Edible mushrooms of Russia

Collection of mushrooms, especially loved by Russians,called "quiet hunt". After all, sometimes it's so nice to plunge into the silence of the woods, move away from the city's bustle and collect a basket of strong and beautiful mushrooms! But each case has its own pitfalls. So in collecting the gifts of the forest has its own rules. Distinguish edible mushrooms, conditionally edible and poisonous. In more detail in the article is a story about the first two varieties.

Collection rules and types of edible fungi

Despite the fact that they are food thatbadly digested by a person, their collection in our country belongs to a favorite occupation, especially in the summer. In total, they are divided into four categories. By the 1st they include edible mushrooms, which are distinguished by good quality and taste: white fungus, red fishes. The second category is quite valuable mushrooms, but inferior in quality: boletus, mushrooms. The third - not very bad species, but collected only as a last resort: a moss, a russula blue. The fourth category includes mushrooms, which are collected only by amateurs.

On the "quiet hunt" to go better in the morning, whenthere is a summer coolness and the forest is not yet filled with mushroom pickers. As a container, a bucket or a wicker basket will do. A knife is needed, which the mushrooms are carefully cut off. When searching for them, you must carefully examine the terrain, and finding the desired, explore everything around. After all, they usually grow "companies." Inveterate mushroom pickers easily orient themselves in the forest according to the position of the sun or trees. But if you are not sure about your skills, it is better to stock up the compass. Do not cut fruits if they are oversaturated with moisture. They can be poisonous. Mushrooms are processed on the same day after harvesting. They are cleaned of needles and earth, cut off the legs to make sure that they are not damaged by insects. Then they are washed in water, boiled, cook various dishes or salted.

When collecting mushrooms, you can not make mistakes and take onlyedible species. If there are doubts, it is better not to tear them. To collect only edible mushrooms and not to be confused with poisonous ones, one must know them "in person". The most popular and favorite among the people is the white fungus. It is perfect for frying and pickling. His hat is dry to the touch, reaching twenty centimeters in diameter, ocher-brown in color. The leg is massive, like a barrel. Tubular layer has a color from white to olive color, when ripening spores.

Usually the collection of white mushrooms begins in June.They grow on the glades, edges, bumps and grooves. Most often - families. It is very similar to the white bile fungus, which is inedible. You can list the edible mushrooms of Russia, which are widely distributed in our forests: podberezovik, boletus, redhead, buttercup, honey agarics, chanterelles. They can be collected until the end of autumn.

Conditionally edible mushrooms

Fans of collecting them are useful to distinguish betweenVarieties that are called inedible, conditionally edible and poisonous. Inedible are such because they have an unpleasant odor and cause the same sensations. From them, there may be a digestive disorder. If you collect conventionally edible mushrooms, then they can be eaten with caution, after removing the poisonous substances contained in them. They are boiled, dried, soaked. They appear in the spring.

To the conditionally edible include lines and morels.To remove the toxins contained in them, the fungi are boiled for fifteen to twenty minutes and then washed with water. Also to this type of mushroom is classified mlechniki, russula, possessing a burning taste of a wave, creaky, pepper mushrooms, unpleasantly smelling vale. For this reason, they are suitable only for pickling, pre-cooked. Taki mushrooms, like valwee or scrimson, it is necessary to soak for a long time and often change the water.

Before you go to the forest, study additional literature, take a seasoned mushroom picker and do not cut suspicious mushrooms, then the harvested crop will please you.