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| Bubbletwinkler |
Out this afternoonIt was a lovely day here so I thought I'd go up the woods and see what's about.It wasn't long before I came across loads of shaggy parasols so I picked a few and left the rest as I've never eaten them before and don't know whether I'll get stomach trouble from them. I'll fry one up later in butter and see what happens. I also found my first wood blewits and a huge cream coloured mushroom which is seven inches across, very firm fleshed and smells gorgeous. Could it be a Giant Funnel? 
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| cab |
Re: Out this afternoon
Can't tell from the pic. Could be. |
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| doctoral |
smell teh big one and if it smells mealy, I wouldn't eat it - could be a clouded agaric. | ||
| cab |
My money is on the surprisingly tasty Leucopaxillus giganteus, but obviously, we can't say from that image. | ||
| doctoral |
Could be, but follow Cabs advice 
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| bubble |
its clitocybe geotropa | ||
| bingo |
Yeah, sort of Bubble and Squeak only the big fella. | ||
| cab |
A bold statement considering its one view and ts almost side on 
Why C. geotropa rather than some of the other options? The shape suggests to me L. giganteus, why do you go for C. geotropa? (I'm not the best at distinguishing dfferent strains of assorted big white/off white funnely things, so I'm really curious about this). |
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| bubble |
i only guessed at geotropa because its so much commoner;it also has a tendency to grow more inside woods than out although a few years ago when there were masses in Potton wood the geotpopas were popping up in clearings and on grass just outside the wood;but without looking at the spores with microscope with these two we are guessing!!! | ||
| Bubbletwinkler |
The big funnel smells lovely and mushroomy, no odd smell whatsoever and was delicious fried in some butter. I had no stomach problems from eating the shaggy parasols thank goodness.
I wasn't sure whether it was a giant funnel or C. Geotropa either, just happy that both types were good to eat. I also found out that the giant funnel has antibiotic and anti cancer properties. 
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| wildfoodie |
C. geotropa generally has taller slightly more slender stems than L giganteus, with a prominent umbo in the bottom of the funnel. Even the most mature specimens tend to have this- a bit like an 'outie' belly button! the other way of telling is on young specimens, C geotropas are pointy while L giganteus are flat. Agree with Bubble - geotropa v common. where did you find out about the anticancer/ antibiotic properties Bubbletwinkler? | ||
| bubble |
wildfoodie ,could you please explain yourself, you start off by asking us what those mushrooms are then [re your latest posts ]you go on as if you are an EXPERT,and not a beginner at all!!!! we had this with someone a few weeks ago!!!!
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| sean |
I think that you're mixing up wildfoodie with someone else? Not sure who though. 
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| hedgehogpie |
Looking at the memberlist there are indeed two 'wildfoodies'.
Wildfoodie and wildfoodie123. |
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| wildfoodie |
seems like there are indeed 2 wildfoodies, I'm the one with no number (somewhat obviously!) I wouldn't ever call myself a 'shroom expert, but I surprised myself this year by co-leading a group in Suffolk, and realised I knew a lot more than I thought I did. New strategy is to say I have knowledge of edible mushrooms - I know a good few of those by sight and smell and I leave the rest well alone.
I used to hang out here quite a bit... but have been busy this year with veg growing and helping to develop a community veg growing project with Transition Cambridge, so foraging has been mostly a solitary, quality me-time pursuit and I haven't been inspired to talk about it much. |
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| Bubbletwinkler |
I was just doing a Google search for general info on both mushrooms and came across it.
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| cab |
Good to see you here Wildfoodie
It ain't easy to distinguish the two species from a pic online. As I said, my first thought was also L. giganteus. Anyway, what are these transition Cambridge bods like? |
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| wildfoodie |
I'm really enjoying the food group crowd - we have strong and active core with loads of drive and enthusiasm: check it out http://www.transitioncambridge.org/thewiki/ttwiki/pmwiki.php?n=TTFood.HomePage
I've heard whisper that some of the good burgers of Cambridge think Transitioners are a bunch of hippy, head in the cloud do gooders - can't say that's my experience of them ( many are close and good friends) but I do see how the huggy, touchy-feely vibe can come across like that to some people. Transition is really about getting people to engage with planet friendly change in a positive and proactive way, and building strong communities to make sure it lasts. No better way to do that than through food!
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