M. Vishnevsky. Rules for the safe collection, preparation and harvesting of mushrooms in the XXI century.

Content

5 From the author

7 Preface

WHAT YOU NEED/DON’T NEED TO COLLECT AND HOW TO BEHAVE CORRECTLY WHEN COLLECTING AND BUYING MUSHROOMS

12 “Polluted” and urban mushrooms

23 Old and sick mushrooms

26 Wormy mushrooms

28 Twin mushrooms: the main dangers

33 Mushroom picking on a hike and on a picnic

34 Mushroom picking in unfamiliar or new places

36 How to collect only edible mushrooms for a beginner

38 How to buy mushrooms

43 Techniques for the safe collection, transportation and storage of mushrooms before processing

SAFE COOKING, HARVESTING AND EATING MUSHROOMS

45 Primary mushroom treatment

51 What fungal toxins and in what ways can be detected

52 What fungal toxins and in what ways can be neutralized

53 Soaking and boiling before salting

55 Hermetic closure of mushroom blanks and botulism

60 Other “pests” in mushroom preparations

61 Safe storage of harvested mushrooms

68 What to do with spoiled mushroom blanks

70 Eating raw mushrooms

72 Mushrooms and alcohol

74 Mushrooms as heavy food

TIPS ON THE MOST COMMONLY COLLECTED CONDITIONALLY EDIBLE AND MILDLY POISONOUS

MUSHROOMS

82 Lines

83 Grey manure

85 Satanic mushroom and other oak trees and “colored” boletus

86 Rows

86 Smoky Govorushka and other govorushki

87 Autumn honey mushrooms

88 False honey mushrooms

89 Red Fly Agaric

91 Various pears and milkweeds with white juice and burning cheese teeth

APPLICATIONS

95 Misconceptions regarding the dangers of certain mushrooms

104 Misconceptions regarding the safety of some mushrooms

106 Mushrooms dangerous for pets

110 How to prepare for a hike in the forest, how not to get lost in the forest and what to do if you get lost

120 Fines in hiking and on vacation

126 Additional information on comparative tables