Mushroom foraging

Nice article, but; " You take a risk...bah bah.. The answer is never to do it at all." said the coroner.

All the finer things in life are a bit risky. I'm looking forward to the weekend. (and next week..)

yeah saw that article in the Grauniad,
just troughed another fabulous parasol omlette for tea.

been talking to Polish house mates about the shrooms, apparently the season over there is going OFF! more than they can eat, as its really popular the markets have a kilo of chanterelles for 10 Zlotys, (about £2.50) sounds ace,

whilst Im here mushroom lovers I got a couple of receeps for yas,
sorry if theres any OCDs about, I dont measure shit, just do it by feel,

First up is a rich autumnal stew, this one leaves ya feeling Irie!
*Master Forester mushrooms.

you need:-
About a kilo of mixed mushrooms, all your faves.
A large white onion.
Butter.
A bottle of red vino.
A bag of dark muscavado sugar.
A jar of french coarse grain mustard.
A big bunch of coriander.
Salt & plenty Black pepper.

First--
chop all the mushies into manageable pieces, chop the onion finely,
Melty a big swadge of butter in a large heavy bottom pan (you know the orange ones Grauniad readers)
Soften the onion well,
add the mushrooms and stir until they soften and you can get them all in,

meanwhile, with a huge glass of the wine (drink one at same time) mix up in a bowl, about third a bag of sugar, lots of ground pepper, the mustard, make a real smooth paste.

when the shrooms are reduced enough, add the paste to the pan, stir well and simmer for about half an hour. Towards the end of the cooking add the fresh chopped coriander, save a bit of the coriander to garnish and serve with ya white rice, good bread or whatever you want.

nother one for ya,

This one works best with Ink Caps.

You need:-
about a kilo of inkcaps, or whatever ya got that day.
Butter.
White onion.
Glass of white wine.
Coriander seeds.
Salt & Pepper.
Large carton of fresh single cream.
Tagliatelle or similar (fresh if youre from west London)

First,
chop all ya mushies up (clean em first did I say that already?)
Chop the onion finely.
Boil a large pan of water.

Melt a large swadge of butter in you guessed it an orange pan (normal if your from south London)
Melt the onion,
bang in a table spoon of ground up coriander seeds (pestle thing,bike powered blender?)
when thats cooked a min, put in the mushrooms,
when they have made a good mushroomy mass, add the wine and turn the heat up,
cook until most of the wine has evaporated,
then add the cream,
cook briefly and serve over hot pasta from the pan
(you should know how to cook pasta unless youre a fucking student)

Yeah, lish, enjoy
mf

I'm ready to gnaw my own fucking arm of now.

Still got an hour and a half before I'm home.

Bastard.

Ace recipes though.

I'm thinking of doing Val Warner's mushroom lasagne this weekend.

Nom nom nom.

Alarm set for 4:30 am for an all day foraging trip tomorrow - You know, it's when you make an effort like that, that no mushrooms appear at all so wish me luck! I also heard that there are plenty about, so I'm hoping it's not just hearsay.

Great to find this thread! This year I have found:
Ceps,
Oyster mushroom,
Red cracked Bolete,
Giant puffball (bigger than my own head),
Fairy ring Champignon,
Parasol mushroom,
Field, horse and macro mushrooms
some kind of milkcap (didn't eat it as couldn't identitfy)

all mushrooms are edible, some you will only eat once.

old London saying ^^

old London saying ^^

I am old London

Great to find this thread! This year I have found:
Ceps,
Oyster mushroom,
Red cracked Bolete,
Giant puffball (bigger than my own head),
Fairy ring Champignon,
Parasol mushroom,
Field, horse and macro mushrooms
some kind of milkcap (didn't eat it as couldn't identitfy)

2 things wrong there. 1. You have gnawed a hole in a human skull, and 2. You have yourself playing on your TV in the background. Which is just wrong.

good day out again, lots of finds, wont bother with agaric pics, all seen them millions of times, quite a few slippery jacks, few boletes (poor condition)
wasnt sure about this, slightly orange staining,

Missed this earlier: looks like a saffron milkcap. Hollow-stemmed, one of the russulas. Good to eat.

thanks! now which forest ride was that lot on, wheres my map?

Got some fairy ring champs drying on string right now! They smell like sawdust but I reckon they'll taste good.

Serbian saying: All mushrooms are edible, but some only once.

Seems like Sharkstar did well! Was it last year? I'm on phone too - no dates on posts.

See, old London saying, by Skully

See, old London saying, by Skully

often wondered who said it.

2 things wrong there. 1. You have gnawed a hole in a human skull, and 2. You have yourself playing on your TV in the background. Which is just wrong.

Also, Wallpaper and that fire place.

@highboy leppard
'alas poor Yorick, I knew him well'

and that fire place.

I was unsure. It is breeze block unrendered, or badly pointed stone and cement? Probably some London mimimalist thing.

to be fair though, he does haz cats

to be fair though, he does haz cats

This is true. And what's not to like about a china figurene of a cat in a top hat?i

poor owl feels a bit threatened I bet...

poor owl feels a bit threatened I bet...

Reminds me of..

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thanks! now which forest ride was that lot on, wheres my map?

I'll bet you found it under pine trees...

correctamundo, Scots pines, on holiday in England

It's my mother in laws house. I think that's a slate facia on the fireplace, could be wrong. Not going to confirm this.

Giant puffball (bigger than my own head),

@highboy leppard
'alas poor Yorick, I knew him well'

Misquote! This is correct:

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? (Hamlet, V.i)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorick