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   From: norsgerm@a...........   
      
   My nieghbor had a parosol in his yard. It was too old but I took it home.   
   Next day it was so rotten even the dog wouldn't role on it!   
   Kurt   
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   >   
   > Kurt wrote:   
   >> always amazes me, the diference between 'old world' and 'new world'   
   >> fugni.   
   >> like parosols   
   > [snip]   
   > I think it's more cosmopolitan than that, Kurt.   
   >   
   > David Aurora told me once that worldwide, Amanita is perhaps the most   
   > eaten genus of any mushroom. Agaricus as a genus has lots of problems   
   > in much of the world regarding edibility.   
   >   
   > Differences of soil pH may dramatically affect edibility of fungi. That   
   > may be one reason why A.m. is edible in some parts of the world, but   
   > not others.   
   >   
   > Personally, after smelling A.m. more than 2 days old, it is probably   
   > better tossed than toasted (sorry, David!).   
   >   
   > Daniel B. Wheeler   
   >   
      
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