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RE: Armillaria autumn (Armillaria mellea)

That looks pretty good! I do like pickled mushrooms. The cooking you do is an important part of the process. I'm not sure what the "Scotch" is that you have in the list. Is that the alcohol Scotch, like whiskey?

In places that I have lived in North America, people have to be very careful when they pick Armillaria mellea, to identify each and every individual mushroom. A key feature is white spores rather than any other color, especially brown. Brown spores are bad! That's because we can have Gallerina autumnalis and related Gallerina species growing out of the same wood. People get so enthusiastic about picking big clumps of mushrooms that the Gallerina get mixed in. And Gallerina are so poisonous. When I lived in Michigan, there were several years where people died from Gallerina. And even with good medical care, a liver transplant has been the next best outcome. That said, honey mushrooms are a great edible mushroom. Nobody should be scared of them -- they should just pay attention to detail!

Enjoy all your Armillaria!

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Yes you are right ! When collecting mushrooms, you need to be very careful!

That's why it's good to have descriptions like yours. If you could just add a line or two about the source for your images, I would really like to include this in the @foraging-trail. Thanks!

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