Celebrating the Wild Mushroom: A Passionate QuestAbstract: A popular book is offered for amateur mushroom collectors and people interested in the culinary potentials of mushrooms. Descriptive narratives are included on: (1) the history, characteristics, varied types, and locations of mushrooms; and (2) basic field guidelines and hints for hunting and identifying common and celebrated mushrooms, and for using them in recipes. The author includes illustrated discussions of 20 mushroom varieties and recipes in which they can be used, as well as descriptions of the poisonous mushroom varieties. A list of resources for further reading is appended. |
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Page 59
... phalloides is not so sure a murder weapon as mystery writers and mycophobic historians would have us believe . Knowledgeable historians tell us that even the notorious death of the Emperor Claudius , who was exe- · • 59 · THE HUNT.
... phalloides is not so sure a murder weapon as mystery writers and mycophobic historians would have us believe . Knowledgeable historians tell us that even the notorious death of the Emperor Claudius , who was exe- · • 59 · THE HUNT.
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... phalloides , its pale - to- olive - green - brown death cap and its perfectly formed , if somewhat ostentatious , basal sac forcing even the most brazen hunters to keep their distance . Like many colonial Americans , phalloides was a ...
... phalloides , its pale - to- olive - green - brown death cap and its perfectly formed , if somewhat ostentatious , basal sac forcing even the most brazen hunters to keep their distance . Like many colonial Americans , phalloides was a ...
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... phalloides , is a fall mushroom , growing mostly , though not exclusively , under oaks and conifers . Originally a European species , this deadly mushroom seems to have entered the country on im- ported conifer seedlings in the 1930s ...
... phalloides , is a fall mushroom , growing mostly , though not exclusively , under oaks and conifers . Originally a European species , this deadly mushroom seems to have entered the country on im- ported conifer seedlings in the 1930s ...
Contents
The First Bite | 3 |
Morels May Apples and the Meaning of Life | 13 |
Origins | 28 |
Copyright | |
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