From: ir@ene.nu   
      
   On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:45:48 -0800, mushroomgroup@mushroomgroup.nym   
   wrote:   
      
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   >   
   >We spend the better part of the day looking for Mushrooms.. no Matsutake, a   
   >couple of chanterelle 2 dozen elfin saddles and a few mystery Lactarius.   We   
   >were hoping that the Lactarius was candy caps but when we got home we read   
   that   
   >candy caps have a clear latex, what ever we have has a milky latex.   I'm glad   
   >we only picked a few of them.   
      
   Never heard of candy caps, so I had to do some investigations to find   
   out what it was. The name was Lactarius fragilis var. rubidus, and it   
   turned out to be limited to grow with oak in northern California (and   
   Oregon, of course). The latex could be clear or somewhat milky, but   
   the sweet smell when drying, was significant.   
      
   I also found that it seems to be one of the most expensive mushrooms   
   on the market. At one site I read 90 dollars for half a pound of dried   
   candy caps..   
      
   Irene Andersson   
      
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