Remember that the spores of all Agaricus, including The Prince, are always dark in color.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Agaricus augustus. The Prince.
Remember that the spores of all Agaricus, including The Prince, are always dark in color.
Agaricus bernardii
Apart from the striking smell (fishy?), which makes this edible mushroom uninteresting for the Norwegian palate, note too that the ring can be “pulled down”.
Comparison of rings
The ring of the A. bernardii (veisjampinjong) is low on the stem, while the ring of the A. arvensis (Horse mushroom/ åkersjampinjong)) is high.
The ring of the A. bernardii can be “pulled down”, while the ring of the A. arvensis can be “pulled up”.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Mushroom face cream
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In short, the cream we all have been waiting for!
According to the manufacturers, the Mushroom Face Cream “contains all the natural extracts and different herbs that are beneficial for the skin. The Mushroom Face Cream also prevents aging of the skin, since the early stages. This Mushroom Face Cream is made with utmost care, keeping in mind the soft and sensitive feminine skin, thus it is skin friendly with no side effects”.
In short, the cream we all have been waiting for!
Agaricus bernardii
Apart from the striking smell (fishy?), which makes this edible mushroom uninteresting for the dinner table, note too that the ring can be “pulled down”.
By contrast, the ring on the Agaricus arvensis (åkersjampinjong) cannot be “pulled down” (see illustration); it can only be “pulled up”.
Poisonous find at a garden party
In addition to nasty smell, of course.
Agaricus xanthoderma
Monday, July 1, 2013
Summer boletes galore!
I got lucky and got invited to an early summer foray with the Copenhagen Mycological Society. We went to a lovely forest north of the city, easily reached by public transport. The mushroom season has definitely started in Denmark; a few degrees south latitudewise certainly makes a big mycological difference.
We found several types of mushrooms. Among the edibles, we found oyster mushrooms, chanterelles (still young) and summer boletes (Boletus reticulatus), claimed by some to be even better than the highly esteemed porcini.
The Boletus reticulatus looks very much like its more well-known cousin, the Boletus edulis (cep, porcini, Karl Johan svamp, steinsopp etc). However, the cap is dry and the white network covers the whole stipe. Reticulatus refers to the latter. As with all boletes, they tend to be slimey when sauteed if you do not remove the spongy surface of pores on the underside of the pileus. I was told, however, that if you dry the boletes and then rehydrate them before cooking, the slime disappears.
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We found several types of mushrooms. Among the edibles, we found oyster mushrooms, chanterelles (still young) and summer boletes (Boletus reticulatus), claimed by some to be even better than the highly esteemed porcini.
The Boletus reticulatus looks very much like its more well-known cousin, the Boletus edulis (cep, porcini, Karl Johan svamp, steinsopp etc). However, the cap is dry and the white network covers the whole stipe. Reticulatus refers to the latter. As with all boletes, they tend to be slimey when sauteed if you do not remove the spongy surface of pores on the underside of the pileus. I was told, however, that if you dry the boletes and then rehydrate them before cooking, the slime disappears.
Excited members of the Copenhagen mycological society
throw themselves over our first oyster mushrooms on fallen logs.
Later, we find even more.
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