![Transcription Center logo](/themes/custom/tc_theme/assets/image/logo.png)
This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
Chantarelle & Beech Trees, this is the prime season in this area. In Cat. in fall & spring. mentioned variety called rovello, has what he calls milk, she says blood. Black trumpet variety(trumpet of death). It's called this so people won't know how good itis and only smart people will eat it. In Cat., they call it black. Poisonous mushrooms don't grow separately from the non-poisonous. Buleets grow w/ Beech & Oak trees. Can't tell just by tree if its surrounding mushrooms are safe or not. Same here & in Catalonia, don't ever go out by yourself, go w/ a mentor or someone more educated. In her area, when Mushroom season starts, problems start. If you eat Mata - parenz (sp?) variety you won't did but will throw up blood. Children or already sick could die. In Cat. you don't share secrets of where you find your mushrooms; in this area, some people are protective. The local group has club spaces, but ppl do have their own private ones. Very important to eat morels cooked thoroughly and don't eat too many. Mostly wild mushrooms should be fully cooked, not raw. Truffle ("Trufel") variety exist in Cat., not in the East, in Pacific SW but not locally. One day her dog found a truffle while they were out walking; after that she was trained to find them. Morels - commercial vs. wild. All local wild ones are not commercial. However there is a $25 fine per morel you pick. Can find is Rock Casek Park; In Cat it's a problem that people use GPS to mark territories to steal truffles but don't know what they're doing, only that they do sell also pick mushroom with rakes, which is the worst if you ever want to grow them again. Mycelium (body of mushroom)- if you mess too much with the area where it grows, it wont. Discussion of people growing their own- projects to teach them how to [[?]] property as amateurs. Shiitake mushrooms grow near [[?]], a lot of people grow these