From: nicodemus@foobar.hellsuncles.co.uk   
      
   riburr wrote:   
   > Was helping my mom secure her basement against flooding before Irene   
   > arrived.  Found some cute, pretty purple Russulas in her backyard, in   
   > Vienna, VA.  A raw pinch didn't taste bitter, so I picked a couple fresh   
   > ones.  Sauteed them with onions and olive oil over low heat (gas stove),   
   > and ate them on English muffins.  Very yummy.   
   >   
   > Up here in the mountains things have been *very* dry.  We got 1 1/2"   
   > rain from Irene.  Now, it's dry a breezy again.  Will try tomorrow to   
   > see if there's any action from the scant rain.   
      
   Don't take it as gospel, but I don't know of any purple-coloured russula   
   which is poisonous. (You may have something I don't know about on your   
   side of the pond!)   
      
   In the last week we have had a lot of rain, and I have high hopes of   
   finding mushrooms in some abundance. One genus which keeps me   
   well-stocked a bit later in the year is Lactarius. Nearby there are   
   clones of L. deliciosus, L. torminosus and L. pubescens, all of which   
   are good if you treat them properly.   
      
   --   
   Old Nick   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)