Tuesday 20 December 2011

Oh, and I nearly forgot; Saffron Milk Caps.

Saffron Milk Caps (lactarius deliciosus) are plentiful at the moment. These rather evil looking, green and orange, mushrooms are a good winter standby.


Lady M doesn't like them (goodness knows why), so I hardly ever bother to gather them. As she was out today doing her Christmas shopping, I had the younger ones above for my lunch. They were 'good'; no more. On account of their slightly sweet taste, I give them a generous 6 out of 10.


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12 comments:

  1. They do look rather like something intended to plug up a laboratory pig's ear but any edible mushroom is a good mushroom. Well, ninety-seven percent of edible mushrooms is good mushrooms.

    I would never have the confidence to pick wild ones though, am much too wuss for that.

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  2. There's something disquietingly rude about those shrooms... can't quite put my finger on it...

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  3. We have them here in Canada. I tried them once but was underwhelmed.

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  4. I would have thought those were not edible. I really need to study up on mushroom picking.

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  5. MG. I have to agree, there is so much better out there. It's a 'times of emergency' mushroom.

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  6. I will leave you in peace to pick and eat your mushrooms!

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  7. I love that musty, forest smell of mushrooms. Like the others though, I'd be scared to pick the wrong kind. Btw, Liam saw this picture and said, "Whoa!" He loves mushrooms.

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  8. The sign of a great future, Amy!

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  9. I am soooo envious of your accessibility to free-for-the-picking 'shrooms.

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  10. As usual you find another mushroom!!! do you never run out of varieties lol.How happy you must be that Lady M did not venture to London this year and that she will be with you on Christmas day,unlike last year...

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  11. and saffron milk caps to you....... and many of them
    x

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  12. I LOVE# mushrooms of about any variety but haven't tried these. Can anything sauteed be bad though, Cro??

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