Start Mushrooming: The Reliable Way to Forage by Stan Tekiela

Start Mushrooming introduces seven wild, edible mushrooms in North America and helps readers begin to forage for them. Table of Contents: Enjoying the Wild Mushrooms Get Ready to Hunt! Before You Begin Mushroom Lingo Mushroom Hunting Strategies Plan Ahead for the Harvest Confronting the Enemy How to Start Mushrooming Identifying the Safe Seven Using the Check-Off Guide Using the Seasonal Quick-Guide Sample Guides The Safe Seven Morel: The Jewel of the Mushroom World Shaggy Mane: The Edible Urban Mushroom Sulfur Shelf: The Chicken of the Woods Oyster: The Seafood of the Forest Giant Puffball: The Giant of Field and Forest Chanterelle: A Popular Mushroom Worldwide Hen-of-the-woods: A Woodland's Wonder Cooking with Wild Mushrooms Recipes: A Taste of the Wild Recipe Notes Drying, Storing and Rehydrating Mushrooms The World of Wild Mushrooms Bibliography Observation Notes Index About the Author Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 17