Mushrooming Without Fear - Hardcover

Alexander Schwab

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1873674880 ISBN 13: 9781873674888

Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books, 2006

Synopsis

Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable. Unlike others, it focuses only on those types that are both safe to eat and delicious. Most important, it presents the eight rules of mushroom gathering in a straightforward fashionâ including â Never, never take a mushroom with gillsâ and â If a mushroom smells rotten, it is rotten.â Among the many mushrooms covered are the cep; the red-cracked, larch, bay, and birch boletes; hen of the woods, chanterelle, trumpet chanterelle, hedgehog fungus, common puffball, horn of plenty, and cauliflower mushroom. Each is identified with several color photographs and identification checklist, and thereâ s also information on mushroom season, handling, storage, and cooking, complete with recipes.

About this title

About the Author:

grew up in Switzerland and gained a master’s degree in philosophy and history at Aberdeen University. He now lives in the beautiful Emmental region of Switzerland and fills the gaps between fishing trips by working as a management consultant. His hobbies include mushrooming, cooking, exploring the countryside, and reading poetry. He is the author of

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About this edition

• Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1873674880
• ISBN 13: 9781873674888
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128