Annie
Annie

Thinking about last week’s hike

A drawing of small brown and white mushrooms with a quote from Terry Pratchett reading "all fungi are edible: some fungi are only edible once."
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chrisfoley
chrisfoley

@Annie I've always envied those who are mushroom-literate, and their shared knowledge and lore. Especially the secret places, known to only the few.

A friend in Newfoundland is one of the 2-3 people who knows about a hidden patch of Matsutake mushrooms somewhere on the Conception Bay coast in Newfoundland. The mushrooms, once harvested, are enjoyed by family and friends, but the foraging has a special forces level of secrecy.

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Annie
Annie

@chrisfoley that’s amazing!

I’d love to learn but this is one of those areas I definitely don’t feel confident learning from books or secondary sources. I need a real person with expertise to be right there with me before I’d trust my knowledge.

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renevanbelzen
renevanbelzen

@Annie He's wrong. Edible means safe to eat. Replace "edible" with "eatable" and the logic of the statement holds.

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mbkriegh
mbkriegh

@Annie love this!

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