FreeBirdTim
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I like them fried, but hate them in a salad. Nothing worse than raw mushrooms!
So those big bright red mushrooms with orange spots on them are probably a no
From what I've read none of the tree types are edible.
When it comes to mushrooms I think it is safer to eat the odor eaters. I don't mess with them. I don't play Russian roulette eitherI think it is a cousin to the Athletis Fungetis.
Be sure to wear odor eaters after coming in contact with that plant.
I am a perfect example of a "chicken of the woods"Generally an edible mushroom that normally grows on a tree needs to be growing on oak. For instance, if you do find an edible mushroom like hen of the woods, it needs to be growing on oak to still be edible. I would love to get more into mushroom hunting, but the safest way is to go foraging with a pro. However, there are, IIRC, around 5 edible mushrooms that are easy to identify and do not have a poisonous identical look-alike, but one must be able to understand more than just what color it is.
I do have a hen of the woods dehydrated and packed into jars. At my in-laws, there is a chicken of the woods, but someone else always snags it before we get there! I have also harvested and eaten chanterelles and morels.
This is the rare Middle TN. "miniature elephant ear mushroom". They should NEVER be consumed! The only way to know for sure if it is safe is if a sex toy is found near it. Obliviously this is a safe one. Go heavy on the butter... Their GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
The toxins in poison mushrooms can cause kidney or liver failure. Sounds like a really bad way to die. No more thoughts of eating wild mushrooms for me!
I think wild animals know better than us and I suspect they have some immunity from evolution. Amanitas are dangerous, some species are real deadly. We have one here that will kill your liver on the 15th day, but you'll have zero symptoms from the 14 days before. As soon you swallowed it, you live on borrowed time (14 days exactly) and there is no cure. Some even gives you heavy sweating and hallucinations, if you drink beer or wine 24 hours before or after eating them. Some will make you puke your guts. You really have to be informed and careful. In survival mode, mushrooms are not to consider.