Yesterday saw the season's first mushroom expedition. A bit early for real diversity, with only four edible species collected, but on the other hand we found quite a lot of chanterelles.
- Chanterelle, Kantarell, Cantharellus cibarius
- Birch bolete, Björksopp, Leccinum scabrum
- Orange Birch Bolete, Tegelsopp, Leccinum versepelle
- Red russula, Tegelkremla, Russula decolorans
As a Swedish journalist once wrote, paraphrasing the Scarlet Pimpernel:
They find him here
They find him there
They say they find him everywhere
Is he in Heaven or is he in Hell?
That damned elusive Chanterelle
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At my wife's suggestion, I quit work 1½ hour early today and cycled with her and the kids into the woods to pick mushrooms. Lovely sunny afternoon, and I can report that the hills between Lakes Lundsjön and Trehörningen are rich in boletes right now. Here are the species we got:
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How about a gallery of the four species? If "real" chanterelles are the ones in the background, then I just had my first ones a few days ago. Delicious when fried in the pan with allspice (pimenta dioica), salt and butter.
No Psilocybe cubensis?! How un-fun!
Yeah, it was really hard to see any shrooms for all the hemp and poppy growing everywhere in dense lush stands.