Foxwit Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Is this an edible field mushroom? There are lots in the pasture where I shoot and I'd love to cook them if they are good ones? Edited August 30, 2014 by Foxwit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 No pic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxwit Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Just attached it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr pigeon Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 If when u cut it, it bleeds yellow ink then no, it's not edible. Otherwise yes it's a classic field mushroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrob Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Check that the top peels - looks like a field mushroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 If you don't know don't eat it,simple, if you eat it and its misidentified its either hospital or coffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 If you don't know don't eat it,simple, if you eat it and its misidentified its either hospital or coffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvshootseason Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Unless your confident you can identify it or someone else can i wouldn't risk it....also i would never touch/pick a mushroom i was un sure about! Do you have any books so you can read up on mushrooms or go on a course to help you identify! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 If when u cut it, it bleeds yellow ink then no, it's not edible. Otherwise yes it's a classic field mushroom! +1 Check that the top peels - looks like a field mushroom. Does not matter whether the top peels or not, see above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr pigeon Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 There is no deadly poisonous fungi that looks like that. Especially one growing in pasture. Peeling the cap is a myth in the fact that some peel further than others. I can see its a field mushroom hence why I said. I would never tell someone to eat something unless I was 100%. Oh if you look up wild foragers you will see me taking groups out, picking and identifying fungi. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 There is no deadly poisonous fungi that looks like that. Especially one growing in pasture. Peeling the cap is a myth in the fact that some peel further than others. I can see its a field mushroom hence why I said. I would never tell someone to eat something unless I was 100%. Oh if you look up wild foragers you will see me taking groups out, picking and identifying fungi. Thanks I am enivous, I know a few fungi that I pick but have been looking for a mentor for some time down this way. There are a few companies that run a day out but I am a bit further on that just a basic day with my foraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftnright Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) I reckon i know a few 100% about (4) that i do not need to question, however was on a forage with a European mate and he had an astounding knowledge and understanding of both fungi and mushrooms and cooked up a delicious meal with them later that day, when i asked how he got it he said he used to go out with his grandma who would decide where and what they should pick based he said on the weather that morning....i think witchcraft is a play myself.. Edited September 1, 2014 by leftnright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 looks like a field mushroom to me, ( give one to your mother in law see how she gets on, ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 remember, although that one looks edible and tasty, destroying angels reside in the same area and are the most common reason for hospitalisation from shroom poisoning. What I was taught to do was learn a few good edible ones along with the ones they get confused with most often. Each and every shroom needs close examination before cooking in this case. you can get in to black and white paper and spore prints if necessary and checking gills and stem rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr pigeon Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Destroying angels are strictly a wood residing mushroom. They also only have white/cream gills. They indeed are the same family (agaric) as field mushrooms but that's it. Destroying angels are not very common aswell. I think if you look you will find the death cap accounts for far more poisoning cases than other fungi. In 20 years of teaching fungi and collecting, I have only found around 50 angels. Edited September 1, 2014 by Mr pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) I only know one and that very well as its the only one currently I eat and it grows in the garden. Thats a field mushroom, light pink gills, very distinctive smell, nothing else looks like it in my opinion and so its quite distinctive. The gills shade to brown and black the older it gets. That one is about a day and a half old, maybe 2 and has opened within the last 12 hours at a guess. Smell it - you wont forget that. Garlic, butter, a bit of toast and a couple of pigeon breasts. Just an afterthought, I would eat that one in the pic, whether you do is up to you. Edited September 1, 2014 by Kes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxwit Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I've shot this pasture for a while now and noticed them only recently at about 4-5am one morning there is a considerable number of them as well. Would love to have the confidence to cook them. We used to get loads with my mother when we were kids on a farm we used to live on as well as giant puff balls. Trouble Is I don't trust myself to identify now and would not want to put myself or family on danger. Shame really as I believe there is a real bounty to be had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Shame you are in Wiltshire - I would come down try them for you and give you the confidence to reap what appears to be an abundant harvest. Its your choice but I have no doubt from the pic. However, I cant see all of them ! When you have identified them to your satisfaction and want to harvest them - dont pull them up, cut them off just above the soil. I was told this preserves more of the mycelium, the plant itself, the mushroom is just the fruiting body. You should TAKE a few to your local expert - the pub, dont tell them where you got them or that will be all lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Live dangerously........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Stick on some PINK FLOYD and get the pan out, if it goes tits up then at least you've set the right ambience lol.On a serious note if you can't identify it don't eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 cut it up ...dry it......smoke it......ENJOY MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 There is no deadly poisonous fungi that looks like that. Especially one growing in pasture. Peeling the cap is a myth in the fact that some peel further than others. I can see its a field mushroom hence why I said. I would never tell someone to eat something unless I was 100%. Oh if you look up wild foragers you will see me taking groups out, picking and identifying fungi. Thanks +1 and a fine specimen. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorismyhero Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 personally I am firmly of the belief that the ONLY place to pick mushrooms is at the veg counter of your greengrocer/supermarket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 There is no deadly poisonous fungi that looks like that. Especially one growing in pasture. Peeling the cap is a myth in the fact that some peel further than others. I can see its a field mushroom hence why I said. I would never tell someone to eat something unless I was 100%. Oh if you look up wild foragers you will see me taking groups out, picking and identifying fungi. Thanks what about the yellow stainer , may not be deadly but can make you ill and looks same and grows in the same areas , it's easey to say your an expert but without it in your hand you would be foolish to leave yourself open to the consequencess of what can happen when you make a statement like that on an open forum DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinach Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Nice dry field mushroom. We have loads about presently. I used to collect them but now I just leave them. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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