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Originally posted by Dan Tanna
Wild fungi needs its own dedicated stuff
Daniel.
Mushrooming safely
There are no shortcuts to identifying edible fungi
Bearing in mind the dangers, it is highly recommended that you first find a knowledgeable guide. Michael Jordan, chairman of the Association of British Fungus Groups (ABFG), says, “I would definitely encourage novices to go out with someone who has good field experience”. Other mycologists agree, stressing the need to positively identify all mushrooms before ingesting them, and discarding any that cannot be positively identified. Stefan Buczacki, past president of the British Mycological Society, says, "there is no substitute for collecting with someone experienced". His colleague Liz Holden emphasises that "there are no shortcuts to identifying edible fungi - none of the traditional 'rules' for separating the edible fungi from the poisonous (eg the cap of an edible fungus peels easily, brightly coloured fungus are poisonous, etc) can be relied upon ".
Many mushrooms are poisonous some are deadly poisonous. We have made every effort to ensure accuracy on this website but, in the end, the responsibility for eating any mushroom or fungus must rest with the individual; for instance there are people who are allergic to all species of mushrooms. If you collect any mushrooms to eat make sure that your identification checks out in every detail. Never eat any wild mushroom until an expert mycologist has checked your identification. Even when you know a mushroom well weather conditions or animal damage can cause differences in appearance that could lead to misidentification.
Originally posted by emsed1
Don't know if anyone mentioned this but with this new Iran EMP thing going on it might not hurt to try and get a 3-6 month supply of your prescriptions.
May be expensive but running out of insulin or blood pressure meds may kill you faster than the poopwater.