Plums and Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans)
Some guides list it as "edible but poor". IMO even that is generous. You'd have to be very hungry to eat these.
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Plums and Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans)
Some guides list it as "edible but poor". IMO even that is generous. You'd have to be very hungry to eat these.
Yes. They're vile. Hard to describe - a bit like they are tainted with plastic.
I'm interested to know what they are now. I can't tell. Also bad tasting mushrooms won't bulk out a dish as much as ruin it with their bad taste.
I'm hoping someone with some knowledge of mushroom might be able to advise what these are and if they are edible. My other half spotted them in the garden. They are in two clumps about 8 feet apart but they look different from each other. We've taken some photos without pulling them up, the idea being if they are edible we'll only pull them up when the butter is melting in the pan to enjoy them as fresh as possible. If they are not edible we'll just leave them be. There are four photos below.
The first two pics are of the mushrooms we found growing under our bird-feeder, next to a hawthorn hedge:
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The next two are mushrooms we found right at the base of an Acer tree.
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Any help will be much appreciated ! Ta in advance.
Edit: I should add that I've looked through three books we've got on the subject of wild plants but whilst we saw some that looked a bit like them, we just weren't sure enough.
The first two pics are of the mushrooms we found growing under our bird-feeder, next to a hawthorn hedge:
The next two are mushrooms we found right at the base of an Acer tree.
Any help will be much appreciated ! Ta in advance.
Edit: I should add that I've looked through three books we've got on the subject of wild plants but whilst we saw some that looked a bit like them, we just weren't sure enough.
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It's one of the rarer Agaricus species, which aren't easy to tell apart even when you've got them in front of you. However, from the look of them and their "clusteredness" I'd say those are probably Agaricus subperonatus, aka A. pseudovillaticus or "Clustered Mushroom". If so they are edible, but "don't agree" with everybody. Provided they don't smell of phenol (TCP) they are safe to eat.
Thanks Geoff, you know a lot more about mushrooms than I do! Do you think all four photos the same genus/species of mushroom?
They are definitely all Agaricus, and I think they are all subperonatus, yes.
This species is having a good year. Usually not common at all, but I've seen them a couple of times recently, both times growing by the sides of roads.
BTW: fungi aren't plants, in case you didn't know. They are more closely related to animals than plants.
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I do love these...
Pic taken yesterday.
Having sampled the best British truffles last week, I'd say that Horn of Plenty is culinarily superior.
Pic taken yesterday.
Having sampled the best British truffles last week, I'd say that Horn of Plenty is culinarily superior.
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They are delicious. The best tasting wild fungus in the British Isles bar none, IMO.
Not easy to find though - even if they are right in front of you. Most people walk straight past them without realising they are there.
Almost always on sloping ground beneath old beech trees.
Don't go around telling everyone they are 'horn of plenty' - everyone will be after them - tell them they are trumpette de la mort (trumpet of death) then you'll have them all to yourself 
Don't go around telling everyone they are 'horn of plenty' - everyone will be after them - tell them they are trumpette de la mort (trumpet of death) then you'll have them all to yourself
Let everyone be after them! Most people won't be able to find them.
Got to be in the right place at the right time. Pic taken today, showing just a fraction of what was available at this location. Plenty of plenty....
I was just kidding - but that does look like a great spot you've found there - bet you'll be keeping that to yourself. Very nice find, good on you.
Any advice on best cooking them?Let everyone be after them! Most people won't be able to find them.
Got to be in the right place at the right time. Pic taken today, showing just a fraction of what was available at this location. Plenty of plenty....
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Make a sauce and serve with pan-fried plaice or sole. Sauce: fry trumpets in butter for a minute or so, then add clotted cream, a bit of grated parmesan, salt and pepper. As soon as it is all hot, pour over the fish and serve immediately.
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