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sighthound

Joined: 19 Sep 2014
Posts: 18

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 14 10:41 am Post subject: Saffron Milkcap
I Think we are at the end for Porcini and Cantharellus? What do you hunt for now and in the winter? Saffron Milkcap? Any suggested spoit for them? Never found them in uk!!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46244
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 14 12:12 pm Post subject:

velvet shank ,flammulina velutipes,usually these bloom once the weather is quite cold ,the caps are lovely in stews,sauces etc .dont bother eating the stalks as the texture is not nice. they grow on a few types of tree but seem to taste best on beech .easiest to pick with a knife.

wood blewit
field blewit, from now until until the ground freezes hard ,small ones fry well or use as a filling for an omelet and bigger wetter ones are good in sauces etc
oyster mushroom,these often have a good bloom just after the first frosts

you might still find chantrelles in sheltered and sunny microclimate places

sighthound

Joined: 19 Sep 2014
Posts: 18

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 14 10:29 am Post subject:
Thanks! and what about Saffron Millkcap?

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 14 11:13 am Post subject:
I tend to find them around the edge of where Scots Pines are growing, but I don't often see them about. Having said that I think I've got a patch growing in my woodland but I need to do a bit more research before I try eating them.

jp

Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 14 6:48 pm Post subject:
Don't give up on Ceps yet. Found these giants less than two weeks ago, & in the past have found the odd one close to Christmas providing the weather is not too cold. I've found a few saffron milkcaps in the past - they are meant to be more common in Scotland than down south. Also plenty of winter chanterelles & hedgehog mushrooms to be found too

sighthound

Joined: 19 Sep 2014
Posts: 18

Posted: Wed Nov 19, 14 4:00 pm Post subject:
Nothing more near than scotland? lake district? Delamere? Really would love to find some Saffron

jp

Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Posts: 302
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Posted: Wed Nov 19, 14 9:47 pm Post subject:
You need to look under pines or spruce - lots in Scotland, but found elsewhere too of course. See what you can find. The only (very few) times I've found them it was slightly earlier in the year - but given the mild autumn you could be lucky.

fungi2bwith

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
Posts: 167
Location: NE Hants

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 14 7:38 pm Post subject:
Saffron milk caps are not winter species. They are coming to an end now. Loads grow around here, but I haven't seen more than the occasional one for a few weeks.

sighthound

Joined: 19 Sep 2014
Posts: 18

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 14 4:07 pm Post subject:
anyone stil found some boletus? in the lake district?

sighthound

Joined: 19 Sep 2014
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 14 10:45 am Post subject:
upppppppppppppppppp

bubble

Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 14 9:07 pm Post subject:
cousins of the saffron milk cups yesterday( Lactarius detterrimus ) .(.lattario delicioso )

bubble

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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 14 9:08 pm Post subject:

sighthound

Joined: 19 Sep 2014
Posts: 18

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 14 10:10 am Post subject:
Fantastic!! whereeeeeee?

bubble

Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 14 12:42 pm Post subject:
got these today in Bedfordshire

bubble

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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 14 9:01 am Post subject:

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