Edible Mushrooms - Safe to Pick, Good to Eat (Paperback)

Wandering the woods in search of mushrooms is one of life's great pleasures. But be careful to pick the right ones With "Edible Mushrooms" in your backpack, you'll know to pick only the safest, most delicious chanterelles, truffles, morels, and more. Author Barbro Forsberg presents forty edible species and reveals how, when, and where to find them--knowledge gained over the course of four decades spent mushrooming in the woods.
Discover such aspects of mushrooming as:
Characteristics of edible mushrooms, per species
Cooking, cleaning, and drying the day's bounty
Edible, inedible, or toxic? Photographs and descriptions for what to pick and what to avoid
Poisonous varieties and how to recognize them
All content has been verified by a professional mycologist. Plus, nature and educational photographs illustrate how mushrooms grow, the environments where you can expect to find them, and the ways in which the same species may vary from one sample to the next. So whether you're an experienced mushroom hunter or a novice to the art, with "Edible Mushrooms" you can confidently recognize, pick, and eat the tastiest wild mushrooms.

General

Imprint:	Skyhorse Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Barbro Forsberg
Photographers:	Stefan Lindberg
Dimensions:	241 x 168 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-62873-644-1
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Plant life: general > General
LSN:	1-62873-644-5
Barcode:	9781628736441

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