I'd say this is an edible mushroom

Mike Harding · Guru

I'd say this is an edible mushroom

Bobdown · Guru

Death cap..........let us know how you go. smile

hufnpuf · Senior Member

No, I wouldn't. Never ever eat wild mushrooms unless you are a mushroom expert. Get them from the greengrocer.

Magnarc · Guru

Dicing with death on that one Mike.

Mike Harding · Guru

Oh you're a bunch of wimps - a few mushrooms never hurt anyone... eeerrrr... no... hang on a mo' :)

I reckon it's a horse (field) mushroom:

This is a good site for mushroom stuff

-- Edited by Mike Harding on Wednesday 28th of September 2022 11:03:03 AM

Gundog · Guru

A good test for edibility however is the taste test, if a tiny amount is placed on the tongue and chewed a burn like chilli means the mushroom is poisonous, a pleasant mushroomy taste means it is edible and an unpleasant taste means you wouldn't want to eat the mushroom anyway.29 Apr 2014

Mike Harding · Guru

I'm now almost sure it's a yellow staining mushroom which is poisonous.

The photographs hardly show the small yellow areas (or maybe they weren't there then) but it has certainly gone more yellow in the two hours since I picked it and doing the cut stem test the link mentions is pretty conclusive.

Oh well... tinned mushrooms in my omelette tonight then :(

hufnpuf · Senior Member

Your sig seems spot on.... :D

Tinned mushrooms aren't very nice. Next time you go to the shops get some dried ones to have later on.

Cupie · Guru

I too as a lad used to pick field mushrooms.

One job that I had involved me driving out thru the countryside early in the mornings. I would often see masses of mushrooms in the roadside paddocks. I would gather a few dozen & drive back home to my elderly Mother in time to present them to her for a late breakfast. I was always the favourite son! LOL

Late day at work those days, but nobody cared.

Not game to eat them these days.

I think that the advice re dried mushrooms is spot on. I always carry a jar of several sorts in the van. The Chinese shops that abound around my home are a good source if you are game to eat Chinese food.

The ones pictured do have the nice pinkish underside (a bit dark though) and I would be concerned about the brown/black markings on the top. Usually, clean pure white on top & soft pink under.

-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 28th of September 2022 01:27:48 PM

-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 28th of September 2022 01:29:33 PM

Bobdown · Guru

Image titled Identify Edible Mushrooms Step 3

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Look for mushrooms without scales on the cap. Avoid mushrooms with patches or scaling of a lighter or darker shade on the cap,

which may appear like spots. These scaly spots are common among poisonous mushroom varieties.^[3]

Looks poisonous to me....

Whenarewethere · Guru

https://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/deathcap.html

https://health.act.gov.au/public-health-alert/death-cap-mushrooms-increasing-canberra

Meredith · Senior Member

Gundog wrote:
A good test for edibility however is the taste test, if a tiny amount is placed on the tongue and chewed a burn like chilli means the mushroom is poisonous, a pleasant mushroomy taste means it is edible and an unpleasant taste means you wouldn't want to eat the mushroom anyway.29 Apr 2014

There are several very poisonous mushrooms that apparently taste good... determing if a mushroom is poisonous by tasting is very very unreliable and may end up with you dead.

Long Weekend · Guru

Rub the top - if patches turn yellow it is definitely one of the nasty ones!

Murray

Blues Man · Guru

Looks like it could be a good one Mike (pinky brown underneath) but don't take that as gospel

we like talking to you. biggrin

peter67 · Guru

If you find any shrooms that look like these make sure you have your favourite music to hand, a cold esky and a fair bit of spare time...

vince56 · Senior Member

Mike,
You ask a question, people respond with due caution, and you decide to cut them down and call them wimps!
Mate, you (as usual) are out of line!

dorian · Guru

vince56 wrote:
Mike,
You ask a question, people respond with due caution, and you decide to cut them down and call them wimps!
Mate, you (as usual) are out of line!

He was joking. Note the smiley at the end.

Mike Harding · Guru

vince56 wrote:
Mike,
You ask a question, people respond with due caution, and you decide to cut them down and call them wimps!
Mate, you (as usual) are out of line!

What a strange, or perhaps vindictive, post.

As Dorian pointed out; I was joking and indeed the joke was self depreciating, ie. I was the butt of my own humour, this is what I wrote;

----

Oh you're a bunch of wimps - a few mushrooms never hurt anyone... eeerrrr... no... hang on a mo' :)

----

Let me explain:

Initially I spoke confidently of how others were wrong and mushrooms were harmless.

Then I became less sure as I internally considered my strong statement.

Next I began to express doubt about the original statement.

Finally I began to withdraw the original certainty that mushrooms were harmless leaving me looking foolish.

This process is called satire and is commonly used in sophisticated humour.

Vince56: I'd appreciate an apology.

Craig1 · Guru

And he would like it served up on two of these

Mike Harding · Guru

Craig1 wrote:
And he would like it served up on two of these

No. A PM will be fine.

Bobdown · Guru

Mike Harding wrote:
As Dorian pointed out; I was joking and indeed the joke was self depreciating, ie. I was the butt of my own humour, this is what I wrote;
----
Oh you're a bunch of wimps - a few mushrooms never hurt anyone... eeerrrr... no... hang on a mo' :)
----
Let me explain:
Initially I spoke confidently of how others were wrong and mushrooms were harmless.
Then I became less sure as I internally considered my strong statement.
Next I began to express doubt about the original statement.
Finally I began to withdraw the original certainty that mushrooms were harmless leaving me looking foolish.
This process is called satire and is commonly used in sophisticated humour.
Vince56: I'd appreciate an apology.

I used to be indecisive, now I'm unsure !! smile smile smile

Well explained Mike

vince56 · Senior Member

Mike,
A bit rich you asking for an apology given your posts in the past, na won't happen!

Mike Harding · Guru

vince56 wrote:
Mike,
A bit rich you asking for an apology given your posts in the past, na won't happen!

Well... given how badly you misunderstood this post it may be you also misunderstood my previous posts about which you now complain?

In any event it matters not.

Go well vince56.

vince56 · Senior Member

True, it matters not, its only a forum hey, it won't change anything, I thought that "Oh you're a bunch of wimps - a few mushrooms never hurt anyone... eeerrrr... no... hang on a mo' :)" was a condescending response when you were asking the forum's opinion. That was my opinion, I don't think that is "badly misunderstanding" anything at all.

My opinion. Given that, we move on, all the best to you too Mike.

rgren2 · Guru

rgren2 · Guru

Sometimes twice. ;)