Daniel Winkler • Fruits of the Forest

Daniel Winkler • Fruits of the Forest

A Field Guide to Pacific Northwest Edible Mushrooms
Essential for novice and experienced mushroom foragers alike, Fruits of the Forest contains all you need to know to harvest more than 170 edible wild mushrooms that flourish across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. This comprehensive yet accessible field guide details key characteristics to help you accurately ID your finds, including cap size and shape, cap and stem color, texture, stem shape and height, odor, and growth patterns. Lifelong mushroom educator and acclaimed expert Daniel Winkler also shares specifics about habitat and seasonality, descriptions of look-alike species, taxonomy history, tips for storing different varieties, and much more.
With his vast experience collecting and identifying mushrooms around the world, Winkler has spent a lifetime preparing various species in all manner of dishes. Use your foraged treasures in recipes such as Chanterelles in Cream Sauce, Bold Bolete Quiche, Stuffed Morels, and even Candy Cap Butter Cookies! Winkler shares tips for proper storage, how to stay safe while foraging, suggestions to minimize damage to the mushroom's mycelium, ideas for preserving your favorites, and the medicinal benefits of select species. With Fruits of the Forest in hand, a delicious world of fungi awaits!

Skipstone, Paperback, english, 397 pages Seiten