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RE: Central Park MUSHROOM HUNT with Gary Lincoff - YES, you can EAT 'em too, if you DARE...!
that sounds like a good plan, especially if you focus on those that don't have any highly toxic copycats (as you may have seen we were talking about in some of the comments). And it's good to check too the way you are (test on the lips first, etc), to see if there are any immediate reactions.
But of course, the biggest problem (hence, stay away from some of those white cap confusing ones), is that they don't give you any warning whatsoever, until 2 weeks later when you keel over from a hepatic cycle and need a liver transplant. Basically, your liver keeps trying to take out the toxins, but the same toxins get reabsorbed in the intestines, and the liver tries again, over, and over again, til it konks out). Kind of terrifying, actually!
Yeah, I definitely stay away from white ones...I've read too many stories about destroying angels. And I don't ever eat very much of anything I don't know, this practice does get supplemented with lots of research online and asking friends.