The Weather Network has predicted normal summer temperatures this year, but in the Toronto area, higher than normal precipitation. This is good news for the amateur mycologists in the crowd. Last season started off well enough with plenty of morels and plenty of oysters but… Read More
Somebody entered the phrase “chanterelle mushrooms in July near Toronto” into a search engine and landed on 27th Street. Let me ease your troubled mind, my friend. The answer is, well maybe, if we get some rain this year (and you can find them).
Somebody entered “Aborted Entoloma Spring” into a search engine and came up with my little slice of paradise. Around these parts, though, you won’t see aborted entoloma, or Entoloma abortivum, in the spring. You’ll see lots of them in the fall, though. The naming of… Read More
I took the dogs for a long walk in a forest not so far from home, and came back with the bounty you see in the picture above. These are (not so) giant puffballs and Lactarius deliciosus, aka Saffron Milk Caps. There is also a… Read More
The highlight of this assortment of mushrooms are the little hedgehog mushrooms in the bottom left. They are Hydnum repandum, but small ones. These mushrooms have little teeth underneath the caps. They’re very distinctive and they are a choice edible, on par with chanterelles. There… Read More
This looks to me like pear-shaped puffball, Lycoperdon pyriforme. Usually when I see one of these I see quite a number of them, but this morning, I only spotted the one. These are good edibles when young and completely white inside. If you aren’t very… Read More
I found just one of these mushrooms today. I believe it is likely Lactarius deliciosus, known as the saffron milk cap. When I saw it, I thought it might by L. thyinos because I couldn’t see any staining. However, this mushroom did stain when handled.… Read More
Most of my friends know that I like to forage for edible wild mushrooms, and from time to time I’m asked about the best ways to cook them. There’s no short answer to that question, and really it depends on what kind of mushrooms you… Read More
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