tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post1377822770311478557..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: Wild Foraged FoodsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-9367013242789063662010-01-02T11:03:16.942-08:002010-01-02T11:03:16.942-08:00I don't think anyone blames you for not eating...I don't think anyone blames you for not eating the big scary one. Thousands of years of human trial and error have encouraged us to approach even the tamest-looking wild fungi with skepticism--even things declared safe by genuine experts. In the words of Arthur Dent, "Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' I wasn't previously aware of."Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113190330892549289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-32268654063637522262010-01-01T14:08:05.021-08:002010-01-01T14:08:05.021-08:00Thank goodness I never was bold enough to eat any ...Thank goodness I never was bold enough to eat any mushrooms I found in the woods! It would have ended badly! <br /><br />Only one other person I knew -who knew her mushrooms- was a Russian immigrant friend of mine in Detroit named Tonya, she told me in her youth when her family was put on a collective farm by Stalin, (who they still hate to this day) her mothers knowledge of safe wild mushrooms was the only thing that kept her family from starving to death. They used to hunt them in the woods, and somehow grow some under their floorboards, in dirt holes they clawed out by hand from under the wooden shed they lived in. Apparently this is a VERY good talent to have! Here's hoping you won't have to depend on it for this New Year! <br /><br />If you can get a bag of potting soil, you can probably start growing lettuce where you live, right? Just plant it right in the bag in case you have not had a chance to test your soil yet.<br /><br />AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-40049907870103859872010-01-01T05:49:03.748-08:002010-01-01T05:49:03.748-08:00Interesting new hobby you have! Funny, but last f...Interesting new hobby you have! Funny, but last fall, I took a hike with Wildman Steve Brill... who is an expert on foraging! It was fascinating! He has some good books too! Look him up on the web by his name!<br /><br />BandaidUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184430505358996918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-72440272701129156802009-12-31T19:12:35.396-08:002009-12-31T19:12:35.396-08:00We used to have a very funky little ice cream shop...We used to have a very funky little ice cream shop here in Asheville called Sweet Dreams. I loved it because a) it had a neat name; and b) all the walls were painted with chalkboard paint, which I thought was brilliant. Anyway, if they were still in business, I'm sure they would be serving mushroom ice cream - some of their stuff was so esoteric I can't even remember what it was - I'm a vanilla girl myself ;-))Kay/The Little Foxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438560270883028887noreply@blogger.com