Contents Mushrooming Without Fear It’s Safe, Easy and Fun ...................... 8 How to Use This Guide .................... 13 What is a Mushroom? ..................... 14 Gills ............................................ 18 Tubes .......................................... 24 Spines ........................................ 25
Mushrooms With Spines ................. 81
Hedgehog Fungus .................... 82
Mavericks ......................................... 87 Puffballs ................................... 88
Horn of Plenty .......................... 93
Cauliflower Mushroom ............ 97
Ridges ........................................ 26 How to Pick Mushrooms.................. 28
Mushrooming Miscellany The Mushrooming Regions .......... 102
Positively Identifying Mushrooms Mushrooms With Tubes .................. 37
Cep or King Bolete .................... 38
Red Cracked Bolete .................. 44
Hen of the Woods ..................... 49
Larch Bolete............................... 54
Bay Bolete ................................. 59
Birch Bolete ............................... 65
Mushrooms With Ridges ................ 71 Chanterelle ................................ 72
Trumpet Chanterelle ................ 76
Trees and Mushrooms ................... 103 Handling, Storage and Cooking .. 107 Beyond the Stove............................ 120