Tag: Mycology
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Purple Mushrooms!
So I’m sure a lot of people will just be confused when I tell them I found a real coup for mycology hobbyists everywhere. It’s not a choice edible, nor is it magical or medicinal. I found what I believe to be a cortinarius occidentalis. We were walking up our hill after a long early…
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Surf on Turf
This year, I decided to pick for the Puget Sound Mycological Society’s annual Mushroom Show and it was a great time. I woke up to meet my picking partner at 7AM, took a ferry there and met a spry retiree and off we went into the woods to look for mushrooms. Most of what we…
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Boletes and Allies
Most people only know the little button mushrooms in the grocery store. White caps with little chocolatey gills. Maybe they know creminis known more commonly as baby bellas. A few more will know chanterelles, morels, and maybe lobsters based off of local ecology/availability and their grocery store/fine dining budget, but there’s a whole world of…
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The Real Tea about PNW Reishi
So my husband and I have taken to using what naturally occurs on our property. He’s made a tincture from young cedar that when a few drops are put into a pot of boiling water clears sinuses. We’ve made a tincture of devil’s club that when added to a bloody mary gives a lovely cilantro…
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