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]]> https://foraging4ct.wordpress.com/2025/05/21/mushroom-tasting-comparison-video/feed/ 2 176382322 therapistsamschaperow https://foraging4ct.wordpress.com/2024/08/14/rooting-collybia-red-after-5-years-dried/ https://foraging4ct.wordpress.com/2024/08/14/rooting-collybia-red-after-5-years-dried/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:47:34 +0000 https://foraging4ct.wordpress.com/?p=176382318 Continue reading →]]> It was said it would turn red after 5 years. I checked after 5 years and did not consider it red. This is now 12 years old. There’s a little bit of a reddish brown to it, but I wouldn’t say it’s red. I also had an Amanita brunescence placed in the same bag, and you can see both mushrooms in the attached picture. I wouldn’t say one got any more red than the other.

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Microwave 10 seconds (or cook another way), if red, it is a reddening lepiota. Otherwise, spore if not certain on identification.

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I found it enjoyable to take an Amanita muscaria, boil it for 15 minutes, remove from water, rinse w/tap water, then add to hot and sour soup. Though, it remains quite flavorful, so eating pieces w/o anything is good, too.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharcho

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