Picking mushrooms in the woods on a sunny day can befun for the whole family . . . but only if you do it safely! There arethousands of different species of fungi, so it can be hard to tell which areedible and which are poisonous when you are picking them for yourself in thewild. Safe and unsafe species often closely resemble each other, and worryingabout which mushrooms are safe and which might be deadly can take all the funout of mushrooming. Enter Mushrooming with Confidence! Improving on the usual overwhelming and exhaustivewild plant guidebook, Mushrooming with Confidence is a slim, handymanual that focuses on the tastiest and most common mushrooms, so that you caneasily spot those that are not only safe to eat, but also a delight to cook andshare! Here mushrooms are divided into four identificationcategories so that anyone will be able to recognize what he or she is lookingat quickly and correctly. Thirty of the most common and delicious types areexplained in detail, from the common field mushroom to the pretty purpleamethyst deceiver and the prolific and tasty charcoal burner. Each mushroomincludes a "Positive ID Checklist" that the reader can go through to beabsolutely certain they have the right species, and more than 300 colorphotographs make it a snap to know exactly what kind of mushroom you've found .. . and whether you really want to pick it! With lists of the best tools for mushrooming, thebest techniques for getting a mushroom out of the ground in one piece, and evenhow to remove worms, Mushrooming with Confidence will extinguish anyfear or doubt that might stop you from hunting down your own deliciousmushrooms. This will prove a fun and essential guide for novice and experiencedpickers alike!
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Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1620871955
ISBN-13
9781620871959
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117294025
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Mushrooming with Confidence : a Guide to Collecting Edible and Tasty Mushrooms