tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post1500071890067855514..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: Shrooming.Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-47918698789144290992013-10-13T20:18:16.701-04:002013-10-13T20:18:16.701-04:00Half the benefit of that class is that you now hav...Half the benefit of that class is that you now have an expert available to you.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.com/?page_id=4029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-13883337424599748252013-10-12T16:52:43.800-04:002013-10-12T16:52:43.800-04:00I'm not advocating it, just talking about my d...I'm not advocating it, just talking about my day.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-44601311445949055272013-10-12T16:52:18.495-04:002013-10-12T16:52:18.495-04:00Mushroom averse? I wonder why?Mushroom averse? I wonder why?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-36126509336796287292013-10-12T16:51:59.852-04:002013-10-12T16:51:59.852-04:00I'm not a fan of cooked mushrooms myself.I'm not a fan of cooked mushrooms myself.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-33591602020193164102013-10-12T16:51:32.576-04:002013-10-12T16:51:32.576-04:00I wouldn't, even after a class!I wouldn't, even after a class!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-50166134602470991942013-10-12T16:51:18.820-04:002013-10-12T16:51:18.820-04:00And it was only $20 to take the class!And it was only $20 to take the class!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-82565215881154203592013-10-12T01:38:50.756-04:002013-10-12T01:38:50.756-04:00Sounds like an interesting experience, but not for...Sounds like an interesting experience, but not for me. I'm not exactly fond of mushrooms.DWeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052727489537771147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-75063702849654783022013-10-12T00:28:40.973-04:002013-10-12T00:28:40.973-04:00I signed up for one of these courses once and neve...I signed up for one of these courses once and never heard back. We have over 30 edible types here but locals refuse to eat them as they are mushroom adverse for the main part. I would love to become an expert on mushrooms.<br /><br />Most interesting post.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-21303350989926458092013-10-11T22:18:30.845-04:002013-10-11T22:18:30.845-04:00I've never been able to handle the concept of ...I've never been able to handle the concept of eating fungi. I actually pick mushrooms out of food, just like a little kid. My family teases me. But I like the idea of a class to try to identify them. They are interesting to look at. They also make me think of Agatha Christie mysteries.....someone being poisoned by a misidentified mushroom! chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-91559034810549833722013-10-11T19:31:52.464-04:002013-10-11T19:31:52.464-04:00Learning about mushrooms is a very good thing to d...Learning about mushrooms is a very good thing to do. I could harvest them by the basketful at the moment but because I don’t know what they are I daren’t.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-42224748085447295862013-10-11T10:15:00.551-04:002013-10-11T10:15:00.551-04:00What a fabulous class to take. I would love to le...What a fabulous class to take. I would love to learn about mushrooms! You are inspiring me to find out what kind of outdoor education I could acquire in my area. Lots of fascinating things in the woods here that I'd like to learn about... mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837189368963587932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-8029108550598368132013-10-11T09:32:20.031-04:002013-10-11T09:32:20.031-04:00Nope! I had a couple of edible ones in my basket,...Nope! I had a couple of edible ones in my basket, but I passed on eating them because I wasn't convinced of their safety.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-11436275014168758582013-10-11T09:31:44.274-04:002013-10-11T09:31:44.274-04:00I get them in my yard, too. I wouldn't recomm...I get them in my yard, too. I wouldn't recommend just trying out any old mushroom.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-38865340942606749822013-10-11T09:31:15.805-04:002013-10-11T09:31:15.805-04:00There are some look-alikes, so you have to be abso...There are some look-alikes, so you have to be absolutely certain you can tell the difference.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-25651011333919384622013-10-11T09:30:46.591-04:002013-10-11T09:30:46.591-04:00I don't think we have truffles around here. M...I don't think we have truffles around here. Morels, though, and I'ld like to look for those next spring. Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-67959931774063487622013-10-11T09:29:59.963-04:002013-10-11T09:29:59.963-04:00I wouldn't either - you can do yourself some s...I wouldn't either - you can do yourself some serious damage. <br /><br />I don't know, but none of these were ones he was concerned about, not even the amonita.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-13245169595410237212013-10-11T09:29:20.720-04:002013-10-11T09:29:20.720-04:00Ha! I won't be going out on my own to find mu...Ha! I won't be going out on my own to find mushrooms unless I have a way of checking with an expert.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-77488263506907447752013-10-11T09:28:51.420-04:002013-10-11T09:28:51.420-04:00Thanks! It really was a lot of fun and I was surp...Thanks! It really was a lot of fun and I was surprised at the variety we found.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-5598014283494196822013-10-11T09:28:03.325-04:002013-10-11T09:28:03.325-04:00Yes, they need a damp environment.Yes, they need a damp environment.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-75869451069817754372013-10-11T09:27:46.480-04:002013-10-11T09:27:46.480-04:00I've always liked raw mushrooms, but not so mu...I've always liked raw mushrooms, but not so much cooked ones. But they are beautiful.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-19288220510914712082013-10-11T09:27:22.064-04:002013-10-11T09:27:22.064-04:00I don't believe that was one of the safe mushr...I don't believe that was one of the safe mushrooms anyway.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-55493677853893690282013-10-11T08:05:08.314-04:002013-10-11T08:05:08.314-04:00So is that last photo of the mushrooms you fried u...So is that last photo of the mushrooms you fried up and had for dinner?? ;)Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-42145530934511512652013-10-11T03:57:16.676-04:002013-10-11T03:57:16.676-04:00Our old lawn used to get very waterlogged and ever...Our old lawn used to get very waterlogged and every so often there'd be a crop of fungi. I had no idea what they were so I certainly didn't try eating them. Even if I mugged up on all the different varieties, I don't think I'd ever be confident that I could correctly identify the edible ones!nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84214998912866952862013-10-11T00:16:16.475-04:002013-10-11T00:16:16.475-04:00What an interesting class to take. Lots of interes...What an interesting class to take. Lots of interesting varieties in your "neck of the woods". My mother's father knew what mushrooms were safe to eat in the wild. I think he passed the knowledge down to some of ihis sons. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-53730018287339641242013-10-10T23:29:31.650-04:002013-10-10T23:29:31.650-04:00Love mushroom, at least to eat. Does he do classes...Love mushroom, at least to eat. Does he do classes on other fungi, like truffles? Not that would be some to dig after, a nice black truffle.....one the downside of the coin, the mushrooms that are toxic like the ones containing ergotamine, can kill 'ya. <br />I only pick the ones I absolutely know, the morel. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.com