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by cruixman
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:31 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: what mushrooms now
Replies: 3
Views: 1866

Re: what mushrooms now

Thanks hedgehog pie and ina. i know of 2 places where large white horse mushrooms grow. and ive had 2 crops. from them so far this year. so hopefully there will be more. il google those ones you mentioned hedgehog pie. thanks for your replies ............................................................
by cruixman
Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: what mushrooms now
Replies: 3
Views: 1866

what mushrooms now

hi. i stay in central scotland. and im very new to wild mushrooms. in the last few months. i am lucky to stay near a almost wild glen. that in the last few months. has provided me. with loads of pennybuns. and chanterelle mushrooms. they have all dried up or died off now. what wild mushrooms. if the...
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:45 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Replies: 15
Views: 8735

Re: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

TELEPHONE HIM. and say its come home time clara. we are trying for more children just now. my wife would be jealous of your pregnant belly. shes baby mad. and on the hunt for more. but a better mother my children couldnt ask for. so are you from britain. but moved to spain. or are you spanish. il lo...
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:27 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Replies: 15
Views: 8735

Re: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

FIRST OF ALL CONGRADULATIONS :drunken: IM A FAMILY MAN TOO. I HAVE A GIRL OF 6. AND A SET OF TWINS OF 2YEARS. A BOY AND A GIRL. BUT FOR ME TOO. IT,S A LEARNING CURVE. DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF THE FUNGUS YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERD. IF SO POST THE LINK. IL POST MY PICS LINK IN MY NEXT REPLY...THANKS AGAIN C...
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:18 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: who believes in god (these days)
Replies: 85
Views: 19088

Re: who believes in god (these days)

THANKYOU JIMMY. i too have no need for argument. but i too enjoy debate. maybe i was sarcastic about the dinosaurs. but only on a level of believeabilty. but in our day and age. why accept the stories. or as most would regard them these days FAIRY TALES. there is far more to modern man than that. fo...
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:03 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Replies: 15
Views: 8735

Re: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

no i dont have a book clara. but i need one. with photographs not pictures. im quite new to mushrooms. most of my free time this year has been spent taking pics of them, ive only eaten 2 types so far. which seemed easy to identify. and were numerous in a glen near me. they were ceps,pennybuns. or wh...
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:52 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Replies: 15
Views: 8735

Re: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

very hard to pick between those 2 clara. but i see they are both very edible. is there any sinister ones. that may look the same....thankyou clara
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:32 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Replies: 15
Views: 8735

Re: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

you sure clara. isnt the hen of the woods a giant polypore??????
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:26 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Replies: 15
Views: 8735

Re: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

thanks for your reply hedgehogpie. and im sure you have pinned it down correctly. and it was at the extreme base of a beech tree...many thanks...jim
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:53 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: who believes in god (these days)
Replies: 85
Views: 19088

Re: who believes in god (these days)

thanks for your reply jimmy. when i origionally posted the question. (who believes in god these days) it was not a veiled attack, on those of us that do. and contrary to your belief. we are not all secret christians. i myself are very open minded. as to where us humans came from. and from here it lo...
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:50 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Replies: 15
Views: 8735

IS THIS CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

HI ALL. can anyone say for certain. is this chicken of the woods. i photographed it the other day. there was 3 beech trees i think. each had a great big fungus. like this on it. heres the picture all ............................................................jim........................................
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:28 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: who believes in god (these days)
Replies: 85
Views: 19088

Re: who believes in god (these days)

well said rosendula...jimmy sounds exactly like the type of people you describe. he probably chaps on doors. or post meaningless letters thru doors of non-believers. or worse standing on street corners making utter fools of themselves. trying to persuade the public. that they and there children will...
by cruixman
Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: how long before you tried one
Replies: 11
Views: 3404

Re: how long before you tried one

magic mushrooms.............err yes they count................jim
by cruixman
Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:08 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: how long before you tried one
Replies: 11
Views: 3404

Re: how long before you tried one

im a novice to mushroom collecting. most specimens ive only photographed. i have eaten 3 types so far. the pennybun was the first i tried. as this one to me is almost unmistakeable. and delicious too. and in august and september. they were everywhere in my local glen. the next one was a chanterelle....
by cruixman
Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:57 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: best of my mushroom pics
Replies: 3
Views: 2008

Re: best of my mushroom pics

sorry guys. il post a new link shortly......sorry....jim