Description
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, 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 are an experienced mushroom hunter or a novice to the art, with Edible Mushrooms you can confidently recognize, pick and eat the tastiest wild mushrooms.
Specifications
Author: Barbro Forsberg
Published Date: March 4, 2014
Pages: 224 Pages
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 6.62″ x 9.5″
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