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   Dimitar Bojantchev to Frederick Burroughs   
   Re: Megacollybia platyphylla reconsidere   
   18 May 06 21:24:12   
   
   From: dimitar@pontix.com   
      
   The photo is beautiful. I have a D70 and I will look into the HDR stuff.   
   I'm very interested to see  how it works in darker environments with flash.   
      
           D.   
      
      
   "Frederick Burroughs"  wrote in message   
   news:126q54ogsbgk18e@corp.supernews.com...   
   >I was fortunate to find some very fresh Megacollybia platyphylla growing in   
   >my front yard. Last year I tried eating some not-so-fresh specimens, and   
   >found them bitter enough to spit out. The young, very fresh specimens were   
   >much, much better. Diced and sautéed with only butter and salt, and eaten   
   >over toast, they bordered on delicious. (This simple preparation is   
   >becoming one of my favorite ways to eat mushrooms.)   
   >   
   > Most guides say to use caution when eating this mushroom. Some report   
   > gastric upset. Neither my wife or I experienced this problem. I did notice   
   > an increase in saliva afterward, though I can't pin it on the mushroom   
   > without further experimentation.   
   >   
   > I took an HDR composite photograph; See:   
   > http://www.user.shentel.net/riburr/megacollybia051806.html   
      
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