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Wild Mushrooms Scare Me: How I Beat My Fear to Become a Fungi Forager
CNet ^ | Amanda Kooser Oct. 28, 2022 5:00 a.m. PT

Posted on 10/28/2022 11:37:41 AM PDT by Red Badger

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1 posted on 10/28/2022 11:37:41 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; mylife

‘shroom ping!..........................


2 posted on 10/28/2022 11:38:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

The morel of the story.


3 posted on 10/28/2022 11:38:54 AM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: rdl6989

ISWYDT!...............................


4 posted on 10/28/2022 11:39:16 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

My. Brother was a biologist who worked with mushrooms. Only had to go hospital twice!


5 posted on 10/28/2022 11:41:23 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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To: 2nd Amendment

Wasn’t good at it, was he?......................😁


6 posted on 10/28/2022 11:42:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: rdl6989

Clever!


7 posted on 10/28/2022 11:43:35 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Red Badger

We gather Golden Oyster Mushrooms and Morels. Once in a while, Hen of the Woods, but they’re usually too ‘woody’ by the time we find them. (Also called Pheasant Back, I think?)

The fun part of hunting mushrooms in the Spring is coming across new-born fawns tucked in here and there while Mama is off grazing. Always magical. :)


8 posted on 10/28/2022 11:44:50 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: rdl6989
The morel of the story.

Awesome!

9 posted on 10/28/2022 11:45:54 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Red Badger

I am very sad that I didn’t find any morels on my property this past Spring. I wish I had a reliable stash, but I guess there are a lot of factors that go into them popping up.


10 posted on 10/28/2022 11:46:08 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Red Badger
Just don't ever, ever make a mistake. Not even once.
11 posted on 10/28/2022 11:46:12 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Red Badger

He’s 88 and still harvests wild mushrooms in Montana. Personally I treat wild ‘schrooms like pit bulls.


12 posted on 10/28/2022 11:46:56 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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To: Red Badger

“...next to a brown mushroom as big as a New York rat.”

Well, THAT will certainly make people want to eat more mushrooms, LOL! (Not!)


13 posted on 10/28/2022 11:47:07 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Red Badger

My dad use to forge for mushrooms back in the day. Me, I once saw an episode of Midsomers Murders where the guy ate “killer angel” mushrooms. The guy was in hospital waiting for a liver transplant and in excruciating pain. Think I’ll buy mine in the store.


14 posted on 10/28/2022 11:50:30 AM PDT by mware
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To: Fungi

Another Fungi ping!


15 posted on 10/28/2022 11:52:43 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: FamiliarFace

The deer ate them...............................


16 posted on 10/28/2022 12:00:12 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Probably! And if not the deer, then probably the raccoons or the possums. But I searched every few days for a week or more.


17 posted on 10/28/2022 12:04:18 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Red Badger

I’ve been eating Morels, Porcini and Chanterelles for over 50 years. Two cautions if you are unsure about any mushroom don’t eat it and NO LBM’s (Little Brown Mushrooms)


18 posted on 10/28/2022 12:06:01 PM PDT by tom paine 2
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To: Red Badger

“The fungus here, reminds me of, the fun Gus is having with you.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1i6oZXW2o


19 posted on 10/28/2022 12:07:51 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: FamiliarFace

Years ago my grandparents had a wooded area on their land that never grew morels. I think the soil was too sandy, but I’ll never know.


20 posted on 10/28/2022 12:09:07 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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