Years ago I had tasty mushrooms. By tasty I mean Red Dragon. By mushrooms I mean blotter. Okay so it was Mr. Tim Leary's version of the mushroom. Ah, those were the days...... cue the Pink Floyd. Plug in the 8 Track. Don't drink the bong water. So on and so forth.

Hi, star. Welcome to the shroomery.

Thank you Roy!

I think you may have just saved my butt in more ways than one. I've been doing chemo for the multiple sclerosis and in the last 5 months it's been kicking me down pretty hard. I'm going to do some more research on the ones listed on that link you put up.

You are welcome, Serenity. I was very interested myself. We have a woman who just had her 27th birthday at the nursing home who has muliple sclerosis. She makes gutteral sounds and that is the only way she can communicate. She looks just like Alice in the book Alice of Wonderland. I was interested also in what it said about chloresterol and blood pressure for myself. I have a friend at work who worked at the hospital and telling me about red yeast rice which is supposed to help with chloresterol. I would love to hear of any findings you come up with any other information in the OP.

I have often been told at work, Im a mushroom fellow,
I always ask,
"You mean Im a fun-guy?"
They reply, no we keep you in the dark and feed you bullsh1t!

Hey Trout! Thanks man!

You must work for the government. More bullsh1t there than any barn I have ever seen.

I will have to remember that one, Duncan.

Its an old one .. but it was the only thing I could think of for mushroom-type humour ... lol

A mushroom went into a bar and saw some algae at a table. He went up to one and said "You're lookin' all gal to me." She looked him over and said "And you look like a fun guy." and they took a lichen to each other.


Q. What did the zoospore say as it was leaving the zoosporangium?
A. "After you, I encyst!"

Q. What do you call a mushroom that buys all your drinks?
A. A fungi to be with.

Q. Why did the fungus refrain from sex?
A. Because sex is a pain in the ascus.

Said mycologist Linda, verbatim,
"When it comes to the earth stars, I hate 'em"
So asked by her master
To key a Geaster
She growled out a curse, "fornicatum!"

Did you hear that the French are such mushroom lovers that they eat dried slices of regular button mushrooms with milk in the morning like we eat cereal?
.....they call it the "breakfast of champignons".

A woman announces to her friend that she is getting married for the fourth time.
"How wonderful! But I hope you don't mind me asking what happened to your first husband?"
"He ate poisonous mushrooms and died."
"Oh, how tragic! What about your second husband?"
"He ate poisonous mushrooms too and died."
"Oh, how terrible! I'm almost afraid to ask you about your third husband."
"He died of a broken neck."
"A broken neck?"
"He wouldn't eat the mushrooms."

A Recipe for Pig's Ears (Gomphus clavatus):
Rinse the pigs ears thoroughly. Pat dry and slice very thin. In a lightly oiled sauté pan place a piece of ginger to flavor oil and cook over high heat to release the flavor. Place the thinly sliced pigs ears into the pan and toss over high heat until lightly browned and caramelized (about 5 minutes). At this point add a clove or two of garlic to taste. Don't put the garlic in earlier as it will burn and provide an unpleasant bitter taste and aroma. Just let the garlic release its flavor and slightly brown and then immediately add a couple tablespoons of chicken stock and cover. Let stand to steam for 1 minute. The stock will have evaporated by this time. Place the pigs ears on paper towels to drain any excess oil and cover tightly with another layer of paper towel. Fold the edges of the paper towel inward to form a tight package of pigs ears. While still very hot transfer the package to the garbage can. This is the best treatment I know for pigs ears.

Frequently Asked Truffle Questions
What are truffles?
What is mycophagy?
What is mycorrhizae?
What is the role of truffles in ecosystems?
What are "True" vs. "False" truffles?
What are Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes?
Are any truffles poisonous?
Where are truffles found?
How are truffles found?
Pigs vs. dogs?
Truffle maturity and the market
Truffle dog training?
Which truffles are the gourmet edibles?
What are pecan truffles?
How are truffles cooked?
Where can I buy truffles?
How do I store truffles?
I found a truffle. What is it?
How do I dry truffles?
What about truffle farming?
How do I find my local mycological club?


Truffle dog training?
There are very few places that offer truffle dog training in the U.S. (we only know of two trainers: Pasqual Sricco in New Jersey and Trifecta Training in Oregon. The general principal is to start when the dog is young, and get them used to the scent of truffles by having them fetch a sock with mature truffles inside, and gradually work up to finding the hidden, then buried sock. Some folks have used a pungent cheese (like limburger) as a surrogate for mature truffles.