Mushrooming without Fear by Alexander Schwab
Is it safe or not? What gourmands and nature lovers need to know to harvest your own. Advice, with full-color photographs, from an expert Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable. Unlike others, it focuses only on those types that are both safe to eat and delicious. Most importantly, it presents the eight rules of mushroom gathering in a straightforward fashion, including, Never, never take a mushroom with gills and If a mushroom smells rotten, it is rotten. Among the mushrooms covered are the cep; the red-cracked, larch, bay, and birch boletes; hen of the woods, chanterelle, trumpet chanterelle, hedgehog fungus, common puffball, horn of plenty, and cauliflower mushroom. Each is identified with several color photographs and identification checklist, and there's also information on mushroom season, handling, storage, and cooking, complete with recipes.Alexander Schwab was born in Switzerland and graduated from Aberdeen University with a master's degree in philosophy and history. He now lives in the picturesque Emmental District of Switzerland, where he works as a management consultant in between fishing trips. Mushrooming, cooking, visiting the countryside, and reading poetry are some of his favorite pastimes. Alex's websites can be found at www.philosofish.ch and www.mushrooming.co.uk.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781602391604 |
| ISBN 10 | 1602391602 |
| Title | Mushrooming without Fear |
| Author | Alexander Schwab |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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