this kind of sums it up. ;) There is an old saying: "There are old mushroom hunters ... and bold mushroom hunters ... but there are no old, bold mushroom hunters." i have about 7 different types that i pick and eat ... but i don't play around with anything that i do not know for certain is safe. and i learned most of these from someone who knew what they were doing and could point them out ... along with how to tell the difference between them and dangerous lookalikes. the more i have learned about what is out there ... the more careful i am about what i pick. and after learning more about coral mushrooms ... i no longer eat some that i used to consume back a few years because i cannot tell the difference between the ones that are good ... and the ones that will cause some awful stomach cramps and 12 hours of diarrhea! i speak from experience. ;) -ts- --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "ts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > some more info on mushrooms. > i don't think i would eat those you have > unless i had an expert who could tell me > exactly what i had. > > > http://www.classicnatureprints.com/pr.Peck%20Fungi/peck.amanita.muscaria.html > > check out figure 5 here: > http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3303.html > > http://plants.montara.com/mushrooms/MListPages/MFamPages/amanita.html > > -ts- > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "ts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Know Mystery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > These are big delicious mushrooms - eat them > > > Wonderful > > > > > > > > > Really? Good to know, thanks. > > > > > > > ~~~ > > i would be very careful joyce ... > > there are similar looking ones here in the states > > that are toxic ... > > people i knew used to eat small portions of the skin > > for hallucinogenic purposes ... > > which came because of the bodies reaction to the toxins. > > not my idea of a fun high. ;) > > they are more red than these but there are always > > color variations so .... ? > > > > these certainly look to be of the family Amanitaceae: > > http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/mushrooms/Amanitaceae.htm > > > > even with mushrooms one knows are safe ... > > it is always a good idea to eat even these in moderation > > the first time you pick them ... > > as one can never tell how they will affect you. > > what is fine for one person can adversly affect another .... > > even mushrooms picked in different locations can have > > different effect. > > always use caution. > > when learning about wild mushrooms ... > > i always had an experienced 'shroomer show me exactly > > what was what if it was something i didn't already know about. > > > > just be careful. > > > > -ts- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/wDkolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HolyGeek/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
