Edible Mushrooms: Safe to Pick, Good to Eat

Edible Mushrooms: Safe to Pick, Good to Eat
ISBN-10
1629140023
ISBN-13
9781629140025
Category
Nature
Pages
347
Language
English
Published
2014-03-04
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Barbro Forsberg

Description

Foraging for fungi has never been so fun—and safe. Here are forty wild mushrooms that will expand your taste horizons and improve your health. Wandering the woods in search of mushrooms is one of life’s great pleasures. But be careful to pick the right ones! With Edible Mushrooms in your backpack or on your phone, you’ll know to pick only the safest, most delicious chanterelles, truffles, morels, and more. Author Barbro Forsberg presents forty edible species, and reveals how, when, and where to find them—knowledge gained over the course of four decades spent mushrooming in the woods. Discover such aspects of mushrooming as: Characteristics of edible mushrooms, per species Cooking, cleaning, and drying the day’s bounty Edible, inedible, or toxic?—photographs and descriptions for what to pick and what to avoid Poisonous varieties and how to recognize them All content has been verified by a professional mycologist. Plus, nature and educational photographs illustrate how mushrooms grow, the environments where you can expect to find them, and the ways in which the same species may vary from one sample to the next. So whether you’re an experienced mushroom hunter or a novice to the art, with Edible Mushrooms you can confidently recognize, pick, and eat the tastiest wild mushrooms.

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