Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York

by Bessette, Alan E.

• ISBN13: 9780815608486
• ISBN10: 0815608489
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Summary

The authors include attractive recipes accompanied by photographs of the recipes accompanied by photographs of the recipes preparation. With concise, accurate and easy-to-follow descriptions, the book provided a safe and reliable introduction to mushroom gathering.

Author Biography

Alan E. Bessette is a mycologist and professor of biology at Utica College Arleen R. Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Mushroom Basics	p. 1
Collecting Mushrooms for the Table	p. 2
How to Make a Spore Print	p. 3
How to Use This Guide	p. 4
Mushroom Identification Procedure	p. 4
Color Key to the Major Groups of Mushrooms	p. 7
Descriptions and Illustrations of Edible Species	p. 17
Boletes	p. 17
Chanterelles and Allies	p. 20
Coral Fungi	p. 24
Gilled Mushrooms	p. 26
Giant Puffballs	p. 44
Hypomyces	p. 46
Morels	p. 48
Polypores	p. 50
Tooth Fungi	p. 54
Descriptions and Illustrations of Inedible and Poisonous Species	p. 59
Boletes	p. 59
False Morels	p. 64
Gilled Mushrooms	p. 66
The Culinary Mushroom	p. 81
Guidelines for Eating Wild Mushrooms	p. 81
Preparing and Preserving Wild Mushrooms	p. 82
Cooking Wild Mushrooms	p. 83
Wild Mushroom Recipes	p. 84
Glossary	p. 99
Recommended Reading	p. 103
Index to Common Names	p. 105
Index to Scientific Names	p. 107
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