foraging mushrooms – Page 3

My First Mushroom, the Pacific Northwest Golden Chanterelle

June 4, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com7 Commentseating mushrooms, foraging mushrooms, Just for Fun, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Storiesgolden chanterelles, mushroom hunting, Pacific Northwest, Tillamook State Forest

Editor’s Note: I will always remember the first time I went mushroom hunting in earnest, because it was one of the more exhilirating experiences in my adult life. It also set the foundation for my passion for mycology, which is Read More

North Carolina's Top 10 Edible Wild Mushrooms

May 30, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com16 Commentseating mushrooms, foraging mushrooms, Just for Fun, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushroomsbeefsteak polypore, black trumpet, chanterelle, chicken of the woods, hedgehog mushroom, hen of the woods, indigo lactarius, morel, mushroom hunting, mushroom season

Editor’s Note: Every person has different preferences and tastes, and this is especially true when it comes to wild edible mushrooms. Some mushroom hunters love to eat stink horn eggs, but the only time I tried them it was a Read More

Mushrooms In History – the Greeks and Egyptians

May 27, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com3 Commentsancient mushroom use, anthropology, eating mushrooms, ethnomycology, foraging mushrooms, Growing Mushrooms, Just for Fun, Mushroom History, Mushroom StoriesAgaricus aeregita, Amanita muscaria, Aristotle, Eleusinian Mysteries, Euripides, Greek history, Hippocrates, Oracle of Delphi, R. Gordon Wasson, Terrence McKenna

Editor’s Note: Last week, I published an article on this blog about how the Romans enjoyed eating wild-foraged mushrooms and may have used them in political murders. You see, I have a penchant for classical history and spent a lot of Read More

Romans and Mushrooms – A Roman-tic Comedy

May 24, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com5 Commentsancient mushroom use, anthropology, eating mushrooms, ethnomycology, foraging mushrooms, Just for Fun, Mushroom History, Mushroom Storiesagaricus augustus, Amanita caesaria, boletus, Emperor Claudius, mushroom hunting, Romans, the prince

Editor’s Note: Way back in college, I was half persuaded, half coerced by my classics-loving friends into taking a challenging history course called Fall of the Roman Republic. There were 7 of us all told in the class, and we decided it Read More

A Birdseye Overview of Chicken of the Woods Mushrooms (Pun Intended)

May 15, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com9 Commentseating mushrooms, foraging mushrooms, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mushroom Stories, TaxonomyBerkeley's polypore, black staining polypore, chicken of the woods, edible wild mushrooms, hen of the woods, Laetiporus, Laetiporus cincinnatus, Laetiporus sulfureus, mushroom hunting, saprophyte

Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a series of articles I will dedicate to members of the Laetiporus genus, commonly called chicken of the woods mushrooms. I am not 100% sure why they have this common name, but I strongly Read More

A Quick Tour of the Amanita Genus

May 11, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com6 Commentseating mushrooms, ethnomycology, foraging mushrooms, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Taxonomy, Trippy MushroomsAmanita bisporigera, Amanita jacksonii, amanita mushrooms, amanita phalloides, edible mushrooms, mushroom identification, poisonous mushrooms, wild mushroom hunting

Editor’s Note: This post was inspired by a reader who suggested that I take a bit of time on this blog to explain how to determine the genus of different sorts of mushrooms. One of the best approaches to learning wild mushroom Read More

Chanterelle Hunting Tips – Where to Find NC Chanterelle Mushrooms

May 5, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com6 Commentsforaging mushrooms, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identificationblack trumpets, cantharellus, chanterelles, cinnabar red chanterelle, craterellus, edible mushrooms, foraging, mushroom hunting, oak

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about chanterelle hunting in North Carolina. Chanterelle hunting season will likely kick off in a few weeks’ time, when we have some days that are consistently in the mid-80s and Read More

Craterellus Mushrooms – Black Trumpets and Others

May 2, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.comLeave a commentCooking Mushrooms, foraging mushrooms, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mushroom Storiesblack trumpet mushroom, cantharellus, craterellus, Craterellus fallax, Craterellus ignicolor, Craterellus odoratus, Craterellus tubaeformis, mushroom hunting, mycorrhizal, North Carolina edible mushrooms, wild mushrooms

Editor’s Note: The genus Craterellus has some very tasty and interesting mushrooms in its ranks, including the black trumpet (Craterellus fallax, Craterellus cornucopioides, or Craterellus species 01, depending on where you live), the winter chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis), and the fragrant chanterelle (Craterellus odoratus). This article is Read More

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