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   Irene Andersson to riburr@shentel.net   
   Re: Candy Caps   
   28 Nov 05 09:51:22   
   
   From: ir@ene.nu   
      
   On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:05:04 -0500, Frederick Burroughs   
    wrote:   
      
   >John Loomis wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> That is my question about Candy Cap.  How do you know for sure?   
   >>   
   >   
   >Lactarius bleed latex. Pick it, dry it, smell it. The aroma smells   
   >very good, like maple syrup, or even curry. I pick Lactarius   
   >camphoratus (among other candy caps), which can be very aromatic,   
   >filling the kitchen with its scent. It's used as a spice. After eating   
   >it, the aroma can come out in your sweat; very peculiar. In the   
   >eastern U.S., I find them in the early summer.   
      
   Now, wait a minute! This is getting very confusing. You are talking   
   about smell of curry and Lactarius camphoratus "among other candy   
   caps"?   
      
   Irene Andersson   
      
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