Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America : : A Field-to-kitchen Guide /

Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America : : A Field-to-kitchen Guide / / Alan E. Bessette, David W. Fischer.

Unusual shapes and colors make many mushrooms alluring to the eye, while the exotic flavors and textures of edible mushrooms are a gourmet delicacy for the palate. Yet many people never venture beyond the supermarket offerings, fearing that all other mushrooms are poisonous. With amateur mushroom hu...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Fischer, David W.,
Bessette, Alan E.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2012]
©1992
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PART ONE. Discovering Mycophagy
  • 1. An Introduction to the Mushroom
  • 2. Fundamentals of the Hunt
  • 3. What Have You Found?
  • 4. THE MYCOPHAGIST'S TEN COMMANDMENTS
  • 5. How to Use This Guide and Beyond
  • PART TWO. Forgotten Fruit: Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America
  • 6. Chanterelles and Similar Mushrooms
  • 7. GILLED MUSHROOMS
  • 8. Boletes
  • 9. Tooth Mushrooms
  • 10. CORAL-SHAPED, CLUB-SHAPED, AND CAULIFLOWER-SHAPED MUSHROOMS
  • 11. Shelflike Mushrooms, Puffballs, Morels, and Jelly Fungi
  • PART THREE. Poisonous Wild Mushrooms of North America
  • 12. Mushroom Poisoning
  • 13. Poisonous Wild Mushrooms
  • PART FOUR: WILD MUSHROOMS IN THE KITCHEN
  • 14. Preparing, Preserving, and Cooking Wild Mushrooms
  • 15. WILD MUSHROOM RECIPES
  • GLOSSARY
  • RECOMMENDED READING
  • INDEX

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