Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Botnst
Like morels, chantrelles are great mushrooms to show kids because they are so distinctive. I have never taught kids anything about boletes or Amanitas (for example) because there are so many species that can make the consumer sick or dead. I have eaten some boletes and they are quite good.
My friend was a mycologist. He tried Psylocybe cubensis once without anybody around who knew what was going on. Bad idea, even for people experienced with psychoactive mushrooms. He ate way too many and found their taste so awful that he thought tequila would wash the aftertaste away.
He recovered okay but his neighbors talked about it for 20 YEARS!
|
Oh mah ghod...
Not an experience I'd want to try out.
I've picked chantrelles in WA state and I agree that they're a good one due to the distinct ID.
Not to disparage anyone who like shrooming, but there have been a few cases hereabouts where recent immigrants, who thought they were picking the same shrooms they used to pick back home, ended up ruining their livers behind that.
Bad shrooming and other
cautionary tales.