From: rusty.hinge@foobar.girolle.co.uk   
      
   On 05/12/13 09:46, tree wrote:   
      
   > I've never seen a L. saeva, probably because I don't really search grassland   
   > habitats that much. Usually see L. nuda but have not seen any this year so   
   > far. Still time though. I'm too cautious to eat them mind you.   
      
   Why? As long as you can recognise a Cortinarius when you see it, there's   
   not a lot else it could be said to resemble - and of the two I can think   
   of, they're listed as 'edibility unknown'   
      
   You could easily mistake a small L. nuda for L sordida, or a large L.   
   sordida for a small L. nuda, but as L. sordida is as edible as L. nuda   
   (and the flavour is much the same)   
      
   Just don't eat Lepistae raw. They are not *very* poisonous, though they   
   haemolise blood.   
      
   > Saw a couple   
   > of late Amanita muscaria last week (with Chalciporus piperatus).   
      
   Never heard of Chalciporus. Same as Lactarius?   
      
   > That will   
   > probably be the last of them for the year. Was maybe going to go out today   
   > but probably not wise with 90mph+ winds. More of my trees blown down :(   
      
   It is *said* that A.Muscaria is edible if peeled. Since they are bitter,   
   I'd sooner try Tylopilus felleus, which is bitter but harmless.   
      
   I'll put (pics of!) jars up on my website when they are presentable.   
      
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   Rusty Hinge   
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