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 Topic: Bay bolete? |
fungi2bwith
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 Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon May 25, 15 8:34 am Subject: Bay bolete? |
| It is not a bay bolete, it is a suillus. |
| Topic: Saffron Milkcap |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Dec 02, 14 5:22 pm Subject: Saffron Milkcap |
| I found a few saffron Milk caps at the weekend. However, they were all very maggoty so they stayed in the forest. |
| Topic: Saffron Milkcap |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Dec 02, 14 5:20 pm Subject: Saffron Milkcap |
http://www.downsizer.net/gallery/26778/DSC09478.JPG
Do they often grow on trees?  |
| Topic: Saffron Milkcap |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Nov 20, 14 7:38 pm Subject: Saffron Milkcap |
| Saffron milk caps are not winter species. They are coming to an end now. Loads grow around here, but I haven't seen more than the occasional one for a few weeks. |
| Topic: Garlic, Botulism & Fermenting |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Aug 18, 14 4:00 pm Subject: Garlic, Botulism & Fermenting |
Thankyou fungi2bwith. I have that book, but couldn't find a specific reference to botulism.
I haven't got the book on me to check. But somewhere in there (or his other book) he talks about food saf ... |
| Topic: Garlic, Botulism & Fermenting |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Aug 18, 14 9:45 am Subject: Garlic, Botulism & Fermenting |
| Fermenting will kill botulism. The lactic acid forming bacteria will outcompete the botulism. It is best not to cook/boil everything first as you need the bugs present for fermenting unless you use so ... |
| Topic: Chanterelles |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Jul 07, 14 1:14 pm Subject: Chanterelles |
I've been finding enough chanterelles to harvest since the end of May. Still plenty around.
Haven't noticed much else in the last a couple of weeks, just a few blushers and the odd agaricus.
Gar ... |
| Topic: Chanterelles |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue May 13, 14 6:12 pm Subject: Chanterelles |
| I saw my first chanterelles of the year growing today. Only about 5 or 6. However, with the warm dry forcast I suspect they will dry and shrivel instead of more growing. |
| Topic: Spring Mushrooms |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Apr 16, 14 9:30 pm Subject: Spring Mushrooms |
| you trumped me as normal |
| Topic: Spring Mushrooms |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Apr 16, 14 8:19 pm Subject: Spring Mushrooms |
| Yes apart from one. Hidden in there is a decaying common morel (the first one I have found without your help) found in mixed wooland under ash. Unfortunately it is the only one I could find. I will go ... |
| Topic: Spring Mushrooms |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Apr 16, 14 12:56 pm Subject: Spring Mushrooms |
Shrooming has been good this spring. Plenty around and they came early.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa99/gkrickard/springmushrooms2014600x399_zps531d6d07.jpg |
| Topic: St George's mushroom |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Apr 03, 14 5:40 pm Subject: St George's mushroom |
How about the morels Gary? Any signs yet? Anyone?? 
Yes I found Morchella Elata (black morel) in woodchip on a new housing estate on Saturday. I will start my usual fruitless look for Esculenta (Co ... |
| Topic: St George's mushroom |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Apr 03, 14 2:09 pm Subject: St George's mushroom |
How about the morels Gary? Any signs yet? Anyone??
Yes I found Morchella Elata (black morel) in woodchip on a new housing estate on Saturday. I will start my usual fruitless look for Esculenta (Co ... |
| Topic: St George's mushroom |
fungi2bwith
Replies: 12
Views: 27872
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Mar 28, 14 9:54 pm Subject: St George's mushroom |
| I found my first st george's of the year today. Almost a couple of months earlier than last year! |
| Topic: working out ABV |
fungi2bwith
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Feb 05, 14 5:57 pm Subject: Re: working out ABV |
Okay...
having a maths argument with John.
How to calculate ABV...
If I have 20L of 10.92% and 20L of 8.3% and I mix them together, what is the ABV of the 40L?
I make it 9.17%, but he insists ... |
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