From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   Paul J. Dudley wrote:   
   >   I used to gather shrooms with my mom when I was a youngster ( her way   
   >  of keepin' an eye on me really.. ). She showed me some to look for and   
   >  some that were harmfull. One in particular came up in the yard every   
   >  year and we couldn't mow the lawn until mom got her fill. They popped   
   >  up under the apple trees we had.   
   >   
   >  These shrooms were round flat topped ( brown ) and when you broke   
   >  one open, the cream colored innards began turning a blue/green color.   
   >  We'd gather these boogers up and she would can them, after she fried   
   >  up a mess for my father and herself that is..   
   >   
   >  That was Massachusettes, and now I live in North Carolina. And now I   
   >  have a hankering for shrooms myself. And better yet I've found these   
   >  same shrooms in my own yard. I haven't eaten any yet - just opened   
   >  a couple to watch cream turn blue/green. Can someone please tell   
   >  me the name of said mushroom ?   
   >   
      
   The flesh of many Boletes will stain blue when cut.  Some Lactarius have   
     latex/milk that is, or will stain blue/green, or violet.   
      
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