On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 15:48:38 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote:



Sounds like Merasmius oreades. Don't eat them raw, but they are
excellent cooked in stews, or fried. They dry brilliantly, and on
rehydration are indistinguishable from fresh - apart from the absence of
the bitter almond smell.

Fairy ring Champignon?
Errr, no it doesn't.
The op mentions small, brown roundheaded toadstools.
M. Oredeades spans about two inches max, and is distinctly buff in
colour with a small umbo ( central dome ). Most people would refer to
it as being white in its early stages.

Just make sure they *ARE* Merasmius oreades, and keep the area well
watered and thank The Lord for the natural harvest.

....and hope to whichever god you believe in that you don't them mixed
up with one of the very similar looking Clitocybes.

Regards,



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