What Are You Doing In Real Life II

[Eichhörnchen]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=1993

Here it is... we also had some sliced and cooked up on the bbq this afternoon



The slugs had got at it but it was fine inside.

Make sure you have someone with you who knows their fungi before you go tucking into anything like this that you find lying around in the countryside!

[Aktungbby]

 

in the end we are all slug infested fungii

^you're a fun guy!??

[STEED]

Eich, i am sticking to pie mash an mushy peas thank you.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=1993

Here it is... we also had some sliced and cooked up on the bbq this afternoon



The slugs had got at it but it was fine inside.

Make sure you have someone with you who knows their fungi before you go tucking into anything like this that you find lying around in the countryside!

Put it into a Vindaloo or a Phall and everything will be purged sufficiently to allow human consumption.

[STEED]

Feeling my age walking home from work. But I shall continual to do so, good exercise burning the flab.

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Put it into a Vindaloo or a Phall and everything will be purged sufficiently to allow human consumption.

My grandfather and I use to pick pecans and I will always remember him telling me not to touch those white things under the trees

Food makes us equal with everyone in the world, because it goes in one end and out the other

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Put it into a Vindaloo or a Phall and everything will be purged sufficiently to allow human consumption.

"YER A BRAVER MAN THAN I GUNGA DIN!" I ONLY DO 'STORE- BOUGHT' AND TAKE NO CHANCES ON SOMEONE ELSES 'EXPERTISE'.... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mushroom-sickness-20170602-htmlstory.html#

Telling the difference between wild mushrooms that are safe and those that are poisonous can be difficult for many people,” said Dr. Karen Smith, public health director for the California Department of Public Health, which released an advisory released Thursday. “Wild mushrooms should not be eaten unless they have been examined by a mushroom expert and determined to be edible.” Health officials are particularly concerned about two kinds of mushrooms that can cause extensive liver damage: The Amanita phalloides also known as the “death cap” features an umbrella like cap while the Amanita ocreata or “destroying angel,” includes a flatter beanie atop a longer, white stalk.
Health officials said a bloom of death caps last winter “resulted in 14 mushroom poisonings in (Northern) California that required hospitalization.”
Three of these cases required a liver transplant, health officials added.
The fancy looking fungus thrive in cool weather and moisture and may look good to eat. But besides liver damage, eating poisonous, wild mushrooms can cause abdominal pain, cramping, vomiting, diarrhea, or death, health officials warned

[Catfish]

Nah, we only eat 2-3 species of mushrooms around where we live: Yellow boletus, bay boletus and chanterelle. There are some sub variants of the bay boletus but they are all edible.
Then there are champignons ('white mushroom'?), of course. Young death caps can be mistaken with champignons though, so we buy the latter
Cauliflower fungus is very are, but easily to identify. We usually let them be so they can reproduce.

In the Alsace region there are a lot of edible "Hexenröhrlinge", (scarletina bolete?), but we always have a local 'specialist' with us when we are there

Some years ago it was said that the 'Silberdistel' (carline thistle) can neutralise the death cap poison, and prevent the destruction of the liver
Better not try it out

[Jimbuna]

Just activated my very first pre-paid travel money card. The exchange rates aren't the best (see example below) but I suppose financial safety/peace of mind must come at a cost.

Today I received $1.23 to the pound but on the foreign exchanges the rate is $1.28.

[Eichhörnchen]

I just sat in the car at Tesco watching this little old guy putting a portable wheel-chair together from out the back of his car. He was struggling to get the wheels on and I thought "Should I go over and help?" Then he got them on. Then he had to put on the back, a cushion, and last of all a couple of footrests.

This all took him a long long time as he was bent double and moving very slowly. I thought how glad he was going to be when he finally got to sit in it, after all this. What a relief it was going to be!

Then I noticed two little feet appear the other side of the car as somebody else got out. It was his wife... even more bent and frail that he was. Of course she climbed into the chair and that poor little sod had to then push her around the store


Before all this I'd been unable to park where I wanted because of a big black BMW parked across FOUR parking bays. So now I was keeping an eye open to see just what kind of person would do this. I even got out of my car and sat on the hood so I could get a good view.

After a while who should show up but Kenny Rodgers! This tall guy with long snowy white hair and beard, all immaculately groomed, came striding towards the car in his bright dayglo green sneakers, carrying a pack of beers. I thought how I'd love to go over and say "You picked a fine place to leave that, Lucille" but he was pretty big

[Jimbuna]

After a while who should show up but Kenny Rodgers! This tall guy with long snowy white hair and beard, all immaculately groomed, came striding towards the car in his bright dayglo green sneakers, carrying a pack of beers. I thought how I'd love to go over and say "You picked a fine place to leave that, Lucille" but he was pretty big

That was me

[Eichhörnchen]

Moira made me this nice cherry & almond madeira cake last week. We just finished it today... or rather my son finished it

[Jimbuna]

Just arranged a test drive of a new Ford Focus, my present one is starting to show its age.

[Cybermat47]

Bush Firefighter assessment this weekend

[Mr Quatro]

I love trains and planes and ships and submarines and trucks and such as we all use for transportation. Here's something I'm doing right now traveling live on a train in the engineers cab somewhere in someone's winter area