Fairy Ring .....Help !!!!! please
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from Kate Morgan contains these words: snip There was a thread about Fairy Rings some time ago, some of the men on the group opted for standing in the middle and wishing for Charlie Dimmock, is she still a favourite I wonder. I think someone tried it and foun they'd boobed. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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Rusty Hinge typed: The message from Kate Morgan contains these words: snip There was a thread about Fairy Rings some time ago, some of the men on the group opted for standing in the middle and wishing for Charlie Dimmock, is she still a favourite I wonder. I think someone tried it and foun they'd boobed. Reminds me about a joke involving a Magic lantern and a 12inch Piano player..... pk |
Fairy Ring .....Help !!!!! please
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, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
Fairy Ring .....Help !!!!! please
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, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
Fairy Ring .....Help !!!!! please
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from Stephen Howard contains these words: 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. Which is how M. oreades appears. 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. Buff, brown, whatever, I always give some latitude for colour as a very high proportion of men are colour blind to some extent. However, I would never refer to the fruit bodies as white at any stage of their development above ground. 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. Most of which are either harmless or edible, though C. rivulosa is deadly. Personally though, I can't see how anyone who knows M. oreades could possibly confuse the two, despite many good handbooks warning of the possibility. (I've been eating M.oreades since 1950 or thereabouts, and I think I'm still alive.) -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
Fairy Ring .....Help !!!!! please
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:07:55 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from Stephen Howard contains these words: Fairy ring Champignon? Errr, no it doesn't. The op mentions small, brown roundheaded toadstools. Which is how M. oreades appears. It might appear like that, but the op states this as a recurring problem - so one would expect that the description applies to the mature specimen. 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. Buff, brown, whatever, I always give some latitude for colour as a very high proportion of men are colour blind to some extent. However, I would never refer to the fruit bodies as white at any stage of their development above ground. I've seen them pretty close to cream - typically when a hot spell follows the arrival of the fruiting bodies - but very few people would have much trouble distinguishing them from a definitely brown fungus. I'd bet ten bob they're one of the Hygrocybes, with half a crown on the side for an Enteloma. 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. Most of which are either harmless or edible, though C. rivulosa is deadly. Personally though, I can't see how anyone who knows M. oreades could possibly confuse the two, despite many good handbooks warning of the possibility. (I've been eating M.oreades since 1950 or thereabouts, and I think I'm still alive.) Always look for the nipple ;) Bet few men would have any problems there! Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
Fairy Ring .....Help !!!!! please
In article , Rusty Hinge
writes Most of which are either harmless or edible, though C. rivulosa is deadly. Personally though, I can't see how anyone who knows M. oreades could possibly confuse the two, despite many good handbooks warning of the possibility. (I've been eating M.oreades since 1950 or thereabouts, and I think I'm still alive.) Well, that's the key, isn't it? anyone who knows M. oreades - we're talking here about someone who isn't quite sure whether or not it is a fairy ring mushroom, and who probably couldn't tell their Boletus from their Agaricus ;-) -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Fairy Ring .....Help !!!!! please
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from Kay Easton contains these words: In article , Rusty Hinge writes Most of which are either harmless or edible, though C. rivulosa is deadly. Personally though, I can't see how anyone who knows M. oreades could possibly confuse the two, despite many good handbooks warning of the possibility. (I've been eating M.oreades since 1950 or thereabouts, and I think I'm still alive.) Well, that's the key, isn't it? anyone who knows M. oreades - we're talking here about someone who isn't quite sure whether or not it is a fairy ring mushroom, and who probably couldn't tell their Boletus from their Agaricus ;-) /\ You will note that / \ up there somewhere I said to make sure they were M. oreades, and ¯||¯ further, mentioned the availability of handbooks. My first trial was using Dr. John Ramsbottom's excellent Book in the New Naturalist series, Mushrooms and Toadstools (which I chose as a prize at school). Nowadays I would recommend Roger Phillips' book 'Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe', (Macmillan), ISBN 0 330 26441 9 -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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