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9/15/2015 1 It’s a blessed addiction By Rebecca Wood & Friends 2015 Why Wild Mushrooms? • The hunt? • The mystery? • The taste… uumm,ummmm • The Medicinal Value? • The diversity of use, preservation, storage?
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It’s a blessed addiction
By Rebecca Wood & Friends
2015
Why Wild Mushrooms?
• The hunt?• The mystery?• The taste… uumm,ummmm• The Medicinal Value?• The diversity of use,
preservation, storage?
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• There are 1.5 million estimated species of fungi • About 5 % have been ID’d• Of that 5% about 10,000 species produce fleshy mushroom of which about 400 are poisonous.
• Of the 400 that are poisonous about 20 are commonly found, 6 of which are lethal.
• Of the est. 10,000 species about 2,000 are thought to be edible
• 100 are widely picked and 15‐30 are common.• Humans are more closely related to fungithan plants…. Hummmm????
FunctionCommon Structure
Gilled Basidiomycetes
Cup, Jelly or Sac
Ascomycetes
1. Links in the food chain, making nutrients of the soil available to plants and other animal via plants and
2. remove nutrients from dead plants, other fungi and animals returning it to the soil.
Mutualistic: mycorrhizal fungi(rhizal=root , endophytic fungi (endo =inside the plant)Saprophytic: sapro=rotten feed on dead, dying and decaying.Parasitic: parasitos=eats at someone else’s table!
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It’s all in the science….
Take a Walk through Spring in your backyard
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My trusty mushroom finder!
The hunt ensues… tasty treats
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The Prize of the Spring…
Soooo, What do you do when you find them?
Salivate, weep with joy, hide them and look around nonchalantly… it’s a
personal thing!
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Preparation
Quick soak in salt water or cold rinse from the inside out then into the pan, frig or dehydrator.
The Best Part?
Never a loss of wild greens or ‘shroombuddies to join create a tasty healthy recipe!
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Other spring Finds…
to enjoy and to beware of…Know your ID, know your resource, take pictures, compare!
Summer Sensations to keep your eye out for!
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Name Those Boletus!Always something to ponder?
More Summer/Fall treasures..
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OH, THE OPTIONS…
A mushroom any Beginner can’t miss!
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Edible, Medicinal,
Indicator… Let’s appreciate it all.
When all else fails or just because
Hey you missed one!
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Just Rewards
Let’s Test Our Knowledge Edible vs Poisonous Test
• Poisonous mushrooms tarnish a silver spoon. – False
• If it peels, you can eat it. – False
• All mushrooms that critters eat are safe for humans.– False
• All mushrooms in meadows & pastures are safe to eat.– False
• All white mushrooms are safe.– False
• Poisonous mushrooms can be detoxified by parboiling, drying or pickling.– False
True or False
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Lots of Resources to Help you be safe and ID correctly.
• Join The Ohio Mycological Association and participate in Forays all over Ohio.
• Have a skilled buddy.
• Use Texts, Guides, DVD’s.
• ID techniques and terms.
• http://www.fungimag.com
• http://www.ohioline.osu.edu
More Considerations on Safety & Ethics
Positive ID
Do not eat raw
Eat only ones in good condition
Eat only one kind at a time
Eat only a small amt. the first time, save a sample
Have permission to gather
Use a mesh bag or distribute spores
Don’t Experiment‘There are old mushroom hunters and bold mushroom hunters but here are not old, bold mushroom hunters’!
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www.ohiomushroom.org
OU sponsors Spring Foray, thanks Martha, Walt, Cav and others!
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So next time you can join ….
Get to Know the Professionals
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