Cowboy's Handkerchief

[snousle]

There have been a lot of mushrooms coming up lately. John regularly brings back new species from his walks with Kitsune, and yesterday he found this: the "Cowboy's Handkerchief":



I had seen this in the book, but not read the entry, and had always assumed that it was so named because of the wavy shape of it's cap when mature - like a piece of discarded cloth. But no: it is so named because it is incredibly, disgustingly slimy.

On actually touching one, all I can say is, that cowboy sure didn't use it to blow his nose.

Comments

[theotherqpc.livejournal.com]

1) how does it compare to nameko?
2) is it edible?
3) how does it taste with cum on top?

[snousle.livejournal.com]

The mushroom book says "too slippery to be of value". Which is not exactly useful information. You try it first.

It also says, oddly enough, "no sack or cup at base of stalk".

[(Anonymous)]

That's not odd at all. A sack or cup at the base of a (white) gilled mushroom is a sign the mushroom may belong to the Amanita family, which includes the deadly Destroying Angel. My rule of thumb is that if it's got a sack or cup at the bottom and has gills, don't eat it.

I know there are exceptions... but I'd rather be safe than need a liver transplant.

[snousle.livejournal.com]

if it's got a sack or cup at the bottom... don't eat it

Are we LOLing yet?

We actually have quite a bit of coccora on the property as well, or at least I'm 99.9% sure it's coccora, and Italians go nuts for them, but being an amanita I would want it examined by an expert first.

FWIW, over the years I have learned at the feet at some of the worlds foremost mycologists, and seen almost all of these "in the flesh" as they collected and identified them. So it's not like I'm flying blind on such things.

[furr-a-bruin.livejournal.com]

Funny... that's how I feel about all mushrooms.

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[ursine1.livejournal.com]

This is the season for mushrooms here. Even hypermarkets sell various types hand-gathered from the forests of the Pyrenees. Last week at La Boqueria we saw some shops with many varieties on display. They have unusual shapes and colors. I'll have to take some pictures and post them.

Chuck

[bbearseviltwin.livejournal.com]

Maybe the idea is that is looks like a used cowboy's handkerchief. Which because of all the dust on the trail would tend to become sort of slimy with use