From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   Steve Peek wrote:   
   > "riburr" wrote:   
   >> Joe wrote:   
   >>> "Steve Peek" wrote:   
   >>>> They are Suillus. I think S. granulatus but perhaps americanus.   
   >>>> HTH,   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks. I think they are americanus after reading up on them. They   
   >>> dont sound nearly as tasty as they look,so maybe I'll pass. I wonder   
   >>> if they are growing on the red pine?  There are no white pine nearby,   
   >>> and that is usually their symbiont.   
   >>   
   >> You should at least give them a try.  Separate and discard the pore layer   
   >> first, of course.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Yeah, peel off the slimy cuticle, cut away the pore surface and discard the   
   > stem. A large basketful might leave you enough for an omelet. Sorry, had to   
   > be facetious. Seriously though if one has lots of caps and lots of time you   
   > should try them.   
   >   
   Lose the stem?  Although I find these quite a lot, I never tried them.  There   
   always seem to be something more desirable close by.  We're dry as a bone in   
   the   
   mountains where I live, so I don't even try to find mushrooms now.  I will try   
   S. americanus when I find them next.   
      
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