- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Collins; Reissue edition (3 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007259611
- ISBN-13: 978-0007259618
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 291,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘If you have a passion for eating mushrooms and fancy foraging for your own this autumn, you will need a reliable guide to help you. ‘How to Identify Edible Mushrooms’ employs good illustrations and descriptions to help the would-be forager to know which fungi are right for the pan and which should be left well alone.’
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Fully illustrated throughout, this practical guide to identifying edible mushrooms gives you all the details you need to enjoy the adventure of locating and collecting wild mushrooms.
The book features all edible species of mushroom, together with those with which they may be confused. Organised by habitat for easy reference, it is beautifully illustrated and includes the best ways to cook and eat the mushrooms you collect.
Main species are illustrated in their relevant habitat, and key features are described in detail. ‘Lookalikes' are shown alongside the main species, and additional illustrations indicate how they differ.
Calendar bars indicating at what time of year you can expect to see each mushroom along with an annotated cross-section giving accurate measurements make identification easier.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is really good - not only covered with a good washable plastic cover for outdoor use, but full of lovely drawings in colour. Much better than photos, as the illustrator can show exactly what you need to look for. Alongside the edible muchrooms, the dangerous ones that look similar are given, and ways to discriminate them. The instructions are so good that as a rank beginner you can confidently identify something you find in a field or woods or even in your garden. The spore patterns are well detailed, and you can follow them easily. There are also recipes for the edible mushrooms. For the poisonous mushrooms symptoms are described, how they affect people.
All in all, this is a wonderful book.
All in all, this is a wonderful book.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the perfect book to help you identify safely which mushrooms are edible and those that are not. The problem with most mushroom books is that mushrooms are classified by spore colour, which makes these books hopeless if you are out in the woods and need to know quickly if the mushroom at your feet is what you think it is. Patrick's book has each edible mushroom, layed out on a page and on the opposite page is all the mushrooms it could be confused with. Brilliant! Happy hunting and eating.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as a present for my son-in-law who is very interested in identifying edible mushrooms. Its very easy to use & because the pictures of mushrooms are not photos they are easier to identify. You can carry this book with you while hunting for your mushrooms!How to Identify Edible Mushrooms
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Excellent Book
As a novice to mushroom hunting and identifying I have found this book to be excellent. It has a lot of scientific facts and key facets of mushroom identification in the... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Chris Hill
how to identify edible mushrooms
The pictures of the mushrooms are like cartoon so it confusing to see the difference between the edible and none edible. Read more
Published 19 months ago by john poolton
Very very useful!
This book is simply great for a field trip. It gives some elemental information on what mushrooms are and how the are produced, as well as describes some of the most common beliefs... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Psimikakis Chalkokondylis
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