Mushroom foraging.

[Mottie]

I foraged these from the back of the vegetable compartment in the fridge and had them for breakfast.

I gave these ones in my garden a swerve because they go black and die after a day so I’d probably go the same way if I ate them.

 

[pete01]

Dunno what's going on in my garden this year, must have 30 like this, never had them any other year.....

 

[Brigadier]

I do my mushroom foraging in Waitrose

 

[pete01]

I do my mushroom foraging in Waitrose

You mean Aldi?

 

[Brigadier]

You mean Aldi?

Waitrose is closer to my home, and the car park is better too

 

[pete01]

Waitrose is closer to my home, and the car park is better too

Never been to a waitrose in my life.....im more a Sainsbury's man

 

[pete01]

 

[Brigadier]

Never been to a waitrose in my life.....im more a Sainsbury's man

Sainsburys only exists to keep the riff-raff out of Waitrose

 

[Mottie]

Here you go - mushrooms are good for you.

Mushrooms' remarkable health benefits – according to a dietitian

Magic or myth? Can turkey tail mushrooms boost your immune system? Can lions mane improve your memory? And are regular mushrooms beneficial to health? We look at the science…

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Brigadier]

Here you go - mushrooms are good for you.

Mushrooms' remarkable health benefits – according to a dietitian

Magic or myth? Can turkey tail mushrooms boost your immune system? Can lions mane improve your memory? And are regular mushrooms beneficial to health? We look at the science…

www.bbc.co.uk

Except for those that aren't.

Know your ****, before you're in the ****

 

[Mottie]

Let the season begin!

Foraged these slender parasols this morning and had them for breakfast. Bloody 'andsome.

Saw some trooping funnels too but I’ll leave them for someone else. I’ll forage some next time I’m over there.

 

[Mottie]

Hardly seen any mushrooms this autumn. They have done a lot of groundwork where I usually collect them and churned the place up. Maybe better next autumn but meanwhile, I’ve seen some other foraging going on. I’ll have to look into it of course and keep quiet to Mrs Mottie.

This morning I saw what I thought was a bird feeder on a silver birch tree in the wood. Closer inspection showed that it was some kind of tapping of the sap. Hmmmmmm.

 

[motorbiking]

looks like they are tapping for sugar. Is the tree a silver maple?

 

[Mottie]

looks like they are tapping for sugar. Is the tree a silver maple?

Silver Birch.

 

[ellal]

looks like they are tapping for sugar. Is the tree a silver maple?

Some people make Birch wine from the sap or use it to give a smoother taste to vodka.

Spring is the time to tap.