tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3880580883500377619..comments2024-03-28T16:01:46.555-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Food for free.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59344943940810238612015-08-24T08:55:46.702-07:002015-08-24T08:55:46.702-07:00I saw one report that stated there were over 10,00...I saw one report that stated there were over 10,000 lightning strikes recorded across the UK on Saturday.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35060217137064639122015-08-24T07:05:18.278-07:002015-08-24T07:05:18.278-07:00Yes, I wouldagree with Cro - the lure of a free lu...Yes, I wouldagree with Cro - the lure of a free lunch etc.<br />We only ever eat field mushroom and I have been eating them since I was a child, as has the farmer. I wouldn't attempt to eat any other kinds, although I know lots of people who forage at other times. Eastern Europeans in particular seem to know such a lot about which to pick and which are not safe.<br />Thanks to everyone.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59767459257288513292015-08-24T06:35:27.638-07:002015-08-24T06:35:27.638-07:00Puffball is edible, but tasteless. As cotton. Puffball is edible, but tasteless. As cotton. Ольгаhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768520591163877846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46670712126373911722015-08-23T17:01:05.363-07:002015-08-23T17:01:05.363-07:00On this very pleasant Sunday evening in New York, ...On this very pleasant Sunday evening in New York, it's been a pleasure to catch up with what has been going on in your own Yorkshire.<br /><br />Sorry about the rain and its effect on the Farmer's season, and your son's event, yet from reading more, I realize that you all do have that excellent understanding of nature. Sometimes it is more generous than at other times. How great to have that abundance of mushrooms...mushrooms that are fresh and also known to be safe.<br /><br />Your lunch sounds splendid.<br /><br />Before I click that Publish button, I would also like to wish you all a happy anniversary. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80453927788727809212015-08-23T14:10:41.567-07:002015-08-23T14:10:41.567-07:00Lots of mushroom hunters right now also. I've...Lots of mushroom hunters right now also. I've never learned how to tell the difference between poison and good mushrooms. <br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com<br />Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81897562988876496742015-08-23T13:36:02.717-07:002015-08-23T13:36:02.717-07:00Unless you are really sure don't.Unless you are really sure don't.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19317146183758926852015-08-23T09:07:48.418-07:002015-08-23T09:07:48.418-07:00What a wonderful lunch. I love mushrooms.
Like Don...What a wonderful lunch. I love mushrooms.<br />Like Donna, I would not know the mushrooms to eat.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55463307300014476532015-08-23T08:07:45.836-07:002015-08-23T08:07:45.836-07:00Oh how I wish I knew which mushrooms were edible. ...Oh how I wish I knew which mushrooms were edible. I placed wooden plugs in bored holes of oak logs and nothing. They came from Oregon and their climate is totally different than mine. I just have no luck We do get puffball mushrooms that can grow quite large. When supposedly edible, they look like white bread when pulled apart. If you wait, they become full of brown/green spore dust, very nasty looking. I am too afraid to try them though I have been told you can eat them at the early stage. They'd probably kill me.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72930830321006699282015-08-23T07:48:01.819-07:002015-08-23T07:48:01.819-07:00Ah, the lure of a free lunch. Mushrooms going craz...Ah, the lure of a free lunch. Mushrooms going crazy here, and I've spent the day bottling. I think we now have enough for the year ahead. Rained this morning; lovely again now!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49703671709798499712015-08-23T07:39:55.945-07:002015-08-23T07:39:55.945-07:00Weather is a fickle thing... you have more rain th...Weather is a fickle thing... you have more rain than needed and here is California it is so hot and dry the state is burning up.. everyone knows at least one person who's home has burned down in a forest fire. Not a drop of rain for months at a time. In so many ways, nature can be brutal!Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563150483422859462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54111315797260976362015-08-23T06:39:42.643-07:002015-08-23T06:39:42.643-07:00Forgaing for food would result in my own certain d...Forgaing for food would result in my own certain death....by phalloides or virosaSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52779666148999583382015-08-23T06:17:16.116-07:002015-08-23T06:17:16.116-07:00It is thundering and lightning and raining as i ty...It is thundering and lightning and raining as i type this Pat. What was once early dawn has turned dark again. The rain is lovely. It could rain all day if it had a mind to but i think not... I had no idea you could find maggots on mushrooms... When i think of maggots.. not that i often do.. i think of them on meat... We used to eat alot out of my grandfathers garden when i was growing up...Not so much now.. Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86510362955215230572015-08-23T05:47:30.366-07:002015-08-23T05:47:30.366-07:00You have such delicious meals!You have such delicious meals!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36164223161875604962015-08-23T03:52:11.321-07:002015-08-23T03:52:11.321-07:00Your lunch sounds all the more delicious for being...Your lunch sounds all the more delicious for being homegrown/foraged, and mushrooms picked from the field are a luxury in my eyes.<br />Poor collared dove - at least it's death would have been quick and, as you say, the predator has to eat too.<br />Better to cancel the fell race than have accidents and injuries. Can it be run in better conditions later?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46609137162020244092015-08-23T03:39:12.996-07:002015-08-23T03:39:12.996-07:00Yes Tom - and we know it is much fresher than anyt...Yes Tom - and we know it is much fresher than anything we buy (and cheaper of course).The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66194389448173652662015-08-23T03:16:02.414-07:002015-08-23T03:16:02.414-07:00There is something really satisfying about foragin...There is something really satisfying about foraging for your food, isn't there Weave?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com