In message , Sacha
writes
My family knew a family of 4 who all died from mushroom poisoning - I
wouldn't risk it without lessons from a professional...

Good heavens above, that's absolutely terrible! Where did they pick
these mushrooms and in which country? It's a truly dreadful thing to
happen and just illustrates the need for extreme caution.

It was in Austria, soon after the war. I think many Austrians survived
the war on things like mushrooms, so they were very knowledgeable about
them indeed ... I can't imagine how they could have made such a mistake!

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Klara, Gatwick basin