http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/ BayAreaMushrooms Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:17:59 GMT Tom Cruckshank http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6793 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6793 After the inspiring presentation by William Rubel with David Arora's germane elucidations last night, I felt confident and determined to give A. muscaria a try Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:20:18 GMT wildfireblue http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6792 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6792 I went for about a mile walk along a creek bed just outside of town and saw no fungi. I used to haunt this creek alot in my youth and I remeber seeing alot of Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:25:06 GMT Dorothy Beebee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6791 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6791 The 13th Annual SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp is almost here! Hurry, Hurry!!! Early Bird registration expires November 30th! SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp 2010 will be Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:31:11 GMT Daniel Nicholson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6790 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6790 Hello Friends of Fungi we are experiencing some serious bounty from the forest we went yesterday and gathered Boletus before the rains made them soggy. There Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:30 GMT wildfireblue http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6789 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6789 Hello All, I'm very new to mushroom hunting and am hoping to find others in the Fresno area to hunt with. I have a great deal of experience wandering about the Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:54 GMT jamtoday http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6788 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6788 I live in Fairfax and would love to meet others in this area and west Marin who are knowledgeable about local mushrooms (I know about 14 edible varieties) and Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:55:33 GMT Dr. Rodham E. Tulloss http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6787 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6787 Dear users of the Amanita Studies site and friends, The draft paper on Amanita sect. Caesareae and the included keys have been updated with extensive data on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:22:47 GMT Beug,Michael http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6786 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6786 I want to second Debbie's point that for some other poisonous mushrooms (Amanita phalloides, A. ocreata, A. bisporigera, Lepiota subincarnata, etc), no amount Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:24:14 GMT oron http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6785 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6785 Hi all, We finally took down the decorations from our Halloween party--the Gnome forest. Our hall was decked with giant mushrooms (boletes, amanitas, lepiotas, Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:07:33 GMT debbie viess http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6784 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6784 good point Jeff.   Although the toxins in MUSCARIA are water soluble, and can be removed by sufficient boiling and throwing out the water, the toxins in Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:02 GMT jeff michel http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6783 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6783 I would NOT try this or anything food related with the death series of mushrooms. I don't even consider this mushroom in the same league as Phalloides and Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:12:27 GMT debbie viess http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6782 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6782 Geez Hugh, where's that dramatic soundtrack for your movie?   I have eaten muscaria myself on a couple of occasions, but I don't advocate it for wholesale use Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:37 GMT terry caudle http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6781 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6781 I can almost understand confusing A. phalloides for coccora, but, destroying angel for shaggy mane?? ________________________________ From: debbie viess Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:29 GMT debbie viess http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6780 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6780 You are correct Kevin, a classic coccora is unmistakeable. But you would be surprised at how people can ignore the obvious and mistake a vaguely similar deadly Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:55:08 GMT Darwin Jones http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6779 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMushrooms/message/6779 I imagine if you do that much preparation and leaching to any poisonous mushroom you can make it edible. I imagin it tast a bit like vinigar after its done.