What yard Mushrooms can we Eat?

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Transcendian Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Transcendia Posts: 2963 Good Answers: 93	What yard Mushrooms can we Eat? 09/16/2008 6:41 PM
	I live in Carrboro NC, and my rented yard is mostly moss more than grass with two large pin oaks. We have had great drought, but it has now rained a good deal. Some mushrooms have grown in the yard, and I was wondering if I could eat them? They are a light brown, or white. The largest is 3.5 inches. I thought the rule of thumb was that if the birds and the squirrels eat the berries or whatever, you can eat it. I don't see nibbles on the yard mushrooms, so I hesitate to nibble myself. If you know something about how to tell a good mushroom, from a bad mushroom, I'm interested in your general, or specific insights. __________________ You don't get wise because you got old, you get old because you were wise.
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bob c Guru Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 5708 Good Answers: 123	#1 Re: What yard Mushrooms can we Eat? 09/16/2008 7:38 PM
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Chris Leonard Friend of CR4 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1776 Good Answers: 35	#2 Re: What yard Mushrooms can we Eat? 09/16/2008 9:47 PM
	Hi Transcendian, I'm quite well versed in wild edibles. I've taught classes on the subject and am writing a book as well. That said, I WOULD NEVER, suggest to anyone that they should eat an unknown mushroom. There are too many unknown variables in what you've put forward for anyone to make an educated suggestion. I would suggest you contact a local botany professor or horticulturist and show him/her what you've found. This is not a question for an engineering forum. I can't in good conscience leave this thread open. As to squirrels or other wildlife eating a mushroom, meaning its safe to eat - no way. You don't know what happened to that squirrel after he took the bite. He may have wandered off and died. __________________ Off to take on other challenges. Good luck everybody! See you around the Interwebs.
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