Sorry for poor pics, this phone doesn't have macro and my dog stood on the best specimen. It had gills, not overly crowded. A mushroomy smell. No discolouration after slicing. Solid stalk. Growing on a clay soil stoney banking, under pine, but equally mixed wood.I can't even tell whether it has gills or tubes from those photos.
"Try walking old railway cuttings that are now paths, :thumbup:
Growing by willow and hawthorn on ashy soil..."
I will do thankee sir *doffs cap*
Suillus variegatus? Naa, no pores... looks more like some kind of Trichloma or Hyphloma to me, but like all good shroom ID requests, the shroomery is the place to ask for not so common fungi.
Anyone tried pickling St George's before, or has anyone got general advice on pickling wild mushrooms?
I'll chat with my foraging buddy... He pickles hedgehog mushrooms, and they are very nice indeedy.
Sorry for poor pics, this phone doesn't have macro and my dog stood on the best specimen. It had gills,
not overly crowded. A mushroomy smell. No discolouration after slicing. Solid stalk. Growing on a clay soil stoney banking, under pine, but equally mixed wood.
If pickling, it's advised to clean them well, blanch and only use the best vinegar or oil you can manage. Some would say to add pepper corns and half dozen garlic cloves to the oil together with 2/3 bay leaves. Well sealed jar. Once opened, keep in fridge an use quickly. It also says, the remaining oil makes a good salad dressing :thumbup:
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So no pickling in vinegar then?
Stems seem wide for George?A bit tricky, I think. They look a bit like St George's, but I'm not sure about the habitat. What do they smell like?
Also, a spore print would help.
Smelt like a regular button mushroom(ish) could be the compost on it masking the smell though?
Si
Stems seem wide for George?
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