How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms

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With the surging interest in foraging for mushrooms, those new to the art need a reliable guide to distinguishing the safe fungi from the toxic. But for beginner foragers who just want to answer the question “Can I eat it?”, most of the books on the subject are dry, dense, and written by mycologists for other mycologists.
 
Frank Hyman to the rescue! How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying is the book for anyone who walks in the woods and would like to learn how to identify just the 29 edible mushrooms they’re likely to come across. In it, Hyman offers his expert mushroom foraging advice, distilling down the most important information for the reader in colorful, folksy language that’s easy to remember when in the field. Want an easy way to determine if a mushroom is a delicious morel or a toxic false morel? Slice it in half – “if it’s hollow, you can swallow,” Hyman says. With Frank Hyman’s expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, readers will be confident in identifying which mushrooms they can safely eat and which ones they should definitely avoid.

From the Publisher

A simple reference guide for on-the-go foraging.

Featured mushrooms are arranged by season, the mushrooms’ location (on wood or on the ground), and whether or not they have gills, for easy referencing.

Spot the differences between edibles and their dangerous look-alikes.

Detailed descriptions focus on important details that differentiate each mushroom from dangerous look-alikes. Field ID Checklists are included with each mushroom so you can feel confident that you’re foraging safely.

Rhymes and funny phrases help new foragers remember important details.

This pocket-sized book is filled with helpful phrases for new foragers. Wood Ear mushrooms have “A velvet-lined ear, the color of root beer.”

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC (October 5, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1635863325
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1635863321
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.8 x 7.05 inches