Wild mushrooms. (1 Viewer)

[jonandshell]

Have we any foragers on here?
We like to get what we can for free from the hedgerows and the sea when out and about.
Favourites so far have been mussels in Scottish lochs and mushrooms on grassland.
Fungi are always a little worrying though, with many possibilities for misidentification. Can anyone recommend a good pocket guide for edible mushrooms?
Here are some we pick that grow on our grass at home.
The first is field mushroom, the second a fairy ring mushroom, although that one is a bit ragged and past it's best!

 

[DBK]

"Mushrooms" by Roger Phillips is the one I use. It has big photographs and clear guidance on edibility but it isn't a pocket book. There is also a Collins field guide by Stefan Buczacki which looks good and is more pocket size. There is a Kindle version but I'm not sure how practical that would be for identification and a quick look inside it on the Amazon website didn't show it covers edibility. There is also another Collins guide by Paul Sterry.
Neither specifically covers the rest of Europe but I don't think that's a problem as I've found the same species there as in the UK and of course if I can't identify it that's not a problem as I won't eat it.

 

[Gooney]

I wouldn't eat that second one, they make your thumb nails go green.

 

[Two on Tour]

Try them on the wife first, give it half an hour and if she's still breathing then their probably ok.

 

[jonandshell]

I wouldn't eat that second one, they make your thumb nails go green.

That'll be BS381 226 Brunswick Green. I've been painting windows!

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[StanandShirley]

Went on a fungus hunt in the Forest of Dean years ago and bought a couple of books will hunt them out and pass on via the BOY!

 

[Lot lover]

In France we are encouraged to take our fungi to the local pharmacy for identification and you will probably be given a recipe as well.

Though not much use if you are on your island.