From: caterpillar@amuscaria.invalid   
      
   tigre wrote on Saturday 17 Dec 2005 3:53 am:   
      
   > Thanks edwin.  Next time I'll take a big bite.  I built a large stack   
   > of contorted willow log several years ago from an a lagre tree that   
   > blow over during a winter storm.  I has slowly burning it in my fire   
   > pit for BBQs.  But now I have second thoughts.  I wasn't sure if was   
   > edible or not.  Now that I have found out diferntly, I will harvest   
   > it.  Maybe another will show up down the line.  I was hoping for   
   > shiitakes.  Are ther anygood recipes out there for these mushrooms -   
   > just incase?   
   >   
   > On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:08:00 +0000, "e.hutton"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   I'm not sure where you are. In Europe (I'm in UK)   
   shiitakes do not grow wild, they're really a Japanese   
   mushroom, though if you can get some spawn you might   
   manage to grow some.   
      
   Oyster mushies can be treated like any other, but note   
   that the really big brackets can be rather tough,   
   especially near the wood where there is a thick white   
   bit. Cut that off and you should be OK. The little   
   brackets are better, and that is what you can buy in   
   the shops - a lot of recipes suggest only a couple   
   of minutes cooking for these. An important point is   
   that you shouldn't eat any wild mushroom without   
   cutting it in half to look for carnivorous foodstuffs.   
   Wild Oysters are rather prone to white maggots.   
      
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