From: nicodemus@foobar.hellsuncles.co.uk   
      
   tree wrote:   
   > "Macabre of Auchterloonie"  wrote in   
   > message news:k516ab$cpo$1@dont-email.me...   
   >> Hedgehogs should be OK, and if you have he right soil locally, Lepista   
   >> saeva and L. nuda.   
   >>   
   >> I used to collect the hedgehog and girolles in Perthshire, I'ness and   
   >> Ross, well into late autumn.   
   >   
   > Had my first ever taste of Hedgehog (fungus) a couple of weeks ago when I   
   > found the ceps. Quite impressed by the firm texture but I can't properly   
   > assess the flavour since they were mixed in with ceps and chanterelles (and   
   > butter, garlic, lemon juice, etc). I'll be revisiting that location within   
   > the next couple of weeks.....   
      
   If you want texture, Lactarius tormin osus and L. pubescens are good   
   ones to try *BUT* - you must (*MUST*) boil them at a gallop for at least   
   ten minutes, then discard the water before you do anything with them.   
      
   Ideally, you would put them in cold water and bring them up to the boil   
   so they are cooked right through.   
      
   They taste mildly of pine, but the texture is meaty and the caps go well   
   in (say) steak and kidney puddings.   
      
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   Old Nick   
      
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