Post by cab on Sept 22, 2014 8:35:38 GMT
Decent enough yield of shrooms from the little scrubby suburban areas we visit.
Agaricus weren't as prolific as they've been recently, but there were some lovely A. augustus, A. campestris, a couple of A. silvicola and A. langei.
Pluteus (an underrated genus!) were also good. P. cervinus and P. umbrosus in handfull quantities, which is good for Pluteus.
Couple of Macrolepiota procera and M. rhacoides, but not the massive haul of parasols from last week.
A small giant puffball and a good clump of Lycoperdon pyriforme shining from a distance on a stump.
We don't find many russulas in our local woods, but delighted to encounter a handfull of blackish purple russulas and charcoal burners (R. atrpopurpurea and R. cyanoxantha). And a couple of oyster mushrooms (tentatively both Pleurotus pulmonarius and Pleurotus cornucopiae).
No boletus (as usual), but a couple of slippery jack (Suillus luteus).
And needless to say as many fairy ring Marasmius oreades as you could pick, and the occasional Auricularia auricula judea (which apparently we're not calling Jews ear any more, which is a shame because the history of that strange etymology is interesting). Oh, and assorted coral fungus.
Another under-rated fungus I found amply was the giant polypore (Meripilus giganteus), a truly delicious, meaty textured fungus when you pick it good and young.
Delighted to come across a death cap in our local woods, a first for those woods (but not for Cambridge). Needless to say, that isn't in this basket...
So beef and mushroom pie last night, after a mushroom omelette for lunch
Agaricus weren't as prolific as they've been recently, but there were some lovely A. augustus, A. campestris, a couple of A. silvicola and A. langei.
Pluteus (an underrated genus!) were also good. P. cervinus and P. umbrosus in handfull quantities, which is good for Pluteus.
Couple of Macrolepiota procera and M. rhacoides, but not the massive haul of parasols from last week.
A small giant puffball and a good clump of Lycoperdon pyriforme shining from a distance on a stump.
We don't find many russulas in our local woods, but delighted to encounter a handfull of blackish purple russulas and charcoal burners (R. atrpopurpurea and R. cyanoxantha). And a couple of oyster mushrooms (tentatively both Pleurotus pulmonarius and Pleurotus cornucopiae).
No boletus (as usual), but a couple of slippery jack (Suillus luteus).
And needless to say as many fairy ring Marasmius oreades as you could pick, and the occasional Auricularia auricula judea (which apparently we're not calling Jews ear any more, which is a shame because the history of that strange etymology is interesting). Oh, and assorted coral fungus.
Another under-rated fungus I found amply was the giant polypore (Meripilus giganteus), a truly delicious, meaty textured fungus when you pick it good and young.
Delighted to come across a death cap in our local woods, a first for those woods (but not for Cambridge). Needless to say, that isn't in this basket...
So beef and mushroom pie last night, after a mushroom omelette for lunch
