

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Yes Parasol.

The book arrived

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Parasol but from those photos, I'd suggest maybe shaggy parasol?

They seem to lack the snakeskin pattern on the stems which you find on true parasols.

Do yours bruise red/pink, this is another ID point for shaggies. It looks like this is the case in the second photo.

Thanks Caz

You're right about no snakeskin pattern on the stems though they don't bruise red more tan/brown

Either way. Dinner tonight sorted

Beautiful things. Left loads behind

I really want to try parasol tempura,please report back on tastiness!

parasol tempura

Is awesome

Dipped the parasols in beaten egg and
Mixed in cornflower with ground seeds - sunflower, sesame, pumpkin, hemp salt n pepper

Dipped chunks of parasol in egg, then ground seeds and deep fried in sunflower oil for 3 mins at 180 C

Served with garlic chive labne with black seeds. Spiritz of siracha

Served with lime

And salad

Nice...

Yes please. Vegan egg and I'm in. Haha

Good haul of hedgehogs today. Some were MASSIVE.

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Some lovely looking hedgehogs there!

Some local littl'uns

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My own experience with microdosing has been totally worth it

Saw these and wondered are they Velvet Shanks? They look like it to me but I thought they normally only appeared when it was colder?

Also found this washed out blueleg browny.

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A couple from Beech woods on top of the Chilterns yesterday

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Our local parasol Wood keeps giving
Todays haul

A week of daily parasol shrooms.
Fave is the deep fried in seed and spice flour

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Found a few fairy ring champignion too

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Local park finds. No id on the right two so only ate the GU10

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Dead tasty

Careful with that on this thread!

Nice day in the woods. Not many shrooms unfortunately, but the weather was exquisite.

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