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Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by dugditches » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:08 AM UTC

If you're ever uncertain of a mushroom you can take a spore print to help. Say you have some in your yard and worried about a pet or child.

It's very vague sometimes trying to identify a 'typical' looking mushroom.

But if you just place the cap on a piece of paper, and cover it overnight you'll be left with a sporeprint(think like a mushroom finger print).

The color can help you narrow down a vague search.

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by maggie21 » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:13 AM UTC

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Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by SapporoChris » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:17 AM UTC

Alex3917 wrote: post #89

dmitrybrant wrote: post #81

I grew up in Russia, and like in many other Slavic cultures, mushroom foraging was a time-honored family affair. Some of my fondest memories are of picking mushrooms with my grandmother, who taught me all I know about identifying them. I still forage them all the time here in the States. I'm sorry, but it continues to baffle me how someone can mistake an Amanita for a Coprinus (or Agaricus). To my eyes they're as dif…

> It's a shame because these kinds of stories create unnecessary fear in Americans about picking things from the wild, when there are so many great tastes and experiences right there at your fingertips. To be fair, until we have better tools to diagnose and treat the tick-borne illnesses that are prevalent in the US, it still isn't the safest hobby. This year I finally got sick of worrying about Powassan virus et al.…

Odds are pretty low of getting a tick borne disease. I would assume they're even lower if you take precautions. About 60000 incidents a year. Powassan virus 33 incidents (https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/data-summary/index.html)

I would speculate that more than 33 people manage to kill them selves road biking each year, but I confess I'm just guessing.

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by Alex3917 » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:33 AM UTC

SapporoChris wrote: post #93

Alex3917 wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It's a shame because these kinds of stories create unnecessary fear in Americans about picking things from the wild, when there are so many great tastes and experiences right there at your fingertips. To be fair, until we have better tools to diagnose and treat the tick-borne illnesses that are prevalent in the US, it still isn't the safest hobby. This year I finally got sick of worrying about Powassan virus et al.…

Odds are pretty low of getting a tick borne disease. I would assume they're even lower if you take precautions. About 60000 incidents a year. Powassan virus 33 incidents ( https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/data-summary/index.html ) I would speculate that more than 33 people manage to kill them selves road biking each year, but I confess I'm just guessing.

60,000 reported cases, which means more like 600,000 estimated cases. You can definitely vastly lower the risk if you take all the right precautions, but most people I see don’t even have their pants tucked into their socks.

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by peanutz454 » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:37 AM UTC

dmitrybrant wrote: post #81

I grew up in Russia, and like in many other Slavic cultures, mushroom foraging was a time-honored family affair. Some of my fondest memories are of picking mushrooms with my grandmother, who taught me all I know about identifying them. I still forage them all the time here in the States. I'm sorry, but it continues to baffle me how someone can mistake an Amanita for a Coprinus (or Agaricus). To my eyes they're as dif…

> when there are so many great tastes and experiences right there at your fingertips.

As someone who has cooked with exactly one kind of mushroom (button) I find this intriguing. I thought all mushrooms taste more or less the same. I may have eaten something at a restaurant, but don't remember anything unique.

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by antisemiotic » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:42 AM UTC

dmitrybrant wrote: post #81

I grew up in Russia, and like in many other Slavic cultures, mushroom foraging was a time-honored family affair. Some of my fondest memories are of picking mushrooms with my grandmother, who taught me all I know about identifying them. I still forage them all the time here in the States. I'm sorry, but it continues to baffle me how someone can mistake an Amanita for a Coprinus (or Agaricus). To my eyes they're as dif…

I think it really helps to be taught by someone who knows what they're doing. Where I live (Poland) it's common to have this knowledge passed down in families. I wouldn't dare to pick up anything based on a picture in a book.

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by AlexCoventry » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:44 AM UTC

nlh wrote: post #76

Can someone give me a quick explainer on why it’s appealing to pick & eat ANY mushrooms in the wild at all? I’m probably just a dumb “city kid”, but I don’t see the appeal whatsoever. I’d love to get some perspective on why folks enjoy this.

Based on the bragging shortly afterward, I think in this case there was a bit of machismo involved.

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by hinkley » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:51 AM UTC

jimueller wrote: post #71

Sorry, but this is just so irresponsible. I'm sure I'll be corrected, but it almost needlessly resulted in taking a liver away from someone that needed it not as a result of their own stupidity. Oh, and then while in an emergency room on the brink of death questions why the alternative medicine some friend found online was never used.

He doesn't even seem that mollified to have done something stupid. Narcissist?

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by hoseja » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 5:56 AM UTC

mizzao wrote: post #68

ridaj wrote: post #64

In France, you can bring your wild mushrooms to any local pharmacy, and they will ID them for you as a free service. Seems like it would be a useful service to US foragers too!

How do all these pharmacists get trained in mushroom identification?

It's really not that hard if you only go after regular edible mushrooms. The entire mycology is impossibly broad but normal foraging is basically trivial. Pharmacists learn much harder things.

Re: I Survived the “Destroying Angel” (2006)

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Post by fulafel » Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 6:00 AM UTC

nlh wrote: post #76

Can someone give me a quick explainer on why it’s appealing to pick & eat ANY mushrooms in the wild at all? I’m probably just a dumb “city kid”, but I don’t see the appeal whatsoever. I’d love to get some perspective on why folks enjoy this.

You're more likely to get sick from restaurant food than forest mushrooms if you use common sense (eat only ones you are sure about, and learn from books/grandma how to be sure, try figure out / photograph the mystery ones before throwing away).