curiosity - wild mushrooms,herbs and edible plants

[newhunterette]

I am just curious as to how many people have harvested or would like to harvest wild mushrooms, herbs, edible plants or who has knowledge in these areas - I enjoy gathering these items from our forests and using them as I cook - is this something y'all would like to see posted about on characteristics and uses and flavours they produce even the medicinal purposes of some or is this something that has been posted on in the past or am I barking up a wrong tree?

Ali

[Sideofabarn]

I'd love to do that, I guess I just want someone to show me the ropes. Ooh, I had a feed of mushrooms tonight and now the ceiling is talking to me. That is an experience I choose not to have.

[newhunterette]

I'd love to do that, I guess I just want someone to show me the ropes. Ooh, I had a feed of mushrooms tonight and now the ceiling is talking to me. That is an experience I choose not to have.
okay okay wrong kind of mushrooms and never mind comments of them wacky kind of herbs either sheesh - I should have known good grief - u r a brat mister hehehehehehe

[elkdom]

there are many edible mushroons , fiddleheads ect, some mushrooms are delicious, morrels, red caps on and on it go's but be very carefull get a good book with good pic's , some mushrooms will alter your mind, some will alter your dinner menu, and some will alter your future( as in if you eat the wrong ones you wont have a future!) get some god info and you can dine like a KING on what you can find in the boonies!!

[Steeleco]

I do mushrooms all the time. Even have a few spots I go to each year. I use this book: http://www.amazon.com/New-Savory-Wild-Mushroom/dp/0295964804
As my guide, there's way too many to know them all, but I have 4 types I pick without concern. Dehydrated and then later added to ground in spaghetti or soups they are fantastic. Good exercise too.

[Phoneguy]

The only wild mushroom I know with certainty is Shaggy Mane. I used to pick it for my mom when I was a kid. I would love to be able to identify a few "exotics" that we might see in the wild so that I could feel comfortable in picking them. Last week I found a mushroom that I think was an exotic but didn't know so I left it. Pictures, identification guidlines, storage and travelling techniques (field to home or camp), drying, and cooking ideas are all something I am interested in.

Thanks

James

[Sideofabarn]

I could pick a morel out of a crowd, but I'm not sure about the others. I was looking at field guides to mushrooms recently, and of course neglected to pick up a copy. Silly man. With the recent frosts here in the central interior, is it too late for mushrooms now?

[trapperdan2061]

I was out today and saw lots of different ones and would love to know which ones are ok to eat.

[Wildman]

There is a book on wild mushrooms - much the same as the birds of bc, fish of bc etc......

[newhunterette]

I have a few books here at home I will put the titles up as soon as I can as well as I have a few articles and notes on herbs and edible plants that I will contribute too - just wanted to find out how many people would be interested in this sort of information before posting as I don't want to waste anyone's time :)

Ali

[newhunterette]

"The New Savory Wild Mushroom" by Margaret McKenny and Daniel E. Stuntz. It is in my opinion the best i have seen this far and easy for the Layman to understand. Most others i have seen use all that Latin Mumbo Jumbo.The Photos in this Book are clear and the colors come very close to the real thing. The ISBN number is 0-295-96480-4 the Canadian Retail Price is $26.95

[newhunterette]

http://www.kurtknoll.com/shaggymhv27125.jpg (http://www.kurtknoll.com/mush33.html)Shaggy Manehttp://www.kurtknoll.com/mashchan125.jpg (http://www.kurtknoll.com/mush10.html)Common Chanterellehttp://www.kurtknoll.com/coralfungu125.jpg (http://www.kurtknoll.com/mush6.html)Corel
http://www.kurtknoll.com/mushred2125.jpg (http://www.kurtknoll.com/mush16.html)Red Aspen Bolete

[Wildman]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/CIMG1649s.JPG

[Wildman]

Shaggy Manes are GROSS>....................my opinion of course.

[Wildman]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/CIMG1647s.JPG

[Wildman]

Chantrells are the best!!!!!! mmmmmmmmm fried in butter!

[RMG]

Wow, memories, many years ago, me and dad would go campin, with no food. Had some good eats too, it is truly amazing how much there is out there for the gathering, took along the 22 for rabbits, squirls, and other small game. I think I would starve now though. Loved those times. If I remember right mom and the sisters came along once, dont think they enjoyed the roasted squirl, as they never came along again.

[Wildman]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/CIMG1647s.JPG

Just picked a few days ago...........I forgot to mention. Do not pull out of the ground. Use a knife and cut the stem. That way the spoors will stay in the same place and they will re-grow. Blip them with your gps and return next year.

[6616]

I have a book I refer to often. "Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies" by Linda Kershaw - Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. It's very useful for plant identification purposes as well.
http://lonepinepublishing.com/cat/9781551052298

[Fisher-Dude]

I know shaggy manes and have eaten them often - however, I don't want to eat a mushroom and wake up next Wednesday wondering where I've been! :shock:

I know grouse, deer, elk and moose are edible, so I tend to eat them whenever I can. :wink:

[sashak]

Hey guys, this is my first post...

My family and I try to harvest as much wild food as possible, and that most definitely includes mushrooms. This year has been great for chantrelles, especially in the Malahat/Shawnigan area of V.I. where I hunt. We just bought a food dehydrator and so far have managed to dry a dozen large freezer bags full. At least I don't have to go home empty handed from hunting trips when our Blacktail deer prove too elusive.

My vote for best field guide: "All the Rain Promises and More" by David Arora (Ten Speed Press). It's cheap, comprehensive, has good quality colour photos and is western North America specific.

If you're on Vancouver Island and are interested in learning more about mushrooms by going on a group hunt, contact the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society <www.svims.ca>.

[mikek blacktail]

my buddy pickekd 168lb of chantrelles the other day >I pick pines ,chantrelles ,hedgehogs,morels ,shaggy manes,lobsters and cauliflower mushrooms when ever there around which this year seems to be a bumper year.

[tailgate77]

I am familiar with the ones mikek mentioned. I am interested in Boletes, which I have never eaten or picked. Nothing finer than spring morels, although I have never found any quantity of them. We used to freeze, can, and dry chantrelles. Don't get out as often as I used to, mostly because of lack of logging road access.

[janette]

i do a lot of wildcrafting - lots of medicine & food.

[Ubertuber]

Boletes, now there's a good shroom.

[Chuck]

Morels love places that were burned over the previous year and just like Ravens can tell you something is probably dead, so look for these old burns the following spring.