Another angle is to collect loads of elder logs and twigs and make a
heap of them.

If you're lucky, they will already be infected with Jew's ear, a
smallish red-brown earlike bracket fungus. This is tasty freas, but has
the added benefit that it is readily dried, and when rehydrated, is
indistinguishable from fresh specimens.

I tend to grind it (coffee grinder does a good job) and add it to
casseroles, etc, where it flavours and thickens.

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Rusty