Ah, Mushrooms!
By Angie
@andriaperry (117575)
Anniston, Alabama
March 10, 2018 10:10am CST
I have a few empty lots and when a storm comes and I have to get up trees or just a few limbs I pile the wood up on one of those lots, for fire wood to get later or just because it will rot with time.
Not long ago I was down on those lots and I noticed I have a nice amount of turkey tail mushrooms growing. These mushrooms love to live on old dead or dying hard wood trees.
I have picked, cleaned and dehydrated about a quart. Before the dry season comes I will harvest more.
Do you like to pick wild mushrooms?
Photo is mine - turkey tail mushrooms.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
10 Mar 18
My father knew which mushrooms to pick, me, not a clue so I buy mine.
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Mar 18
I still buy mine but I am learning. The turkey tails are easy to learn.
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Mar 18
I am learning which are poison. I will not eat any "white" wild mushroom as those are poison.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
10 Mar 18
@andriaperry Oh I see..but the ones on the trees are fine huh
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
@Courage7
Yes they are.
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a common mushroom that has long been used in folk medicine, and whose virtues are now being studied by modern science. A...
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
10 Mar 18
I would never pick wild mushrooms as I have no idea which are safe to eat and which are dangerous and so I prefer to pick them in the grocery store. 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Mar 18
@andriaperry The thing is in the city we rarely see any mushrooms so we need to buy them. If I lived where there were mushrooms I would take more of an interest in getting to spot the safe ones to eat.
@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
I still pick at the store too. I am studying what is what.
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@just4him (318388)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Mar 18
@andriaperry That was very interesting. Thanks for the link.
@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
I am still in deep study, youtube has been a real learning session.
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a common mushroom that has long been used in folk medicine, and whose virtues are now being studied by modern science. A...
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
Okay, some people like them and some do not.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
11 Mar 18
@andriaperry
I used to eat them but they did not agree with me so I stopped.
@marguicha (224301)
• Chile
10 Mar 18
If I knew which are the non poisonous ones, I would. I love mushrooms and buy them even when they are expensive. I like them raw, fresh cooked or dry.
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Mar 18
I love them the same, any way I can eat them.
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@toniganzon (72551)
• Philippines
11 Mar 18
OH I do but I don't know which one is edible and which ones are toxic. I've been told that there were some people here who got food poisoned from eating wild mushrooms.
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
Yes if you dont know I would not pick.
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@RasmaSandra (81653)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Mar 18
I have never heard of these but we do get mushrooms like this growing on trees. Never knew you could use them.
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@RasmaSandra (81653)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Mar 18
@andriaperry thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Mar 18
Yes, they are everywhere here.
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a common mushroom that has long been used in folk medicine, and whose virtues are now being studied by modern science. A...
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@moffittjc (122228)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Mar 18
How did you know that those were safe to eat?
I love mushrooms, but I would have no idea how to pick them in the wild.
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@moffittjc (122228)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Mar 18
@andriaperry Thanks for the link! There are so many different kinds of mushroom varieties out there that it is often hard to know for sure which ones are safe to eat! I'll just stick to buying my shrooms in the grocery store! lol
@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a common mushroom that has long been used in folk medicine, and whose virtues are now being studied by modern science. A...
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Mar 18
I do not like eating mushrooms.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Mar 18
@andriaperry I do not like the taste.
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@GardenGerty (161554)
• United States
10 Mar 18
I do not feel knowledgeable enough to harvest wild mushrooms. It sounds good for your situation, though.
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a common mushroom that has long been used in folk medicine, and whose virtues are now being studied by modern science. A...
@snowy22315 (183693)
• United States
10 Mar 18
No, I would be too afraid to pick the wrong kind.
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
I hve learned do not eat any white wild mushrooms.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
10 Mar 18
i have never picked mushrooms whether they are tame ones or wild ones
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
Its something new I am studying
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@andriaperry (117575)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Mar 18
That is what I am learning, what grows here.
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