Jim, There is a strong chance that I will be in upstate NY this weekend. I was supposed to send it along with Natalie this past weekend but ran out of time to...
I am new to mushroom hunting and would like an opinion as to the identity of these mushroom. I have uploaded 3 photos on to this website. They are in the album...
Hi Sue, This is indeed the Aborted Entoloma. Yum! I recommend cooking them until they are about half of their uncooked size. Use butter and oil and plenty...
Hi, About August 31 I posted a message about the Jack O'Lantern invading my good oak tree. David said that the Grifola probably would not come back. Well, the...
Bruce, Wonderful! I am very interested samples. Please contact me with a valid email address or phone number so I can give you a FedEx number to overnight...
Hi all, Found this Russula walking to watch a field hockey game yesterday.? Under a deciduous tree I could not identify but looked vaguely maple-like.? Put it...
I tried to upload these pictures. Somehow they are under new pictures several times.? ... From: psoppasmd@... To: NJMYCO@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, Oct 11,...
Hi Penny,   Your Russula is certainly one of the most beautiful species in NA. It's Russula ochrophylla Peck .   Ray collected it in Somerset Co.,...
How do you know it is Russula ochrophylla?? It is not in any of my books? Penny ... From: lance biechele <ltb0076@...> To: NJMYCO@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Ah the magic of Knowledge -   Unfortunately you are correct, this most beautiful Russula does not appear in any of the new books. Kauffman gives a nice...
Hi- This is my first year hunting mushrooms. I have a few questions about grifola frondosa. When is the end of the season for these? Do we have to have a hard...
My experience is that they can keep coming out right up until a hard freeze, but their growth is much slower if the temps are below 40 or 45 at night. This...
I found these beautiful boletis edulis specimens 10/16/09 which is later than usual in my experience. One of my friends said in Italy they served young...
I don't know that recipe (are they talking about not cooking it?), but I will say this: B. edulis and its close relatives are among the mushrooms for which,...
We do not recommend that anyone eat ANY mushroom raw (wild OR cultivated), except for Fistulina hepatica, the Beefsteak Polypore, which most texts recognize as...
Beautiful - I've seen and eaten many related species over the years but never boletus edulis. However, I'm quite myopic and am wondering if I'm missing...
I found a clump of mushrooms in my backyard near a hydrangea bush. I think they might be Honey Mushrooms. What do you think? Pictures in a folder marked...
Believe it or not they were here in good old New Jersey under old white pine and norway spruce. They are actually fairly large, and much easier to spot than...
Thanks Jim, I did cook them in a wonderful chicken marsala, and a risotto with some dried porcini too. David's tip about sauting them in olive oil not butter...
Hi Penny, Was the spore print white? Were there black, shoestring-like runners ("rhizomorphs") attached to the base of the stalks? If the answer to both of ...
The spore prints were white. I did not see any black strings attached but I will look for them next time Thanks for the info Sent from my Verizon Wireless...
This is just a reminder to members of the NJMA that Sunday, November 1, is the deadline for entries into our 2009 Photo Contest. I will be at our regular...
Hi All, I was doing an errand and came apon a field of Coprinus comatus in Morris County (Budd Lake) the other day. Since I'm a newbie I was very proud in my...
Nice find! Coprinus comatus is one of the last mushrooms of the season around here, and they've been coming out in good numbers in some places. Cook 'em soon...