Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York
by Bessette, Alan E.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-06-30
Publisher(s): Syracuse Univ Pr
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Summary
The authors include attractive recipes accompanied by photographs of the recipes accompanied by photographs of the recipes preparation. With concise, accurate and easy-to-follow descriptions, the book provided a safe and reliable introduction to mushroom gathering.
Author Biography
Alan E. Bessette is a mycologist and professor of biology at Utica College Arleen R. Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. x |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Mushroom Basics | p. 1 |
| Collecting Mushrooms for the Table | p. 2 |
| How to Make a Spore Print | p. 3 |
| How to Use This Guide | p. 4 |
| Mushroom Identification Procedure | p. 4 |
| Color Key to the Major Groups of Mushrooms | p. 7 |
| Descriptions and Illustrations of Edible Species | p. 17 |
| Boletes | p. 17 |
| Chanterelles and Allies | p. 20 |
| Coral Fungi | p. 24 |
| Gilled Mushrooms | p. 26 |
| Giant Puffballs | p. 44 |
| Hypomyces | p. 46 |
| Morels | p. 48 |
| Polypores | p. 50 |
| Tooth Fungi | p. 54 |
| Descriptions and Illustrations of Inedible and Poisonous Species | p. 59 |
| Boletes | p. 59 |
| False Morels | p. 64 |
| Gilled Mushrooms | p. 66 |
| The Culinary Mushroom | p. 81 |
| Guidelines for Eating Wild Mushrooms | p. 81 |
| Preparing and Preserving Wild Mushrooms | p. 82 |
| Cooking Wild Mushrooms | p. 83 |
| Wild Mushroom Recipes | p. 84 |
| Glossary | p. 99 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 103 |
| Index to Common Names | p. 105 |
| Index to Scientific Names | p. 107 |
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