tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63779828307733145782011-11-27T16:03:04.157-08:00The mushroom hunter's best friend!Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-73862614522504394462009-06-13T18:12:00.000-07:002009-06-13T22:23:17.698-07:00

The Safety First series takes a look at the dangers of mushroom hunting and how hobbyists can avoid these dangers. Hunting puffball mushrooms is often a very safe and profitable endeavor – not to mention tasty! However, there are a few precautions the aspiring mycophagist should be aware of before sitting down to a puffball meal:As you may know, some immature mushrooms (or buttons) are contained

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-75129485391654047702008-07-31T23:19:00.000-07:002008-08-20T14:42:42.317-07:00

The Mushroom Hunter's Tools segment explores some common (and not so common) tools of the hobby. This week well brush up on a common tool used for cleaning.When picking wild mushrooms for the table, the MH will often encounter all kinds of dirt and debris speckling their fungal finds. Of course, this debris will have to be removed before the mushrooms are prepared and cooked! But how? Many

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-31053472189389809772008-06-11T18:45:00.000-07:002008-06-11T19:35:36.921-07:00

Each week, Awesome Fungi puts the spotlight on a mushroom species that is simply awesome. This week we take a look at a real monster of a morel:The City Bay Times has released an article in which a Michigan resident by the name of Charley Robinson has come across a morel that was 17 inches in girth and weighed 1.25 pounds! (The particular species wasn't mentioned) Unfortunately there was no

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-5220253666568358312008-06-07T19:28:00.000-07:002008-06-23T05:53:17.690-07:00

The Mushroom Hunter's Tools segment explores some common (and not so common) tools of the hobby. Let's take a look at what our bearded friend below has got in his hand . . .Gandalf here has a good idea. Now, I’m not suggesting that the average mushroom hunter should invest in a magical staff to aid in the casting of spells (although more power to you if you can do it ;p). However, a walking stick

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-73735030501042881802008-06-07T01:30:00.000-07:002008-06-23T10:09:54.428-07:00

The Dried Shroom is a series covering the many different ways MHs can preserve their mushroom finds.So what exactly is premature decay? It's a term that the other contributors and I have coined to describe mushroom decay that happens before a mushroom hunter is able to preserve his or her find. Confused? Have you ever gotten home only to find that one or more of your mushrooms are browner,

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-6762958160893074342008-06-07T00:32:00.000-07:002008-06-07T02:10:04.991-07:00

The Mushroom Hunter's Tools segment explores some common (and not so common) tools of the hobby. Today we'll feature one of the more common materials used safeguard our finds - wax paper.In the last installment of Mushroom Hunter's tools we learned that a basket with sections can be useful when you need to separate different species of mushrooms. Well what if your container doesn't have sections

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-55261370883015159212008-06-05T07:14:00.000-07:002008-06-11T20:54:22.343-07:00

Note: The following post is not meant to be a definitive list of mycological terms, but a constantly evolving set of common names, abbreviations, and terms that both novice mushroom hunter and advanced mycologist can use as a reference. All links currently lead to wikipedia.Agaric - the mycological term for a fruiting body of fungus which has a pileus (typically referred to as the cap), stipe (

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-22716400444370060642008-06-04T08:09:00.000-07:002008-06-04T20:57:00.190-07:00

The Mushroom Hunter's Tools segment explores some common (and not so common) tools of the hobby. In this post we will take a look at one of the most basic tools in a hunter's tool belt - the flat bottom basket.So you are romping through the woods and stumble upon the mother load of mushroom finds. After inspecting some individuals closely you find that they are none other than yellow morels.

Sandy Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551098663351193368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6377982830773314578.post-9417259764509909462008-06-03T21:33:00.000-07:002008-06-11T19:36:53.164-07:00

Each week, Awesome Fungi puts the spotlight on a mushroom species that is simply awesome. This week we take a look at a species of Mycena:National Geographic recently featured an article that introduced these glowing beauties which were recently discovered in Brazil. According to NG, this species of Mycena has developed bio biluminescent properties. Visit the link to read the article about this

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The Safety First series takes a look at the dangers of mushroom hunting and how hobbyists can avoid these dangers. "When in doubt, throw it out!"This phrase is often regarded as the most important advice any potential shroomer can take into consideration. In my opinion, this distinction is well deserved. One can never be too careful when foraging for your own mushrooms . . . here are some

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