Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York
Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York

Author: Alan E. Bessette

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 2006-06-30

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780815608486

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Mycologists Alan and Arleen Bessette offer a field guide for the identification of common edible and poisonous mushrooms of New York State. Written for readers interested in the safe collection and consumption of a variety of mushrooms, this book includes identification keys for each species and detailed descriptions of poisonous species. In addition, the book is filled with vivid color photographs. Celebrating the culinary adventure of mushroom gathering, the authors include attractive recipes accompanied by photographs of the recipes' preparation. With concise, accurate, and easy-to-follow descriptions, the book provides a safe and reliable introduction to mushroom gathering.

Mushrooms of North America in Color
Mushrooms of North America in Color

Author: Alan E. Bessette

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1995-08-01

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780815603238

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This volume is the first guide to identify mushroom species not commonly classified or illustrated elsewhere in current literature. The book, which will serve as a companion to other popular field guides, shows how to distinguish lesser-known mushrooms from other common fungi. Found in a variety of habitats in North America, each species has an accurate and up-to-date description, a color illustration, and detailed information on its distinctive species characteristics.

Foraging New York
Foraging New York

Author: Wildman Steve Brill

Publisher: Falcon Guides

Published: 2025-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781493084180

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From beach peas to serviceberries, hen of the woods to Indian cucumber, ostrich ferns to sea rocket, this guide uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of New York. Helpfully organized by environmental zone, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes.

Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada

Author: David L. Spahr

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Published: 2018-12-11

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1623174015

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This beautifully illustrated guidebook provides specific, easy-to-understand information on finding, collecting, identifying, and preparing the safer and more common edible and medicinal mushroom species of New England and Eastern Canada. Author David Spahr, a trained commercial photographer, here combines his mycological expertise and photographic skill to produce an attractive and detailed overview of his subject. Based on decades of practical experience and research, the book is written in a clear and forthright style that avoids the dry, generic descriptions of most field guides. Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada also provides useful ideas for cooking mushrooms. Rather than simply providing recipes, the book discusses the cooking characteristics of each variety, with advice about matching species with appropriate foods. Many mushrooms contain unique medicinal components for boosting the immune system to fight cancer, HIV, and other diseases, and Spahr offers practical and prudent guidelines for exploration of this rapidly emerging area of alternative therapeutic practice.

Use Of Fungi As Food
Use Of Fungi As Food

Author: Dave Gray

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-01-18

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1351094386

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Few laymen are aware that cookbooks devoted solely to the preparation of mushrooms exist. This fact is brought to their attention and a few recipes are presented in detail. No attempt is made to exhaust the subject but as in the remainder of the book, enough is presented to give a view of the potential and the reader is directed to the relevant literature so that he can pursue the subject in greater depth if he chooses.