On weekend I visited forest near Cambridge (Ontario). The area is some 45 km North-West of my home. I was passing through really old hardwoods and area with mature spruce. Hardwoods The most spectacular was strong showing of clusters of Clitocybula oculus. In my main field guide (Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada) the name… Continue reading Cambridge, August 27th, 2017
At this time of the year dried mushrooms are starting to be the main source of mushrooms for my kitchen. In my opinion drying is by far the easiest and most efficient way of preservation of the wild mushrooms. I use Excalibur 9-Tray Food Dehydrator, but I am sure that any dehydrator should work. Even oven… Continue reading Some Thoughts on Drying Mushrooms
At the end of day I decided to go and check one of spruce groves that I rarely visit. It is couple of acres of quite young spruce, obviously planted with rows still visible on the ground. Entering the woods I did not see any mushrooms. It is not easy to move through young spruce.… Continue reading Milkcap Surprise
