Horse Shoe fungus anyone?

[dan_druff]

So after moving to rural Sweden (Värmlands) a few weeks ago to live with my girlfriend i thought id take advantage of getting out and about in the woods and being all bushcrafty etc.


I was totally surprised how many horse shoe fungi there are around...



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i also went looking for some fat wood that i read about and managed to find and dig out a whole root!






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this stuff burns so well... even when damp...

hope i havent made anyone too jealous.. if its any consolation i am experiencing long dark days (4pm pitch black) and apparently have -15c / -20 to look forward to :-(

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

what a git and id give my back teeth to see -15 / -20 lol

look forward to seeing the amadou

 

[dan_druff]

haha, i think it will be good when it arrives so the lakes freeze over so i can get a chance at ice fishing and skating, until then its just like being back over there... grey miserable and raining... still not cold enough for the fun snow...

I did have a go at harvesting the amadou layer on another one bu its really hard... i end up with about a 1/2cm thick piece and when i try to slice thinner to get it to that fluffy velvety texture i only manage to slice small pieces... do you have any advice on how i could change that?

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

it needs boiling for a long time to make propper amadou, youtube should have some vids

 

[dan_druff]

Ahh ok cool, i'll check it out, thanks!