Mushrooming without Fear by Alexander Schwab

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
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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.